News from the IoT World

Commerce infrastructure company firmly has unveiled its new “Buy Now” platform, to serve the emerging world of AI-driven and agentic commerce. firmly launches platform for Agentic Commerce The launch positions firmly as a key enabler in what many are calling the age of agentic commerce—where purchases occur seamlessly across chatbots, social media, connected TV, and […]

Italian payments firm Bancomat has revealed plans to launch a shared euro-denominated stablecoin, EUR-Bank, in what could become the first multi-bank digital currency framework in Europe. European multi-bank stablecoin The project, which is being developed in consultation with the Bank of Italy and Bancomat’s shareholder banks, is slated for launch in late 2026 and aims

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is facing renewed scrutiny after internal documents revealed that as much as 10% of its 2024 revenue – around $16 billion – came from advertising linked to scams and banned goods. Meta’s hidden goldmine: Scam advertising For those of you who read regularly you will

Europe’s largest ticketing provider, CTS Eventim, has become the first major e-commerce company in Germany to integrate Wero, the new pan-European digital wallet developed under the European Payments Initiative (EPI). First major retailer integrates Wero The move marks a milestone for the EU-backed project, as it seeks to build a unified European alternative to global

I cant believe I am saying this, but as the financial world heads into 2026, the convergence of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and quantum computing is transforming how consumers, corporates, and institutions manage money. The financial services industry — historically conservative and risk-averse — is now racing to innovate at the pace of technology itself. From

Amid a new wave of institutionalisation in the global cryptocurrency market, UK-regulated digital asset platform ETCMining officially announced this week the launch of its new XRP cloud mining solution. This innovative program allows XRP holders to earn stable passive income of up to $6,200 per day in a compliant, secure, and efficient manner. This move

And do it begins folks…Amazon has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence start up Perplexity AI, accusing it of unlawfully accessing customer accounts through its agentic shopping assistant. Amazon sues Perplexity over Agentic Shopping tool The case, lodged in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, marks one of the first major

Artificial intelligence is quietly transforming how the UK shops online, with new research from Worldpay revealing that AI-powered shopping assistants could account for £29 billion in UK e-commerce spending by the end of the decade. The findings suggest that while consumers are keen to harness AI’s efficiency and personalisation, they also want clear guardrails to

European law enforcement agencies have taken down a sprawling crypto scam and money laundering operation that defrauded victims of more than €600 million, in one of the largest coordinated anti-fraud actions of its kind across the EU. EU authorities dismantle €600m crypto scam The investigation, led by Eurojust, the EU’s judicial cooperation agency, brought together

A new white paper from global banking infrastructure innovators RS2 traces the rapid global rise of B2B marketplaces – and what it means for banks. Originating in the dynamic, digital-first markets of Asia, B2B marketplaces have experienced rocketing growth across Asia and Latin America, followed by the Middle East and Africa – RS2’s new white paper