Why retailers are putting next-gen AI in the palm of the shopper’s handRetailers are increasing the sophistication of their consumer apps with help from leading-edge artificial intelligence. Mountain Warehouse transitions to composable e-commerce siteA U.K.-based global outdoor clothing and equipment retailer is partnering with an e-commerce platform to enable more flexible digital retail operations. Survey: Customer demand driving merchant acceptance of crypto payments Cryptocurrency payments are starting to move into the mainstream of U.S. commerce. 2025: The year Agentic AI broke in retail Agentic artificial intelligence evolved from leading-edge technology to mainstream solution in retail during 2025, dominating the industry landscape. PayPal extends checkout to Perplexity generative AI platform PayPal is enabling chat-based shopping in another free AI engine. Venmo rolls out new rewards program for debit card A digital payments app is introducing a rewards offering designed to incentivize greater consumer engagement with its debit card and other products. PayPal offers digital buy now, pay later service in Canada Canadian consumers have a new online flex payment option. PayPal: AI reshapes holiday shopping New data from a prominent payment platform indicates artificial intelligence will have a significant impact on the 2025 holiday season. PayPal to let users pay for their purchases within ChatGPT A prominent payment platform will allow its users to use its wallet to make purchases directly within ChatGPT, beginning in 2026. PayPal enables crypto payments A prominent payment platform is now supporting cryptocurrency transactions. 1 2 Next Last
