Major Tech Giants Launch AI-Powered Checkout SolutionsAI-generatedGoogle Universal Cart and Target checkout integration go liveRetail / DTC › Other Miscellaneous Retailers › All Other Miscellaneous RetailersGoogle has activated its Universal Cart feature in AI Mode while Target simultaneously launched checkout integration powered by Google's Universal Commerce Platform. For commerce practitioners, this marks the convergence of conversational AI shopping with multi-retailer cart consolidation—enabling customers to browse, add items from multiple sellers, and checkout within a single AI interface.Jun 20, 2026View full article →
AI agents transform commerce operations and paymentsAI-generatedVisa partners with OpenAI to power agent-led paymentsFintech / Payments › Depository Credit Intermediation › Commercial BankingVisa and OpenAI announced a partnership to integrate Visa's payment capabilities directly into OpenAI's platform, enabling AI agents to make secure, verified purchases. The collaboration addresses a critical infrastructure gap for agentic commerce, which McKinsey estimates could reach $1 trillion to $5 trillion globally by 2030, giving merchants and payment networks a standardized framework to handle agent transactions safely.Jun 13, 2026View full article →