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ANNOUNCEMENTS Nuvei completes live agentic
commerce proof of concept
BR-DGE raises £10M to Nuvei completed a live proof of concept for agentic
accelerate global expansion commerce with Visa, Arvato Systems and fashion brand
Kings and Priests, enabling an AI agent to complete
BR-DGE secured a £10 million a purchase and payment within the agent experience
(approximately $13.6 million) funding round led by using Visa rails and tokenized credentials. The transac-
new investor Bettor Capital to support international tion included shopper-defined controls such as spending
expansion and platform development. The company limits and approved categories.
said transaction volumes have increased 15-fold in less
than two years and are expected to surpass 100 million Nuvei said the project demonstrates how agentic com-
transactions per month by year-end. merce can move beyond product discovery into end-
to-end purchasing. The company plans to expand the
Originally focused on gaming payments, BR-DGE capabilities toward production and is targeting initial
is expanding into additional enterprise sectors, with availability of its Nuvei Agentic Payments platform in
recent customers including The Hut Group and Betfred. the second half of 2026.
BR-DGE also appointed Perry Blacher as chairman as it
continues building payment orchestration and optimiza- One Identity to become independent company
tion tools for enterprise merchants.

Karrier One integrates three One Identity disclosed plans to operate as an indepen-
technologies into super app dent company as demand grows for identity governance
and privileged access management tools. The company
Karrier One launched an over-the-top communications said the move will provide greater focus and investment
app combining secure voice and messaging, AI assis- as organizations face rising identity complexity, expand-
tance and blockchain-based payments through a single ing SaaS environments and increased cybersecurity
phone number. The platform integrates SCION secure- threats tied to both human and non-human identities.
routing technology, programmable wallets on the Sui
Layer 1 blockchain and an embedded AI assistant. Users One Identity also designated Cork, Ireland, as its global
can make encrypted calls, exchange messages and trans- headquarters, reflecting its large European engineering
fer digital assets using phone numbers linked to block- presence and growing regional customer base. CEO
chain wallets. Praerit Garg said AI-driven automation is accelerating
identity governance challenges. The company expects to
Karrier One said the app is designed to support secure continue its standalone transition through 2026 with its
communications and financial inclusion, with pilot current executive leadership team.
deployments planned for underserved communities in
Canada, the United States, Africa and Southeast Asia. Square's new AI integrations
The app is available on Apple and Google app stores. aid discoverability, commerce
Klarna applies for U.S. banking license Square launched a new ChatGPT app and Claude plugin
designed to help sellers become discoverable and trans-
Klarna applied to the Utah Department of Financial act directly through AI-powered conversations. U.S.
Institutions and the FDIC to establish Klarna Bank food and beverage sellers using Square Online Ordering
USA, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial bank. If are the first participants, allowing customers to browse
approved, the bank will operate as a wholly owned sub- menus and place orders through AI experiences using
sidiary of Klarna Inc., with independent governance and the Order by Cash App.
FDIC insurance. Klarna said the charter would allow
it to bring existing banking operations in-house while Square said eligible sellers are automatically enrolled
expanding payments, savings, credit and merchant ser- with no added setup, fees or marketplace commissions.
vices in the United States. The company is also working with Amazon on Alexa+
integrations as part of a broader strategy to expand
The company, which has operated as a licensed bank in AI-driven commerce and customer discovery.
Europe since 2017, said 30 million Americans use Klarna
annually. Gary Harding, former CEO of Milestone Bank
and Prime Alliance Bank, was selected to lead Klarna RESEARCH
Bank USA.
Experience-led spending reshapes summer travel
Paysafe released research showing that summer 2026
travel spending is increasingly focused on experiences
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