44% of Americans say they would let an AI assistant browse for them – rising to 59% among 18–34 63% of respondents want help finding the lowest prices; 44% say they want help choosing top-rated brands Only 6% say they would hand over complete control to an AI – most still want to review purchases first Cincinnati and London, UK, November 5, 2025. As Americans gear up for Black Friday, new research from Worldpay®, a global leader in payment technology, reveals many are ready to let ...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Over half (56%) of companies are unable to expand overseas due to missed invoicing or tax compliance deadlines, new data reveals. Increasing financial regulatory demands combined with fragmented internal systems are creating a 'compliance breaking point,' preventing businesses from reaching their full global potential. More than one-third (36%) of companies have incurred fines by submitting incorrect tax audits, highlighting how widespread tax ...

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Frankfurt, Germany – November 5th, 2025 – Global payments processor and technology provider, RS2, has today announced the release of its latest whitepaper, The Rise of B2B Marketplaces and What It Means for Banks. The paper reveals that nearly half of global B2B turnover will move through online marketplaces by 2030, signalling a fundamental shift in how businesses buy, sell, and pay. The report explains that as digital procurement accelerates worldwide, B2B marketplaces are becoming t...

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PXP Study Shows UK Shoppers Value Both Convenience and Personal Touch 5 November 2025: AI has moved from pilot projects to the shop floor, reshaping marketing, inventory, service and more across retail. Yet while adoption is accelerating behind the scenes, new research shows many consumers are cautious, even resistant. The question for retailers: how do you balance innovation with trust? To answer that, PXP, the omnichannel global payment platform, has launched a new report: Retail i...

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November 4, 2025 ATLANTA -- NCR Atleos Corporation (NYSE: NATL) (“Atleos”), a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, has collaborated with Kuwait Finance House (KFH) to transform the in-branch customer experience through the deployment of a hyper-realistic conversational AI-powered avatar. This groundbreaking initiative introduces AI-driven video avatars at account service kiosks across KFH branches, offering customers re...

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Düsseldorf, November 4, 2025 – The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) stipulates that, in future, manufacturers and distributors of digital products with an internet connection must provide a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM). This will help to identify potential software vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers so that they can be remedied in a timely manner. The CRA therefore requires a detailed list of all programs, libraries, frameworks, and dependencies for networked devices, mac...

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London, 3 November 2025 – Merchant demand, rising market confidence, and robust growth expectations have made Pay by Bank table stakes for banks and payment service providers (PSPs), with 59% of banks and 90% of PSPs now offering, or planning to offer, Pay by Bank services. These are the findings detailed in a new survey report published by the leading A2A payment infrastructure provider, Token.io, and Open Banking Expo. The report – which surveyed 96 banks, payment service providers ...

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New York 4 November 2025 – The coming year will see some huge shifts in the world of artificial intelligence. OpenAI has just signed a $38 billion compute deal with Amazon, the US has opened the door for Microsoft to ship Nvidia chips to use in the UAE for the first time ever, and a global $3 trillion data center spending spree is underway. This is just a snapshot of what has become one of the most defining and fastest moving technological revolutions of our lifetime. The pace of AI adop...

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Biella, Italy, Nov. 4, 2025—The Boards of Directors of Banca Sella and its parent company Banca Sella Holding have decided to submit an offer for the 50% stake of Hype's capital held by illimity Bank, in accordance with the procedure set out in the shareholders' agreement of the joint venture. Upon receiving the offer, illimity Bank announced its decision to sell 50% of Hype. This stake will therefore be purchased by Banca Sella for €85 million, an amount determined by the evaluation of o...

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London, UK – 04 November 2025 – Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments, has launched Shift, a new service that lets fintechs, ISVs, ISOs and enterprise merchants take true ownership of their payments. Unveiled at a packed London event with industry leaders from Mastercard, Cardstream and Thistle Initiatives, Shift positions Cashflows at the centre of a fast-changing payments landscape where businesses want ownership, not dependency. Traditional pay...

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