Google Universal Cart Positions AI as a One-Stop Storefront
Consumers have flocked to artificial intelligence platforms for shopping advice, but purchases often still require clicks outside the chat. To better capture customer behavior, Google has unveiled Universal Cart, an AI-driven e-commerce solution designed to serve as a one-stop shop. Users can add products surfaced in Gemini chats or Google searches—and eventually those from YouTube […]
The Fed’s Payment Rails Could Soon Open to Crypto Firms
The Trump administration is moving to open the Federal Reserve’s payment system to crypto firms, marking what could become of the most significant integrations yet between digital assets and the traditional banking system. The push follows the approval of Kraken’s “skinny” Fed account, a breakthrough that may pave the way for other crypto companies to […]
Embedded Payments Are Becoming Core to Vertical SaaS
Not long ago, a concrete company and a takeout restaurant could end up running their business on the exact same software. Systems built for everyone, in practice, worked perfectly for no-one—and bending them to fit the realities of a small business was often frustrating or simply impossible. Vertical software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions emerged to solve this […]