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E-Commerce Update - AI-Powered Payments Revolutionize Global Commerce

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Recently, PayOS emerged from stealth mode, announcing collaborations with Mastercard and Visa to enhance AI-driven payments in the e-commerce space. This partnership leverages Mastercard's Agentic Tokens and Visa Intelligent Commerce, providing AI developers with unprecedented access to major payment networks. PayOS aims to streamline checkouts, billing, and transactions with a card-native system that supports all major networks, promoting secure and frictionless commerce for agent-driven economies. This development underscores the importance of integrating AI with payment solutions to support new use cases and transform commerce globally.

  • Visa last closed at $345.50 up 1.2%.

In other trading, Oddity Tech was trading firmly up 30.4% and finishing the session at $61.44, not far from its 52-week high. This week, Oddity Tech raised its full-year earnings guidance, expecting revenue growth to exceed 20%. At the same time, Microalliance Group trailed, down 20% to close at $1.00.

Visa's rapid expansion in tap-to-pay and global banking partnerships promises substantial transaction growth. Discover more about this compelling opportunity by clicking through to our detailed narrative on Visa.

Don't miss our *Market Insights* article "Beyond the US: Global Markets After Yet Another Tariff Update" for insights on tariff impacts on global e-commerce strategies—get in fast!

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  • Alibaba Group Holding ended the day at $119.43 up 0.5%. On Tuesday, the company launched its Qwen3 AI models, emphasizing their competitive performance and cost-efficiency.

  • Amazon.com settled at $184.42 down 1.6%. This week, Amazon announced a partnership with Korbyt for a cost-effective digital signage solution, while expanding its delivery footprint in Missouri with a new last-mile facility.

  • NIKE settled at $56.40 down 2%.

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