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A donation to a food bank charity became the UK’s first live bank payment set up through an AI agent. The Direct Debit mandate behind the chatbot is the part worth noticing.
September 24, 2026
Sage 50 and Sage 200 customers in the UK and Ireland keep Elavon acquiring and gateway services. The renewal release carries no numbers and no explanation of why it was needed.
August 18, 2026
US merchants paid more than $187 billion in card fees in 2024, up almost 9%. Charitarth Sindhu sets out three practical fixes for small businesses.
May 21, 2026
John Taylor Garner of Odynn argues open banking already lets platforms request bank payments with bank-level authorisation and structured status data for reconciliation.
April 6, 2026
Mollie urges merchants operating in both the UK and EU to comply to the stricter standard as PSD3 and UK outcomes-based supervision drift apart.
March 27, 2026
More than a million Australian families get automatic Child Care Subsidy offsets, and Alena Sarri of Aquatots says that now shapes how they judge every children’s service bill.
March 25, 2026
The AR automation market reached $3.8 billion in 2024. Nine industry leaders name the fintech tool that made the biggest difference to getting paid.
March 21, 2026
