2 verified briefings on Payments. Each story includes a plain-English summary, why it matters, and the concrete action engineering teams should take.
The UK government is replacing Stripe as its payment processor for Gov.uk services. The move to a Dutch competitor highlights the intense competition and evolving priorities for large-scale public sector payment systems.
Replit is partnering with Visa to integrate payment infrastructure into its development platform. The collaboration, which includes a strategic investment from Visa, aims to enable AI agents to transact autonomously, creating a new model for "agentic commerce" where AI can participate directly in the economy.