How digital IDs may battle fraud
Americans are vulnerable to identification and payment frauds because the U.S. has been slow to adopt digital identification, two Congress members said.

Big Banks Say They’re Uneasy About People Shopping via %AI Agents
#AgenticCommerce could increase the amount of scams, fraud and disputes, the banks warn in a new report.
Mastercard, Google push past passwords
The card network and the tech titan aim to reduce the need for one-time passwords and catalyze more use of biometric payments.
How Shopify and Meta are diving deeper into banking
Shopify has added #AgenticPayments capabilities through a partnership with Meta.
Is there an #AgenticPayments bubble?
Agentic payment volume has declined in 2026, following a spike in late 2025.
#Payments giants battle the fear factor in #AgenticCommerce
Visa and Mastercard have released products designed to manage #AI agent risk, and are also working with Ant International on a shared know-your-agent protocol.
MoneyGram taps #Stablecoin ally
The cross-border company and its rival Western Union are both working with Signify Holdings, aka Rain, to power new digital currency ventures
Mastercard CFO seeks int’l growth
The company’s new chief financial officer presented his view of #Stablecoins, growth and acquisitions at an investment bank conference last week.