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Australian businesses embrace social selling, PayPal says
Digital Transformation

Australian businesses embrace social selling, PayPal says

PayPal says Australian firms are rapidly turning social platforms into sales channels, with smaller businesses leading the shift and Gen Z driving demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Amazon ad revenue surges 62% in Australia, says Pattern
Marketing Technologies

Amazon ad revenue surges 62% in Australia, says Pattern

Amazon's Australian ad business surges as Pattern says revenue jumped 62% to USD $392 million, outpacing Meta, TikTok and Google.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Visa adds Australian banks to AI payments programme
Digital Transformation

Visa adds Australian banks to AI payments programme

Visa expands Agentic Ready programme to Australian banks and fintechs as ANZ, NAB and others trial AI-led payments with tighter controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

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Digital commerce stories

Asendia & SingPost forge cross-border eCommerce tie-up
Commerce Systems

Asendia & SingPost forge cross-border eCommerce tie-up

Asendia and SingPost team up on cross-border eCommerce logistics as new customs rules spur demand for faster deliveries and returns handling.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
AI shopping boom puts checkout under pressure
Data Analytics

AI shopping boom puts checkout under pressure

Agentic commerce is pushing payments into the spotlight as AI shortens shopping journeys and makes checkout friction more costly.

By Risa Huang • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Salsify launches SalsifyIQ an intelligence layer commerce
Marketing Technologies

Salsify launches SalsifyIQ an intelligence layer commerce

Salsify adds an AI intelligence layer to help brands manage product data, retailer rules and shopping signals across digital and agentic commerce.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Bolster AI launches marketplace monitoring & takedowns
Phishing

Bolster AI launches marketplace monitoring & takedowns

Bolster AI rolls out Marketplace Monitoring & Takedowns to help brands target counterfeit listings, unauthorised sellers and scam-linked digital goods.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Fast Simon names Shaun Lin to lead partner network
Software-as-a-Service

Fast Simon names Shaun Lin to lead partner network

Fast Simon hires Shaun Lin as Director of Partnerships to expand agency and technology ties in the US and Australia amid rising conversion pressure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 4 days ago
ICANN opens new domain ending applications for 2026
Digital Transformation

ICANN opens new domain ending applications for 2026

ICANN launches 2026 application round for custom internet endings, widening access to multilingual domains and tighter brand control.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Syspro launches marketplace for manufacturing ERP users
Customer Relationship Management

Syspro launches marketplace for manufacturing ERP users

Syspro opens marketplace to help manufacturers and distributors add partner software for analytics, AI, eCommerce and compliance.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Digital Wave & ChannelEngine team on marketplace data
Digital Transformation

Digital Wave & ChannelEngine team on marketplace data

Digital Wave Technology and ChannelEngine join forces to automate product data flows for brands, linking ONE with 1,300-plus marketplaces.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
Experian launches Agent Trust for AI-led commerce
Firewalls

Experian launches Agent Trust for AI-led commerce

Experian unveils Agent Trust framework to verify AI agents and consumers in digital purchases, as Visa, Cloudflare and Skyfire join rollout.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
Feedonomics launches AI shopping catalogue exports
DataCentre infrastructure

Feedonomics launches AI shopping catalogue exports

Feedonomics rolls out Agentic Catalogue Exports to push merchant product data into AI shopping tools, with Dell among early users.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Gen Z shoppers trust AI recommendations, study finds
Customer Experience

Gen Z shoppers trust AI recommendations, study finds

Gen Z shoppers are acting on AI advice without checking sources, with a Rithum study finding 64% made purchases on recommendations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
eCommerce AI spending rises as leaders fear readiness gap
Data Protection

eCommerce AI spending rises as leaders fear readiness gap

eCommerce firms boost AI budgets as 73% of leaders say they are not ready, with UK and US groups citing culture, rules and old systems.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week
Minty launches cashback app inside ChatGPT shopping chats
Customer Experience

Minty launches cashback app inside ChatGPT shopping chats

Minty launches cashback app inside ChatGPT as shoppers increasingly use AI chats to compare products and unlock offers without leaving the conversation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

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Loop launches AI suite to cut retailer returns costs
Software-as-a-Service

Loop launches AI suite to cut retailer returns costs

Loop launches AI-powered suite for retailers to reduce returns, spot fraud and automate order edits, backed by data from 200 million shoppers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week