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Azoma Raises $11.2 Million to Expand AI Shopping Agent Optimization for Global Brands
Azoma, a London- and Toronto-based technology company specializing in Agentic Commerce Optimization (ACO), has secured $11.2 million in Series A funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform and help global...
October 23, 2026
AI agents surpass 138 million blockchain payments as autonomous commerce accelerates, Chainalysis finds
Artificial intelligence agents have completed more than 138 million blockchain transactions through Coinbase's x402 payment protocol on the Base network, according to new research published by blockchain analytics company Chainalysis...
October 15, 2026
Shopify opens its billion-product catalog to any AI shopping agent
Shopify has announced a major expansion of its agentic commerce infrastructure, allowing developers and consumers to connect compatible artificial intelligence shopping agents to its catalog of more than one billion...
October 14, 2026
India's e-commerce market generates $2.5 billion in two days as festive sales attract 65 million shoppers
India's e-commerce market generated an estimated $2.5 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) during the opening two days of its 2026 festive shopping season, as major marketplaces including Amazon, Flipkart...
October 12, 2026
Global container shipping hits record 17.46 million TEUs as freight prices surge 44%
Global container shipping volumes hit a record 17.46 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August 2026, underscoring the resilience of international trade despite geopolitical instability, rising fuel costs, and mounting...
October 9, 2026
Ant International and Google Gemini expand AI payments partnership across Asia
Ant International's Antom has partnered with Google Gemini to expand access to Google's AI services across Asia, combining localized payments, subscription management, and digital distribution infrastructure in a collaboration that...
September 30, 2026
Shopify Opens Its Stores to Meta’s Muse While Amazon Blocks the AI Shopping Agent
A major strategic divide is emerging over the future of agentic commerce. Shopify is opening its merchant ecosystem to Meta’s new AI shopping agent, Muse, while Amazon has taken the...
September 22, 2026
SHIP.com Brings Agentic Commerce Into E-Commerce Fulfillment With New AI Shipping Tools
SHIP.com has launched two artificial intelligence tools designed to bring agentic commerce into one of the most operationally complex areas of e-commerce: shipping and fulfillment. The company announced SHIP AI,...
August 27, 2026
Stripe says traditional checkout pages could disappear in the Agentic Commerce Era
Stripe believes one of e-commerce's most familiar elements could eventually become obsolete. Will Gaybrick, Stripe’s President of Product and Business, has argued that the traditional checkout page could disappear as...
August 24, 2026
Alipay Launches China’s First Full-Stack Agentic Commerce Platform
Alipay has launched what it calls China’s first full-stack agentic commerce platform, introducing new infrastructure designed to help merchants shift from conventional digital commerce to operations increasingly managed and accessed by...
August 18, 2026
Alibaba Sells Lingxi Games as It Doubles Down on E-Commerce and AI
Alibaba Group has agreed to sell its gaming business Lingxi Games to Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital, marking another significant step in the Chinese technology giant’s strategy to concentrate...
August 17, 2026
EU AI Act enforcement begins: What e-commerce businesses must disclose about chatbots and AI-generated content
A new phase of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act has begun, bringing important transparency obligations into effect for companies using chatbots, generative AI and synthetic content. From 2 August...
August 3, 2026
ESW Launches Agentic Commerce with Microsoft Copilot, Connecting AI Discovery to Checkout
ESW has launched a new agentic commerce solution designed to help international brands make their products discoverable, purchasable and operationally supported inside artificial intelligence platforms. The cross-border e-commerce provider announced...
July 30, 2026
Tilt raises $26M as Europe’s live commerce race accelerates
London-based live commerce platform Tilt has raised $26 million in fresh funding, marking one of the most notable recent funding rounds in Europe’s e-commerce startup ecosystem. The investment comes as...
July 6, 2026
The Physical Walls of AI: The Numbers Behind the Energy, Water, and Infrastructure Challenge
Artificial intelligence is often presented as a software revolution. But the numbers tell a more physical story. AI does not run in the abstract. It runs inside data centers. Those...
June 8, 2026
Return Helper Raises US$4M Series A to Scale AI-Powered Cross-Border E-Commerce Returns
Return Helper has raised US$4 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered cross-border e-commerce returns infrastructure. The round highlights the growing importance of reverse logistics in international online...
June 4, 2026
Smart Robotics gets €10M funding to scale AI-driven warehouse automation across Europe
Smart Robotics gets €10M funding in a Series A round designed to accelerate the company’s European expansion and strengthen its AI-powered robotic picking technology for logistics and warehouse operations. The...
May 18, 2026
How AI Is Driving E-Commerce Growth in the EU
Artificial intelligence is becoming one of the most important forces shaping digital retail across Europe. What began as a tool for automation and analytics is now influencing how online stores...
April 27, 2026
The AI is Driving E-Commerce Growth in the USA
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future trend in online retail. It is already reshaping how American companies attract shoppers, convert traffic, fulfill orders, and build long-term customer loyalty. Across...
April 22, 2026
Dutch AI company Wonderful raises $150M
Amsterdam-based Wonderful has secured $150 million in Series B funding, reaching a valuation of around $2 billion and confirming its position as one of Europe’s fastest-growing AI startups. The round...
April 9, 2026
AI Regulation and E-commerce: EU vs USA vs China (2026)
Artificial Intelligence has rapidly become a foundational technology in e-commerce, from product recommendations and dynamic pricing to autonomous agents and generative content. However, regulation is evolving unevenly across regions. The...
April 7, 2026
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