Cross-border intelligence

Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them

Watch more: Paymentology Says AI Agents Must Earn the Right to Move Money The stablecoin industry has spent possibly too much time trying to reinvent checkout. Consumers already have a nearly universal interface for turning balances into pu

AI Made Inventions Cheaper. Now the Challenge Is Getting Them to Market.

Watch more: TechReg Talks With Matthew J. Dowd and Judge Paul Michel Artificial intelligence is making it cheaper to invent. That doesn’t mean, however, that it’s getting any less costly today to turn an invention into a business. That dist

Finance Embraces Gen AI but Stops Short of Autonomous Cash Management

Finance departments have moved quickly to put generative artificial intelligence to work. They’ve been far more cautious about letting AI act on its own. Generative AI use for cash flow management jumped from 16% in 2025 to 80% in 2026, acc

26-cv-12835 | Infringement risk isn't limited to big brands! A knob safety shoe patent pulls in 44 stores!

The Agentic Edge: Who Has It and How to Get It

Remember travel agents? Not the AI kind. The real people kind. For anyone under 30, here’s how it worked. You walked into a little storefront with a poster of a Caribbean island in the window and sat across the desk from someone with a phon

25% of Card Replacement Calls Point to an AI Opportunity

A replacement card could give issuers a practical way to turn artificial intelligence (AI) investment into faster service and fewer customer calls. That opportunity anchors the third key finding in “Why Modern Issuing Platforms Will Determi

44% of Policyholders Say How They Pay Helps Decide Who Insures Them

The payment experience plays a role in how consumers choose a property or home insurer, not just how they pay once a policy is in place. The PYMNTS Intelligence playbook “The Service Commerce Performance Gap: Insurance Providers Playbook” f

John Lewis and Waitrose strike union recognition deal with Usdaw

The John Lewis Partnership has signed a collective agreement with retail trade union Usdaw, covering employees across John Lewis, Waitrose and John Lewis Money. The agreement, which comes into effect on 30 October, will see the union formal

What is a USPTO Office Action OA §101 rejection?

§101 = the subject-matter eligibility threshold, in plain terms: whether your thing can even apply for a patent. It's not about whether it's novel (102), not about whether it involves an inventive step (103), but about whether it simply isn't the kind of subject matter patents can protect.

A fundamental overhaul of US customs regulation! Executive Order 14411: the compliance life-or-death situation US cross-border sellers must fully understand

Urgent alert | New US customs clearance rules take effect, IOR authenticity verification, US-site sellers should self-check immediately

UK inflation jumps to 3.5 per cent as rising fuel costs pile on pressure

UK inflation has climbed to 3.5 per cent in September, its highest level in almost a year, as soaring fuel prices threaten to put further pressure on retailers. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics showed inflation ris

Wayfair's peak-season strategy for large furniture in H2 2026

Over $100 million in annual sales! The "alternative" brand Dolls Kill that captures users through "subculture"

Stable monthly sales of over 30,000 units, the Chinese-made microphone FIFINE that every overseas game streamer owns

Roundup of influencers collaborating with leading shapewear brands Shapellx, FeelinGirl, and Popilush

Alerting state media! 4.3 billion in agency-issued invoices investigated: those cross-border companies that "look like they're good at bookkeeping" are in danger!

The cross-border "invoicing economy" uses invoices to create a false appearance of business operations, and through means such as issuing false invoices, related-company maneuvers, and offshore operations, fraudulently obtains tax refunds, subsidies, and loans; in essence, it exploits loopholes in tax policy for illega

A roundup of three well-known pet brands collaborating with overseas influencers

The global pet economy is driving overseas influencer marketing, and brands are boosting conversions through differentiated content and creative formats, such as PetPivot using POV perspectives and Zesty Paws using story integration, creating efficient seeding strategies.

26-cv-02270 | Cat on a Bookshelf Draws Copyright Lawsuit Against 66 Stores: Before Stocking Christmas Prints, Verify Pattern Authorization

M&S, Asda and Sainsbury’s back calls for tougher human rights and environmental laws

The likes of M&S, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Asos have joined calls for new legislation that would force UK businesses to tackle human rights abuses and environmental damage across their supply chains. The retailers are among a coalition o

Meet the Winners of the 11th Call for Speakers Contest

The 11th Call for Speakers contest is closed, and the experts taking the stage at E-commerce Berlin Expo 2027 are here. The post Meet the Winners of the 11th Call for Speakers Contest appeared first on E-commerce Germany News.

Crew Clothing ramps up UK expansion with Westfield London opening

Crew Clothing has opened a new store at Westfield London in White City, marking the latest step in its ongoing UK retail expansion. The company has launched a 1,690 sq ft store at the shopping centre, following recent openings at Meadowhall

Carrefour cuts profit forecast as French riots and looting hit 50 stores

Carrefour has slashed its full-year profit outlook after widespread riots and looting across France damaged dozens of its stores, disrupted trading and pushed up operating costs. The French supermarket group warned that the unrest could wip

Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents uncover critical vulnerabilities

Patch the Planet connects security researchers, maintainers, and incident responders to help address critical vulnerabilities across open source.