Block stories
Payment firms expand into broader merchant services
3 days ago
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crm
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dr
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digital transformation
Stripe, PayPal, Adyen and Block are pushing into loyalty, lending and AI checkout tools as payment groups seek a bigger role in merchant commerce.
Banks issue warning over AI-powered identity fraud risks
Last month
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data protection
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surveillance
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mfa
US banks and regulators are urged to adopt passkeys, mobile driving licences and tougher verification as generative AI fuels deepfake fraud.
Firmus appoints three directors for AI infrastructure push
Last month
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hyperscale
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fintech
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dc
Firmus adds three seasoned directors to steer governance and growth as it scales energy-efficient AI infrastructure across the region.
Tech must swap office perks for real support for women
Last month
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hcm
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hybrid & remote work
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it industry
Game rooms won't fix gender gaps; women need trust-based flexibility, robust leave and healthcare that match messy, real working lives.
Amplitude unveils autonomous AI agents for analytics
Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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devops
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data analytics
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cx
Amplitude has launched autonomous AI analytics agents that watch product usage, flag metric shifts and recommend fixes across popular tools.
Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation
Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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ai security
Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.
Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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siem
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hyperscale
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martech
Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.
Linux Foundation unveils Agentic AI standards group
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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siem
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hyperscale
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martech
Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to standardise open protocols for interoperable AI agents with backing from major tech firms.
PPRO partners with Afterpay to expand BNPL options for merchants
Tue, 28th May 2024
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martech
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commerce systems
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bnpl
PPRO partners with Afterpay to enable US eCommerce merchants and PSPs from the US, Europe, China, and Hong Kong to offer BNPL payment options, boosting sales.
Block completes Afterpay buyout as Square & Cash App first to offer integration
Fri, 4th Feb 2022
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Block, the company behind payment apps including Square, Cash App, Spiral, and TIDAL, is already making the most of Afterpay's buy now, pay later offering.