Stripe and PayPal Ventures Bet on India’s Xflow to Solve Cross-Border B2B Payments | TechCrunch

Xstreaman Indian fintech startup, has received backing from both Stripe and PayPal Ventures in a $16.6 million funding round. The investment comes as the company works to establish a position in cross-border B2B payments, a market still dominated by banks and manual processes. The Series A round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from […]

Google announces a new protocol to facilitate trading using AI agents | TechCrunch

Google today announced a new open standard, the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference. The standard, developed in partnership with companies like Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target and Walmart, allows agents to work on various parts of the customer buying process, including discovery and post-purchase support. The […]

Major Milestone Marks New Chapter of Growth Amid Online, QComm Boom: Shiprocket CEO at Upcoming IPO

Shiprocket co-founder and CEO Saahil Goel sees the upcoming IPO as a significant milestone reflecting internal discipline, scale and governance, and believes it will set the logistics technology company on a new growth trajectory, with India’s direct-to-consumer, online and high-speed commerce poised to blossom.Shiprocket, backed by major investors like Temasek, Zomato and Paypal, had earlier […]