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In Tearsheet’s Partner section, TreviPay CMO Allen Bonde argues that B2B payment improvements must cover purchasing, invoicing and collections. He describes AI as supporting human research, credit decisions and price checks, with autonomous purchasing still constrained by contract pricing, payment terms and local compliance.
The Paypers reports that Canadian Zoom Workplace customers can now use Klarna to pay subscription charges in full or in four interest-free instalments. The Canadian rollout extends an existing integration in the US, UK and Europe.
The Paypers reports WalletConnect Pay’s South African launch through Ezeebit, starting with The Capital hotels. Customers can pay in stablecoins including USDC and USDT, while merchants can settle in fiat or stablecoins. Ezeebit says the launch covers 13 locations; wider African expansion remains planned.
Visa says a live pilot lets authorized BILL agents complete buyer-approved invoice payments through Billtrust supplier portals using Visa Trusted Agent Protocol and tokenized credentials. Agents execute payment instructions rather than decide which invoices should be paid.
PaymentsJournal reports Javelin analyst Christopher Miller’s view that agentic commerce remains an early infrastructure buildout. He distinguishes merchants’ customer-discovery challenges from payment execution and risk management, and argues that incumbents’ distribution advantage does not guarantee success.
Payments Dive reports former CEO Charles Rosenblatt’s statement that Butter Payments was sold in September 2026. The buyer and financial terms were not disclosed. Butter focuses on recovering failed subscription payments.
CFO Dive reports conference comments from Federal Reserve Financial Services, Modern Treasury and Circle on obstacles to multi-rail payments. Speakers cite legacy systems, incomplete use of richer payment data and recipient preferences, recommending rail selection according to the payment context.
Payments Dive reports that PayPal CEO Enrique Lores called for fewer management layers, faster decisions and clearer accountability. He said Venmo and Braintree are receiving more attention and investment, with consumer financial services complementing rather than replacing checkout.
The Paypers reports that TerraPay and RemitBee partnered on outbound remittances and business payouts from Canada, including delivery to digital wallets. The collaboration targets individuals and smaller businesses paying suppliers, freelancers and remote workers across corridors to the US, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
The Paypers reports Mastercard’s launch of Stablecoin Security, an API-based risk-intelligence service assessing stablecoin transaction context, origin and scam or sanctions risks. Initial partners include Borderless.xyz and Keyrails; the North American launch precedes expected global commercial availability in 2027.
The Paypers reports an expanded Checkout.com and Samsung Electronics partnership covering acquiring and processing for Samsung.com and Galaxy Store in Europe and North America. Samsung Pay Flow availability is scheduled for October 31, rather than already live on the article’s October 20 date.
In a contributed expert view at The Paypers, KAE’s Ruby Shipton argues that payment authentication should reflect the customer and transaction context. She recommends richer 3DS2 data, mobile-friendly challenge flows and monitoring challenge and abandonment rates, while noting that issuers decide whether to challenge.
