E-Commerce Update - AI-Powered Payments Revolutionize Global Commerce

Recently, PayOS emerged from stealth mode, announcing collaborations with Mastercard and Visa to enhance AI-driven payments in the e-commerce space. This partnership leverages Mastercard's Agentic Tokens and Visa Intelligent Commerce, providing AI developers with unprecedented access to major payment networks. PayOS aims to streamline checkouts, billing, and transactions with a card-native system that supports all major networks, promoting secure and frictionless commerce for agent-driven economies. This development underscores the importance of integrating AI with payment solutions to support new use cases and transform commerce globally.

• Visa (NYSE:V) last closed at $345.50 up 1.2%.

In other market news, Oddity Tech (NasdaqGM:ODD) was a notable mover up 30.4% and ending trading at $61.44, not far from its 52-week high. Two days ago, Oddity raised its full-year earnings guidance, predicting net revenue growth ahead of its long-term target. At the same time, Microalliance Group (OTCPK:MALG) lagged, down 20% to end the day at $1.00.

Visa's rapid expansion in tap-to-pay and global banking partnerships promises substantial transaction growth. Discover more about this compelling opportunity by clicking through to our detailed narrative on Visa.

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• Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) settled at $119.43 up 0.5%. The company unveiled its open-source Qwen3 AI models, which rival DeepSeek's performance, two days ago.
• Amazon.com (NasdaqGS:AMZN) finished trading at $184.42 down 1.6%. Amazon announced two days ago a strategic alliance with Korbyt to deliver an affordable digital signage solution, enhancing communication across various sectors.
• NIKE (NYSE:NKE) finished trading at $56.40 down 2%.

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• "PayOS Teams Up with Mastercard and Visa Intelligent Commerce, Emerges From Stealth to Power AI-Driven Payments" from PayOS on GlobeNewswire (published 30 April 2025)

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