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AI Fraud Detection in 2026: What the Models Are Actually Doing
Stripe unveiled a foundation model for payments fraud in 2025. Sardine reduced account takeover by 34.8% using behavioral biometrics. Here's what.
May 4, 2026
MoR Provider Guide: Paddle, Polar, FastSpring, and Lemon Squeezy
Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar & FastSpring compared by tax footprint, coverage, and fit — how to choose the Merchant of Record matched to your seller type.
May 4, 2026
PayNow Corporate vs PayNow: What Operators Miss About Singapore's Rail
PayNow Corporate vs PayNow P2P: API-initiated pulls, push-by-UEN, real-time reconciliation — the rail for platform collections and B2B in Singapore.
May 4, 2026
Agentic Commerce: When AI Agents Become Cardholders
Visa Intelligent Commerce, Mastercard Agent Pay, and OpenAI's checkout API are live. But 3DS doesn't work for agents, liability is unresolved, and MCC.
May 3, 2026
Klarna vs Afterpay vs Affirm: A BNPL Operator's Comparison
Klarna, Afterpay, and Affirm: different merchant fees, consumer networks, and geographic coverage. Operator comparison for checkout BNPL selection.
May 2, 2026
Variable Recurring Payments: Open Banking's Killer Use Case (and Why It's Still Hard)
UK VRP and EU PSD3 promise card displacement for subscriptions — but bank coverage gaps, commercial VRP delays, and mandate ambiguity complicate the picture.
May 1, 2026
Understanding PSP Contracts: What Merchants Never Read But Should
A breakdown of the clauses in payment service provider contracts that quietly drain merchant margins — and what to negotiate before you sign.
May 1, 2026
Multi-Chain Stablecoin Strategy: Ethereum, L2s, Solana, Tron Compared
Stablecoins run on 15+ chains with different cost, finality, and regulatory acceptance. Which to accept and which to avoid: Ethereum, L2s, Solana, and Tron.
April 30, 2026
Saudi Arabia's Payment Stack: Mada, SARIE, and the Vision 2030 Infrastructure
How payments work in Saudi Arabia for operators: Mada debit (95%+ of cards), SARIE instant transfers, STC Pay — and the SAMA licensing or local-acquirer path.
April 30, 2026
Reconciliation Automation: Where LLMs Actually Move the Needle
Most 'AI for finance ops' pitches are vapor. Reconciliation and exception matching is one area where LLMs genuinely work — but only for specific.
April 29, 2026