Sunbit has reported a 6% increase in customer approval rates after integrating Checkout.com’s AI-powered payment acceptance technology. This improvement highlights how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the fintech landscape, especially in enhancing real-time decision-making and customer experience. Through its relationship with Checkout.com, Sunbit noticed a 6% increase in payment acceptance rates and lowered the cost. This collaboration demonstrates the growing demand for AI-powered payment acceptance in retail, where speed and precision can influence conversion rates. Sunbit technology leverages Checkout.com’s Intelligent Acceptance — a product allowing analysis of transaction data across the Checkout.com network, turning these insights into real-time operational optimizations to improve payment acceptance rates. Combined with Checkout.com’s Real-Time Account Updater, which automatically updates a customer’s card details when they change, and Network Tokenization, this has increased transaction-level acceptance rates while reducing processing costs. Sunbit’s engineering and product teams worked closely with Checkout.com’s payment experts, who continuously monitor payment performance to fine-tune processes and identify opportunities for improvement. This led to Sunbit qualifying for a favorable interchange fee program. Antoine Nougué, Chief Revenue Officer at Checkout.com said “By leveraging our Intelligent Acceptance technology and deep acquiring capabilities, Sunbit has increased efficiency while lowering costs, demonstrating the power of aligning technology, expertise, and shared ambition to deliver better outcomes for merchants and their customers”
Polar’s payments infrastructure platform for AI-native SaaS companies offers usage-based billing that auto-ingests customer events and token consumption from LLMs, automates entitlements and distributes them directly to customers without the need to deal with sales tax
Polar, the payments infrastructure company for AI-native SaaS companies, has raised a $10M seed round led by Accel to transform payments for the next generation of developers. Developers end up spending too much time integrating and maintaining billing instead of shipping impactful features for their customers. Polar changes this with a Merchant of Record (MoR) billing engine designed for AI-native SaaS and the next generation of developers. Polar integrates with just six lines of code and obsesses over developer ergonomics for modern programming languages and frameworks, meaning the developers behind this new wave of AI-native businesses can onboard and start accepting payments globally in minutes – faster than any other solution on the market. Developers can also focus on scaling their software internationally while Polar handles global sales taxes for them. To help developers monetize their products effectively, Polar comes with usage-based billing infrastructure that can automatically ingest customer events and token consumption from OpenAI or Anthropic to S3 consumption, data streams and more. Developers can also use Polar to automate common SaaS entitlements and digital products in minutes – from license keys, file downloads, GitHub and Discord access to custom entitlements – and distribute them directly to customers, offering a simple pathway to upselling without the need to deal with sales tax or build these features yourself. Built by and for the open source community, Polar also comes with seamless connections to Framer, Raycast, and Zapier. Average online sales have grown more than 120% month-on-month for the past six months.
Polar’s payments infrastructure platform for AI-native SaaS companies offers usage-based billing that auto-ingests customer events and token consumption from LLMs, automates entitlements and distributes them directly to customers without the need to deal with sales tax
Polar, the payments infrastructure company for AI-native SaaS companies, has raised a $10M seed round led by Accel to transform payments for the next generation of developers. Developers end up spending too much time integrating and maintaining billing instead of shipping impactful features for their customers. Polar changes this with a Merchant of Record (MoR) billing engine designed for AI-native SaaS and the next generation of developers. Polar integrates with just six lines of code and obsesses over developer ergonomics for modern programming languages and frameworks, meaning the developers behind this new wave of AI-native businesses can onboard and start accepting payments globally in minutes – faster than any other solution on the market. Developers can also focus on scaling their software internationally while Polar handles global sales taxes for them. To help developers monetize their products effectively, Polar comes with usage-based billing infrastructure that can automatically ingest customer events and token consumption from OpenAI or Anthropic to S3 consumption, data streams and more. Developers can also use Polar to automate common SaaS entitlements and digital products in minutes – from license keys, file downloads, GitHub and Discord access to custom entitlements – and distribute them directly to customers, offering a simple pathway to upselling without the need to deal with sales tax or build these features yourself. Built by and for the open source community, Polar also comes with seamless connections to Framer, Raycast, and Zapier. Average online sales have grown more than 120% month-on-month for the past six months.
Payments infrastructure platform Payabli is building advanced risk and fraud detection models trained on proprietary customer data to deliver business and industry-specific risk assessments
Payabli, the payments infrastructure platform for software companies, announced the closing of a $28M Series B funding round. As part of this investment, Payabli is exploring AI applications across two primary fronts: first, to streamline operations and drive efficiency across the organization, and second, to enhance its platform with smarter, more personalized customer experiences that ultimately increase revenue and margin. Payabli recently launched Amigo, its first AI-powered support agent, now available through the company’s technical documentation, web platform, and natively within Slack. Amigo delivers a wide range of functionality, from acting as a solution engineer that helps software companies integrate faster and more efficiently, to serving as a support representative that resolves tickets quickly and accurately, to functioning as a business analyst that assists software partners with reporting and analytics through a user-friendly, chat-based interface and much more. In parallel, Payabli is developing advanced risk and fraud detection models trained on proprietary customer data. Unlike one-size-fits-all solutions, these models are designed to deliver tailored risk assessments specific to each customer’s business and industry. To accelerate and scale this initiative, Payabli is partnering with NVIDIA to leverage their cutting-edge AI infrastructure. Following the successful launch of its On-Demand Payables product, the company is now introducing its first embedded Spend Management solution. Informed by direct feedback from existing customers, Payabli is reimagining embedded spend management by enabling software platforms to offer branded expense programs with both physical and virtual cards.
Meta partners Oakley to launch smart glasses which can capture 3K video, let users listen to music, take photos, and make and receive calls and feature Meta AI letting users ask questions on the go
Meta has officially announced its next pair of smart glasses with Oakley. The smart glasses have double the battery life of the Meta Ray-Bans and are able to capture 3K video. The models are based on Oakley’s HSTN design and are described as Meta’s “first product for athletes and fans alike.” The glasses feature a front-facing camera, along with open-ear speakers and microphones. You can use the glasses to listen to music, take photos, and make and receive calls. The glasses also feature Meta AI, letting you ask questions on the go. In addition, you can ask Meta AI about what you’re seeing and also get it to translate languages. The Oakley Meta HSTN glasses can last up to eight hours with typical use and up to 19 hours on standby. You can also charge them up to 50% in 20 minutes. Plus, the glasses come with a charging case that can deliver up to 48 hours of charging on the go. The glasses are available in six frame and lens color combos: warm grey with ruby lenses, black with polar black lenses, brown smoke with polar deep water lenses, black with amethyst lenses, clear with grey lenses, and black with clear lenses. All of these are compatible with prescriptions for an extra cost. Some pairs come with Oakley Prizm Lens technology, which makes it easier to see in different lighting and weather conditions, helping you see more and perform at your peak. The new glasses are the latest chapter of a multi-year partnership with EssilorLuxottica, the parent company of Oakley, Ray-Bans, and other eyewear brands.
Samsung Wallet rolls out NFC P2P payments in the US that lets users transfer funds directly to a contact’s bank account by just tapping their two phones together
Samsung Galaxy owners in the US can now transfer funds directly to a contact’s bank account by just tapping their two phones together — or by simply bringing the recipient’s contactless bank card into close proximity. “Samsung Wallet’s new feature, Tap to Transfer, enables you to send money to your friend’s or family member’s bank account associated with their debit card — even if they use Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Just tap phones and they’ll be sent the funds within minutes,” Samsung says. “It’s the first ever feature that allows you to send funds to another user’s debit card or smartphone, regardless of their wallet or operating system.” “Through Samsung’s collaboration with Visa and Mastercard, you can use a debit card stored in your Samsung Wallet to send money to friends and family members’ bank accounts without needing to download an additional app. “Instead, Samsung Wallet uses NFC technology to connect to the recipient’s debit card stored in their digital wallet. Plus, you can even transfer money to people without a digital wallet as long as they have a physical debit card with tap-to-pay capabilities.” If you want to send money to a Samsung Wallet but they aren’t nearby, you can easily find their Samsung account by searching their phone number and completing the transfer remotely.”
Promos embeds rewards management directly into engagement engine, allowing marketers to segment users, automate campaigns, personalize, deliver real-time incentives, and measure effectiveness effortlessly
CleverTap has launched Promos, an industry-first customer rewards management platform designed to revolutionize the way brands create, manage, distribute, and optimize rewards, promotions, and loyalty programs. Powered by rehook.ai technology, Promos offers a comprehensive, API-first solution for managing all aspects of customer incentives, including coupons, loyalty points, cashback, vouchers, and gamified rewards. It replaces fragmented systems, providing marketers with a seamless, scalable, and deeply integrated alternative for driving retention, repeat purchases, and maximizing customer lifetime value. Promos embeds rewards management directly into CleverTap’s engagement engine, allowing marketers to segment users, automate campaigns, personalize, deliver real-time incentives, and measure effectiveness effortlessly.
By integrating NFL API, sports apps can deliver dynamic and interactive experiences in real-time through access to live scores, player stats, game schedules, team rankings, and injury reports
The digital landscape of sports is increasingly focusing on details, instant updates, interactive features, and personalized experiences for fans. Integrating an NFL API can help sports apps deliver real-time and reliable data, enhancing user engagement and retention. The NFL API allows sports apps to access live scores, player stats, game schedules, team rankings, and injury reports, ensuring dynamic, interactive app experiences that keep users coming back. Key benefits of NFL API integration include real-time updates and notifications, interactive features for fantasy sports, customized user experiences, increased app stickiness during the NFL season, and enhanced visualizations and infographics. By integrating the NFL API, developers can ensure their apps deliver up-to-the-minute information from official sources, making users trust and loyalty. This approach not only increases user engagement but also adds value to the app by being the go-to app for all things NFL. Not all APIs are created equal. When selecting an NFL API, look for features like: High data accuracy and reliability; Low latency and fast response time; Comprehensive data coverage (games, players, teams, etc.); Flexible integration options and good documentation; Scalability for future app growth.
IAS launches AI-driven added insight into the contextual suitability of an ad’s content adjacency across Feed and Reels with trusted third-party analysis
Integral Ad Science has launched new contextual category reporting for Meta Platforms, expanding measurement reporting across Facebook and Instagram Feed and Reels. The move aligns measurement reporting with contextual categories available through the platform’s Content Block List optimisation solution for Meta. This collaboration aims to support advertisers’ brand suitability and performance goals, ensuring marketers protect brand equity, minimize wasted spend, and deliver maximum return on investment. With Meta contextual category reporting, advertisers get: Greater transparency: Added insight into the contextual suitability of an ad’s content adjacency across Feed and Reels with trusted third-party analysis. Measurement reporting at parity: Aligned with contextual categories offered for the platform’s first-to-market Content Block Lists for Meta. Expanded contextual categories: 46+ categories including Politics, Natural Disasters, Religion, Family & Parenting – Kids Content, and more, available globally across 34 languages.
eCommerce platform Shipperfy supports SMB online merchants with order management across multiple sales channels with single-click import of unfulfilled orders, automatic address validation, order invoice and packing list generation
CORRELLINK PTY. LTD, a Sydney-based technology company, launched its shipping management eCommerce platform Shipperfy, that consolidates order processing and shipping across multiple sales channels into a single interface. Shipperfy allows small and medium online retailers to manage orders from eBay, Amazon, Shopify and other marketplaces through one platform, eliminating the need to switch between multiple systems to process shipments. The platform connects directly with merchants’ existing carrier accounts and displays shipping quotes from multiple providers on a single screen. Users can generate shipping labels, automatically notify sales channels when orders ship, generate order invoices and create packing slips. Shipperfy also offers merchants with access to competitive negotiated rates through Shipperfy’s partnership programme without needing separate courier accounts. Shipperfy supports order management across multiple sales channels with single-click import of unfulfilled orders and automatic address validation. The shipping management system generates labels and end-of-day manifests while automatically updating sales channels when items ship. The platform also handles inventory tracking across all connected sales channels, supplier management, and purchase order generation. Business automation features include customer tracking notifications and real-time reporting with low stock alerts. It also supports order invoice and packing list generation. For businesses using Amazon FBA, Shipperfy can connect online stores and automatically create Multi-Channel Fulfilment orders to allow Amazon to handle fulfilment using the business FBA stock, while managing sales channel notifications.