CommBank's venture-scaling arm x15ventures launched PaidIt on 25 August 2026, an end-to-end platform that verifies recipients and delivers payouts via the New Payments Platform, PayID and ConnectID when contact details are incomplete. The launch precedes Australia's cheque phase-out — government use ends 2028, the full system by 2030 — and targets billions in unclaimed payments.
Meta is testing "Hatch," a consumer AI agent reported by The Information (Aug. 24, 2026) that books appointments, posts to social media, fills forms and buys items on a user's behalf, with a premium tier considered at up to $199.99/month. Unlike OpenAI, Google and the card networks, Meta is not a named partner in any published agentic-commerce payment protocol.
Block is opening Cash App Score, its proprietary cash-flow credit signal, to outside lenders via Nova Credit's Cash Flow Intelligence Platform, the companies announced September 1, 2026. Block retains and operates the underlying model; Nova Credit handles distribution into lenders' existing underwriting workflows across credit cards, auto, device financing, personal loans and tenant screening — no new consumer credentialing required.
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