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Mastercard opens Agent Pay for Machines early access
Mastercard opens developer APIs and a sandbox for agent payments. Its campaign demo shows why spending permissions matter for ecommerce teams.
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Shopify app review disputes: what you can report
Shopify investigates duplication and other policy violations. How to document a dispute without treating every negative review as fake.
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Whop raises $200m with Shopify Ventures backing
Whop announces a $200m Series D at a $5.1bn valuation. What Shopify Ventures’ involvement establishes, and what it does not.
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Shopify lets AI agents find physical retail stores
Compatible AI agents can discover eligible physical shops. Location matches do not provide stock counts, reservations or pickup checkout.
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Shopify Polaris 2.0 is stable: apps must opt in
Polaris 2.0 is stable, but existing apps do not switch automatically. What developers and merchants should know about the release channels.
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Shopify disables its leave-store confirmation screen
Shopify confirms its external-link warning is disabled. Older help pages still describe it; no return date or trusted-domain controls are confirmed.
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Walmart plans shopping agent profiles and controls
Walmart plans separate profiles and spending controls for shopping agents. What is announced, what remains in beta, and what merchants should test.
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Shopify checkout adds payment tiles: what to check
Shopify’s payment tiles have eligibility conditions. What the announcement confirms, what remains unspecified, and how merchants can review checkout.
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PHP2Shell: patch PHP behind your Shopify app
Critical PHP fixes require a runtime update. Check fixed versions, Laravel hosting responsibilities and what Shopify merchants should ask their app vendors.
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Meta’s 30 October terms: review website crawling
Meta’s official commercial terms preview retains website-crawling permission. What ecommerce teams should review before 30 October.
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Shopify “zombie apps”: check support, not just age
LetsMetrix’s maintenance figures are vendor signals, not security findings. Here is how to check whether an app still supports your store.
SSophie Harrington
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AppBloat’s Shopify rankings measure scripts, not slowdown
A new leaderboard compares script weight across Shopify home pages. Use its September crawl as an audit lead, not a verdict on an app’s speed or value.
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