AI Prospecting for Merchant Industry

There is no recent significant news specifically from the Merchant Industry website itself. However, relevant industry news includes the approval of Capital One's $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover, expected to be completed in May 2025, and Adyen's new partnership with Eats365 to simplify payment acceptance in 27 global markets[1].

The merchant payment platform market is expected to grow at a 15.05% compound annual growth rate through 2030, driven by the evolution of platforms into unified commerce enablers that support multiple payment channels and integrate analytics, reconciliation tools, and fraud prevention[2]. Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and AmEx have released updates to their interchange and network fee structures effective April 2025[3]. Google Merchant Center is updating its rules, discontinuing the price attribute for down payments on installment pricing and introducing new shipping attributes to enhance delivery time estimates, effective April 8, 2025[5].

Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and AmEx have updated their interchange and network fee structures effective April 2025. Google Merchant Center has discontinued the price attribute for down payments on installment pricing and introduced new shipping attributes to enhance delivery time estimates, effective April 8, 2025. Spire and Discover Financial Services have launched a “Pay with Spire” option to reduce merchant processing fees by 50% to 90% compared to credit and debit card transactions[2][4][5].