Short, checked, cited where we can. The announcements, the moves and the things worth a look.
Follow @cxtodaynewsIXOPAY has launched IXO One, a modular, AI-native payments platform combining orchestration, tokenization and payment intelligence. Its Agentic Suite enables merchants to support AI-initiated transactions, protect payment credentials and govern approved AI access - giving businesses flexibility to adapt payment journeys as customer buying behavior evolves.
Change Agents will launch Beacon, a $20-per-month platform that audits how small businesses appear across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok and Claude. Its AI agent assesses online profiles, reviews and competitor recommendations, then suggests improvements to help businesses become more discoverable as customers increasingly search through AI assistants.
JustAI has launched a full-stack agentic marketing platform that combines CRM, orchestration, creative, delivery infrastructure and measurement in one AI-native system. The company says its agents build and test one-to-one campaigns against revenue goals, with customers including Coursera, Pinterest, Airtable and Lemonade.
Glance has integrated PayPal’s agentic commerce services to bring real-time product data and native checkout to its AI shopping platform for tens of millions of U.S. consumers. Shoppers can discover products, build a cart and complete purchases without leaving the experience.
American Express has released a free agentic commerce playbook to help merchants prepare for AI-assisted search, recommendations, and purchases. The guide addresses discoverability, transaction readiness, and trust as consumers increasingly use AI agents to shop, while an advisory council will provide merchant input on evolving needs.
Apollo has unveiled an AI go-to-market system that unifies customer data, opportunity intelligence and sales-and-marketing execution. Its new tools help revenue teams build workflows in natural language, prioritize buyer signals and coordinate personalized outreach - reducing fragmented experiences and enabling more relevant, timely engagement throughout the buyer journey.
Pipedrive has launched Nova, an AI meeting intelligence tool that briefs salespeople, records and transcribes customer calls, and drafts CRM updates for review. By reducing preparation and follow-up administration, Nova helps small and mid-sized sales teams focus on customer conversations while keeping deal records current.
TikTok has unveiled agentic commerce, lead generation and campaign-management tools designed to turn product discovery into faster customer action. New features include conversational shopping assistance, in-app checkout, and AI-automated ads, helping brands personalize journeys, qualify prospects, and optimize creative, targeting, and spend across the customer lifecycle.
OpenAI is testing visual ads during ChatGPT image generation, giving brands a new way to reach consumers as they explore products and services. Expanded attribution, conversion and brand-suitability tools aim to help advertisers measure campaign impact while keeping ads separate from AI responses and private conversations.
OuterSignal has raised $22 million to expand its agentic customer intelligence platform, which helps consumer brands build individual customer profiles and tailor messaging, audiences, and experiences accordingly. The funding will support new 1:1 personalization capabilities, helping brands improve relevance across marketing, retention, and customer engagement.
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