During their respective earnings calls earlier this month, Amazon and Walmart were cautious in their first-quarter 2025 outlooks, reflecting concerns about inflation and slowing consumer spending. Amazon’s projected revenue of $151 billion to $155.5 billion in Q1 was below the $158 billion forecast, while Walmart’s forecasted Q1 sales growth in the United States of 3% to 4% was below analyst expectations. The retail giants attributed the weak guidance to factors like inflation, weak consumer demand and foreign exchange challenges

Bank payment company GoCardless has selected Form3, a cloud-native A2A platform, to provide Bacs payment connectivity and support the scale-up of operations in the UK. Following this announcement, Form3’s tech solutions will offer GoCardless improved operational and technical resilience. This will maintain service continuity as the business grows in the region.Bacs payments. For businesses in the UK, Bacs (Bankers’ Automated Clearing Services) is one of the most popular and affordable payment methods available. It offers a secure and simple way to process transactions for a variety of use cases, including managing payroll, paying suppliers, or collecting recurring payments like subscriptions or utilities