Amazon just killed its Rufus chatbot

Amazon just killed its Rufus chatbot

Compassion Processing
Published on: 19/05/2026

Most merchants have not connected the dots yet — when AI initiates a purchase on a customer's behalf, the merchant still absorbs the processing fee as if nothing changed. The interface is new. The leak is the same.

AI & CommerceCommerce Platforms
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OpenAI's 4% ChatGPT Checkout Fee Just Made AI the Most Expensive Sales Channel a Merchant Can Use

OpenAI's 4% ChatGPT Checkout Fee Just Made AI the Most Expensive Sales Channel a Merchant Can Use

Compassion Processing
Published on: 13/05/2026

OpenAI now charges Shopify merchants 4% on every ChatGPT checkout sale. Stack it with payment processing fees and you're losing 10% per transaction.

Merchant InsightsAI & CommercePayment Trends
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