Craig DeWitt, Author at Skyfire

AI Trends 7 min read | Craig DeWitt

Everything to Know About Scaling Your AI Payment Gateway in Q1

Scaling an AI payment gateway isn’t just about making room for traffic spikes. It’s about building a smoother, more predictable experience for the users and systems interacting with it. The beginning of the year often brings more than just hopeful resolutions. Q1 tends to surprise platforms with demand shifts, infrastructure strain, and unusually high user […]

Technology Insights 12 min read | Ankit Agarwal

From Discovery to Execution: How AI Agents Can Dynamically Install Tools

General-purpose agents often rely on tools served by Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to accomplish things for humans. MCP has quickly become the go-to protocol for enabling AI agents to access a wide range of tools. At a high level, a large language model (LLM) acts as the agent’s “brain,” while tools give it the […]

AI Trends 6 min read | Craig DeWitt

Building AI Payment Compliance Workflows for Cross-Border Sales

Cross-border payments are full of moving parts. Different countries have different rules, and those rules can shift fast. When people from across the globe start buying from a single platform, those variations create real friction. What works smoothly in one place might trigger extra checks or even rejections somewhere else. That is where AI payment […]

AI Trends 6 min read | Craig DeWitt

Understanding What Breaks AI Payment Automation Under Surge Loads

AI payment automation is great at helping things move faster during busy times. It’s good at handling lots of transactions all at once and making decisions quickly. But speed can sometimes turn into a weak spot. When everything spikes, big traffic surges, end-of-quarter pushes, or seasonal rollouts, we see where the cracks are. Waiting too […]

AI Trends 7 min read | Craig DeWitt

How AI Payment Authentication Handles Device Spoofing Attempts

Device spoofing is one of those threats that keeps payment systems on edge. It’s when someone uses a fake environment to fool a system into thinking a device is safe when it’s not. Fake IDs, remote access tools, emulators, or cloned browsers can give bad actors a way in. That’s where AI payment authentication plays […]

AI Trends 6 min read | Craig DeWitt

A Guide to Setting Up AI Merchant Services in Regulated Markets

Setting up AI merchant services can open up a lot of speed and flexibility for businesses that rely on automation. These systems let AI agents process payments and verify identities without a person stepping in. But launching into regulated markets comes with a set of rules that can get in the way if we’re not […]

AI Trends 7 min read | Craig DeWitt

How AI Identity Verification Slows Down KYC During Onboarding

AI identity verification is built to speed things up. It scans documents like passports or licenses, matches them to selfies, and checks for signs of fraud, usually within seconds. When it works well, onboarding can feel practically instant. Most users sign up expecting fast results and smart detection that minimizes hold-ups. But those expectations aren’t […]

Technology Insights 18 min read | Ankit Agarwal

Converting OpenAPI Specs to Agent Tools

Before we dive in, let’s clarify what we mean by “agent tools”. Agent tools are local functions whose descriptions and parameters are exposed to an agent. The agent can then supply all the parameters to perform a “tool call”. Then, the agent framework (CrewAI, AWS Strands, Langchain, etc.) orchestrates running the tool function with those […]

AI Trends 7 min read | Craig DeWitt

Why AI Commerce Platforms Need Better Winter Load Planning

Cold months bring more than icy roads and frozen sidewalks. For an AI commerce platform, winter can mess with everything from transaction timing to power stability. We’ve seen it happen before: load surges during holiday shopping, power hiccups in remote locations, and behavioral slowdowns that don’t show up in data previews. What looks like a […]