Fiserv's Clover now offers an AI tool that builds an online store linked to the register, and PAR signed three restaurant chains with 277 locations.
Fiserv, one of the biggest payment processors in the country, now lets U.S. businesses that use its Clover checkout system build an online store with AI. The store shares inventory and payments with the Clover register. The tool is called Clover AI Website Builder. Fiserv announced it Tuesday and says it is available now.
Clover is the point-of-sale system many small shops use to take payments at the counter. Fiserv is now stretching it beyond the physical checkout. The company says the new tools help businesses create and grow an online store, and help shoppers find products through search and AI-enabled shopping sessions.
Fiserv says the Website Builder is designed for small and medium-size merchants. The wider program is aimed at small businesses with what Fiserv calls a limited online presence.
Selling online often means running two sets of books. A sale in the store and a sale on the website can leave stock counts out of step. Fiserv says the new store syncs inventory and payments with the Clover register, which is meant to keep both sides in line.
Sanjay Saraf, Fiserv's chief product officer for merchant solutions, said the company is turning AI into an everyday growth engine that helps merchants get discovered and reach customers wherever they shop.
In related news Tuesday, PAR Technology, a point-of-sale provider for restaurants, said FSC Franchise Co. has adopted its PAR Punchh, PAR Ordering and PAR Catering services. FSC is the franchisor for Beef 'O' Brady's, The Brass Tap and Newk's Eatery. Together the three chains run 277 U.S. locations, and all are existing PAR clients.
The point is that ordering, catering and loyalty will run on one system. PAR chief executive Savneet Singh said franchisees can stop managing systems and start running restaurants. PAR added AI assistants for restaurant operations in September 2025 with PAR AI and Coach AI.
Clover merchants in the U.S. can try the Website Builder now. Restaurant owners at the three FSC chains should see the PAR rollout begin early next year.
If you run a small shop on Clover, the new AI Website Builder is available now, but check its price and setup terms first.
A September survey finds many Americans who pay bills on time buy and cut back like strained households, which matters if you sell anything optional.
Read more: Many Americans Who Pay Bills on Time Still Spend Like Strained HouseholdsSea Ltd., the Southeast Asia shopping leader, missed profit estimates as AI spending rose and price competition grew. Even big players feel the squeeze.
Read more: Sea Ltd. profit falls short as it spends more on AI and faces price warsMattel is opening a Barbie and Hot Wheels store inside TikTok Shop, and more big brands are joining before Black Friday. Here is what shoppers should expect.
Read more: Mattel opens a Barbie and Hot Wheels shop inside TikTok
