Digital wallets stories
A third of UK consumers say they would switch banks for a wooden card, as 68% express interest and many distrust green claims.
Small UK firms can now take card and digital wallet payments via smartphones, payment links and terminals after Lloyds teamed up with Stripe.
Guest shoppers could face fewer checkout steps as merchants using Ecommpay can now surface Apple Pay and Google Pay earlier in the process.
Users in Azerbaijan can now send money through m10 to more than 170 countries and territories after Bir linked up with Paysend.
Millions of UK and European shoppers can now skip manual card entry online, as Revolut rolls out Visa's Click to Pay at checkout.
Billions in losses have not stopped banks and asset managers using DeFi rails for faster settlement, tokenised funds and stablecoin payments.
Major sporting events are giving fraudsters fresh ways to scrape data, hijack tokens and abuse APIs in genuine betting apps.
Publishers could soon charge AI crawlers per request as AWS WAF starts billing bots for content access at the network edge.
Digital wallets are gaining ground in Australia, but cash is still expected to account for 9% of point-of-sale value by 2030.
Businesses could soon verify and charge AI agents in milliseconds at the network edge, as autonomous traffic becomes harder to trust or block.
Banks in Asia Pacific are set to use Mastercard's offers platform to counter super apps and prove more sales from promotions.
Companies adopting AI agents in payments now have a new way to spot compliance and revenue risks before customers are affected.
Businesses selling into Europe can now collect euros without a local entity, as Triple-A ties named accounts to SEPA, stablecoins and payouts.
Merchants and banks are demanding better payment reliability as The Power 50 names 40 companies and 10 figures in its 2026 ranking.
Businesses could gain faster cross-border settlement and wider payout reach as TerraPay links its payment network with PalWallet's stablecoin rails.
Families in Singapore can now give children controlled access to overseas spending, with limits, monitoring and no foreign transaction fees.
It could speed repeat purchases for drivers by letting them order, pay and earn loyalty points without touching a phone.
Loyalty schemes in APAC are losing relevance as global leaders win customers with simpler, more personal offers delivered in real time.
Faster cross-border payouts for US businesses are at the heart of the payments firm's latest push into one of its biggest markets.
Brands risk losing customers to AI agents unless loyalty offers are machine-readable, real-time and simple enough to be chosen automatically.