The payment industry enters 2026 in a phase of accelerated transformation. Consumer expectations are changing quickly, regulatory pressure is intensifying, and geopolitical tensions are reshaping global commerce. At the same time, AI, tokenisation, and embedded finance are moving from emerging concepts to industry standards. In this environment, payments are no longer a technical function in […]

Agentic Commerce is transforming how transactions are initiated and completed—by intelligent agents, not just humans. This in-depth guide explores how AI, autonomous systems, and programmable payments are reshaping the future of commerce and payment processing, and what businesses need to do to stay ahead.

No CFO ever called a press conference because their payments processed flawlessly. But ask anyone in the room during a failed payout, a blocked transaction, or a cross-border refund gone wrong—and you’ll find the real cost of unreliable payments. Payment failures are widely reported in the news, whereas successful, routine operations rarely make headlines. Payment […]