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Why US banks are missing the contactless wave

  • Contactless cards, which have taken off in the U.K., Canada, and Australia, have been slow to catch on in the U.S.
  • Digital wallets such as Apple Pay may be a means for U.S. banks to roll out their contactless payment strategies, analysts say.
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Payments, The Quarterly Review

The Quarterly Review: Wise’s Lauren Langbridge expands domestic payment network capabilities and celebrates partnership wins

  • Lauren Langbridge, head of Wise Platform North America, is back to report that her aim to expand the company's direct payment system connections has been achieved, growing from 6 to 8 markets with Brazil and Japan now live.
  • Langbridge breaks down how systematically integrating with local payment rails like Pix and Zengin, while deepening partnerships with firms like Wealthsimple and IBKR, has allowed Wise Platform to bypass correspondent banks and become more embedded in partners' payment workflows.
Rabab Ahsan | February 10, 2026
Embedded Finance, Member Exclusive, Payments

Making payments part of the workflow: Embedded finance in 2026

  • Embedded finance solutions that simplify oversight and plug directly into existing workflows are winning.
  • Eva Reda, EVP and GM at Amex, shares insights on embedded finance’s impact on commercial payments and its trajectory in 2026.
Sara Khairi | January 29, 2026
Artificial Intelligence, Member Exclusive, Numbers with Narrative, Payments

Trust Bridges Matter: When agentic systems meet payment reality

  • AI can decide, but consumers still hesitate to hand it their card details. Agentic commerce is still emerging, but the trust gap is already shaping how pilots are built and how much payment autonomy AI is given.
  • We look at how these developments are unfolding and what they may foreshadow for the wider commerce ecosystem.
Sara Khairi | January 22, 2026
Banking, Business of Fintech, Payments

Micro case studies: The feud over interest rate caps and the murky future of agentic commerce

  • We dive into two stories. First, how Trump's proposed credit card rate cap benefits fintechs like Affirm and Bilt, who target consumers seeking alternative credit sources.
  • Second, Amazon and Perplexity clash over AI shopping agents, revealing uncertainty about guardrails and customer relationship ownership in agentic commerce.
Rabab Ahsan | January 20, 2026
Payments, The Quarterly Review

The Quarterly Review: Jeff Pomeroy is rewiring PayPal’s global payments stack, and revving up partnerships and VAS

  • In today's story, the spotlight is on a PayPal executive with three decades of payments experience.
  • Paypal’s Pomeroy walks us through his ambitions for platform unification and supercharging the firm’s value added services and partnership impact.
Rabab Ahsan | January 13, 2026
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