Apple Pay Plans India Launch, but Without UPI Integration
After nearly a decade of effort, Apple Pay finally plans to enter India’s digital payments market by the end of the year—one of the few major developed markets it has yet to penetrate. But the company faces an uphill battle, as its service will initially not connect with India’s massively popular UPI payments interface. The […]
Tencent and Alibaba’s Super Apps Evolve with Agentic Commerce
The over two billion consumers within Tencent and Alibaba’s ecosystems use these platforms to send messages, shop, and pay in a unified super app. Now, many of these users will be able to leverage the platforms’ AI agents for full-fledged agentic commerce. For example, Alibaba has just unlocked full access to its e-commerce ecosystem for […]
Should Banks Compete in the Credit Builder Card Market?
The secured credit card has long been the industry’s solution for consumers without credit histories. A new generation of credit builder cards is testing whether that solution still holds. Offered by several fintechs, the cards require users to fund an associated demand deposit account—often held at a separate bank—to cover card payments. A new report, […]