Scope & sourcing: This article synthesizes themes raised by Finextra’s “What defines the issuer of tomorrow?” webinar briefing (hosted in association with FIS) alongside perspectives cited from Visa, Deloitte, G+D Spotlight, The Nilson Report, CorServ Solutions, and ETA Events.
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Europe’s public-sector answer to digital money remains the digital euro. The European Central Bank’s project is “heading towards a 2027 pilot,” according to Finextra—an approach that prioritizes central-bank control and monetary sovereignty over speed to market.
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Fraud prevention is no longer a back-office function that merchants tolerate as part of payments acceptance. By 2026, it is becoming a visible, commercial attribute of an acquiring relationship—measured, compared, and written directly into procurement processes.
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AI’s first, most visible impact in payments has been operational: doing the same work with fewer handoffs, fewer errors, and faster resolution when something goes wrong. Financial institutions are using AI to streamline processes that historically required heavy manual intervention—particularly in back-office workflows where exceptions, investigations, and reconciliation can consume…
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In this article, “AI agents” refers to AI-enabled software that can gather and connect information across internal systems and help route work to the right teams—supporting regulatory-change workflows by moving from finding information to acting on it at speed .
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Table of Contents 1. Regional banks develop regulated tokenised deposit network 2. Overview of the Cari Network Initiative 3. Participating
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Table of Contents 1. iAltA strengthens position with Delio acquisition 2. Overview of the Acquisition of Delio by iAltA 3.
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Table of Contents 1. Citi invests in Japan’s AI infrastructure growth 2. Formation of Citi’s AI Infrastructure Banking Unit 3.
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Table of Contents 1. TRG Screen announced the results of an independent ROI 2. Introduction to TRG Screen’s ROI Calculator
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Table of Contents 1. 2026 ACH rules enhance fraud controls for payments 2. Overview of the 2026 ACH Rule Changes
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