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  • [New] The Reserve Bank of India has launched Payments Vision 2028, a roadmap to build a safer, faster, and more user-friendly digital payments ecosystem in India. Adda247
  • [New] In 2026, Visa and MNT-Halan announced a partnership that will enable MNT-Halan to scale card issuance and distribution on Visa's payment infrastructure, as part of its plans to expand the use of digital payments and card-based services in Egypt and other markets. The Fintech Times
  • [New] The digital payments segment, which includes wallets, gateways, full platforms, and fully online transactions, is expected to more than triple in size between 2024 and 2030, with annual growth rates above 20%. Evertec Trends
  • [New] In 2026, digital payments will shift from standalone services to core business infrastructure. Evertec Trends
  • [New] The fresh funding will support licensing expansion, commercial growth across Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Americas, as well as the development of infrastructure for AI-driven payment use cases. Fintech Singapore
  • [New] India will seek to expand cross-border payment linkages, digital identity frameworks, and public digital rails to enable more seamless trade, financial inclusion, and service delivery, particularly for the Global South. FTI Strategic Communications
  • [New] Visa is joining the Canton Network as a super validator in a move the payments giant says will help extend privacy-preserving blockchain infrastructure to banks and financial institutions around the world. FinExtra
  • [New] Money movement is increasingly treated as a rich data exchange rather than a simple value transfer, and that businesses now expect cross-border payment technology that feels as straightforward as domestic ones, especially when embedded directly into software via APIs. Due
  • [New] Vast Bank said it plans to launch a retail tokenized deposit offering in 2026, while Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank are preparing to use tokenized dollars in a 600-bank loan participation network, enabling near-instant settlement of loan participations and payments on blockchain infrastructure. Bankeration
  • [New] U.S. mobile payments are projected to exceed $850 billion in 2026, with continued growth expected through the decade. LinkedIn
  • [New] Challenges in digital payments include cybersecurity risks, digital adoption, literacy and awareness, and network issues, though no specific challenges were reported in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Guidely
  • By 2033, global push-to-card payments are anticipated to hit the mark of $31.7 billion (from $8.4 B in 2024), thus clearly showing fast growth and adoption of real-time payout use cases. Cheqly
  • $13 trillion in transaction value could shift to alternative payment methods by 2030 if digital currencies gain mainstream traction, putting approximately $13 billion in B2B cross-border payment fees at immediate risk for traditional banks. Libertify.com
  • Apple Pay is expected to launch in the Philippines in 2026, following BSP approval for its operation as a payment technology service provider. CoinLaw
  • J.P. Morgan Payments will provide the enterprise payment infrastructure that makes agentic transactions possible: secure payment processing, tokenization that enables AI agents to transact safely, and the fraud protection that large-scale commerce demands. EIN Presswire
  • Stablecoins could become the whole payment system in 10 to 15 years and crypto might replace the dollar as reserve. TechBullion
  • In 2026, about 39% of U.S. merchants accept cryptocurrency payments at checkout, with 88% citing customer demand and 84% expecting crypto to become common within five years. MEXC
  • Mobile payments already hold a 30% global point-of-sale share and are forecast to reach 45% by 2027, making them the leading everyday payment method. MEXC
  • ~40% already accept crypto payments, with nearly 85% of payment executives expecting crypto to be commonplace in commerce within five years. Smallcapnetwork - Top Small Cap & Penny Stocks | Market
  • 2026 looks less like a year of proving that stablecoins work and more like a year of deciding how they will fit into global payments, treasury systems, and digital money competition at scale. StablecoinInsider

Last updated: 02 April 2026


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