Super Apps stories
The rollout aims to cut merchants' cross-border costs and speeds by automating onboarding, compliance, FX and treasury workflows with AI.
Digital wallet users will gain wider cross-border acceptance as Mastercard links Wallet Pay to Alipay+ and regional providers worldwide.
In emerging markets, users are increasingly treating crypto wallets as everyday money tools, with stablecoins helping fill costly gaps in payments.
Banks could turn trusted identity checks into a new revenue stream as EU rules open the door to wider use of digital credentials.
The new link gives US travellers a simpler way to pay in mainland China, where QR code wallets dominate everyday shopping and dining.
Users can now buy and activate travel eSIMs inside Truecaller in more than 30 markets, avoiding physical SIM cards and roaming fees.
Weeks before a planned August debut, the app aims to entice more than 2 billion Muslims with chat, video and faith-based AI tools.
Banks in Asia Pacific are set to use Mastercard's offers platform to counter super apps and prove more sales from promotions.
The open-source framework targets wallet-based payments as digital wallet use and agentic commerce expand rapidly worldwide.
Chinese consumers can now schedule daily Starbucks orders through Alipay's AI agent, as the firms deepen ties around routine mobile payments.
Chinese visitors to Singapore will now see Amap search results and trip tools backed by the tourism board, as interest in the city-state surges.
The enlarged pilot lets up to 20,000 users spend and swap THBT inside TrueMoney, testing blockchain payments for everyday use.
The UK launch faces a tough sell, with ZYMIX needing to win over Gen Z users accustomed to separate apps for messaging, payments and discovery.
Alipay is betting that AI agents will soon direct shopping and bookings, tying its payment and verification tools to merchants across China.
Asia Pacific is driving a retail shift as live, social and quick commerce from China spread into shopping habits worldwide.
Nearly 6 million Zilch users will see retail offers and rewards embedded in their payments journey as Rezolve Ai widens Reward's reach.
Families in Singapore can now give children controlled access to overseas spending, with limits, monitoring and no foreign transaction fees.
Shoppers can now spread the cost of gift cards in Zip's app, as buy now, pay later usage keeps widening across the US.
Sustainability targets will now affect pay reviews at Ant International, as the payments firm widens internal accountability beyond financial results.
Asian checkout friction is driving global merchants to Ant International as AI-assisted shopping starts reshaping cross-border payments.
