Payments firms entering 2026 must balance tighter regulation, resilience and safeguarding with growth opportunities in AI, open finance and digital wallets.
As the payments sector enters 2026, firms are navigating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape and evolving customer expectations. While the direction of travel on resilience, consumer outcomes, and safeguarding is becoming clearer, firms still face emerging challenges around the safe use of AI, open finance, and digital wallets – to name a few.
Moving forward, firms need to balance these priorities to meet regulatory challenges and seize new growth opportunities.
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