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Episode 293 - Unlocking Merchant Growth in Emerging Markets, with João Del Valle, EBANX

In this episode, Drew Edmond is joined by João Del Valle, CEO and co-founder of EBANX, to talk about the origin story of EBANX, why Brazil has historically been such a difficult market for non-Brazilian merchants, and what João has learned as the company has expanded into new regions. Listen in as they cover some of the biggest topics shaping the next phase of global payments, including Pix and Pix Automático in Brazil, payment optimization when looking at local payment methods, and perspectives on agentic commerce and stablecoins.
3-D Secure Authentication Payments Fraud Secure Customer Authentication

Episode 292 - Modern Authentication and the Impact on Payments Cost and Performance, with Amandeep Batra, Stripe and Dewald Nolte, Entersekt

In this follow-up conversation, Chris Uriarte welcomes back Amandeep Batra from Stripe and Dewald Nolte from Entersekt to discuss updated research and analysis on 3-D Secure and tokenization and to explore how authentication and tokenization interact in practice across different regulatory environments.
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US Payments Forum Spring Market Snapshot: Agentic Commerce, Tokenization Increases Complexity and Authentication Enters New Fraud Era

GlobeNewswire News Room

“The U.S. Payments Forum is tapping into industry trends in its 2026 spring market snapshot. The report includes insights from top payment organizations gathered during the Forum’s Spring Member Meeting in Houston, Texas, co-located with the Secure Technology Alliance’s Identity & Payments Summit. This snapshot explores the growing pressure to make agentic commerce feasible across the payments […]
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Federal Reserve Study Challenges Narrative Around Stablecoin Payments Growth

Finance Feeds

“A briefing from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City concluded that stablecoins remain overwhelmingly tied to crypto finance activity rather than real-world payments, with less than 1% of stablecoin usage linked to traditional payment functions. The report provides one of the most detailed attempts yet to estimate how stablecoins are actually distributed across the […]
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PSD3 Is Getting Closer for EU Banks

RedCompass Labs

“The European Parliament and EU Council have provisionally signed off. Soon, the work to move from PSD2 to PSD3 and PSR (Payment Services Regulation) can begin. PSD3 is the EU’s Open Banking legislation. PSD3 will elevate transparency, reinforcing data security, and strengthening consent management. PSR is expected to be published in the Official Journal in […]
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