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The New Payments Reality in Gaming: Main Lessons from Operators Deploying Open Banking and Digital Wallets

The New Payments Reality in Gaming: Main Lessons from Operators Deploying Open Banking and Digital Wallets

At the Payments, Fraud & Compliance: Gaming Leaders' Summit (GLS), Beatrice Sava (Senior Consultant, London), moderated two roundtables exploring the opportunities and challenges associated with open banking and digital wallets in gaming. The discussions highlighted three key themes: the importance of a seamless deposit experience for conversion, the continued influence of local payment habits on adoption, and the operational challenges created by inconsistent open banking experiences and a fragmented digital wallet landscape.

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by Beatrice Sava | Jun 02, 2026
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Food delivery has entered the Agentic Commerce era

Food delivery has entered the Agentic Commerce era

Charlotte Piron-Seth (Senior Consultant, Paris) explores how Agentic Commerce and AI-powered assistants could transform the food delivery customer journey and alter the competitive dynamics of the industry.

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Payment Optimisation
by Charlotte Piron-Seth | Jun 01, 2026
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Digital payments
Fintech
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PLS London – April 2026 post-event summary

PLS London – April 2026 post-event summary

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Payment Optimisation
by Mark Beresford | May 06, 2026
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Death by a Thousand Taps: How Contactless Convenience Killed the Physical Payment Card

Mark Beresford (Director, London) and Reuben Joseph (Business Analyst, London) have looked at the potential demise of the physical payment card. Are we going to see a future without a payment card in your pocket or your wallet? Have Apple Pay and Google Pay kick-started the extinction of the physical card?

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Payment Optimisation
by Mark Beresford | May 03, 2026
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Grocery shopping is about to get interesting

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Mark Beresford (Director, London) has recently participated in several Agentic Commerce Workshops with different types of merchants, including grocery retailers. It is apparent that e-commerce grocery shopping has not significantly changed in the last 30 years.

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Payment Optimisation
by Mark Beresford | May 03, 2026
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Agentic Commerce at the Movies: How AI Will Reshape Cinema Payments

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Payment Optimisation
by Reuben Joseph | May 03, 2026
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B2C
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