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Food delivery has entered the Agentic Commerce era

AI-powered assistants and Agentic Commerce are reshaping food delivery. Discover how autonomous ordering, frictionless payments

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Conversation with Cameron Calof, CEO of DINAPE

Conversation with Cameron Calof, CEO of DINAPE

Volker Schloenvoigt (Director, London) spoke with Cameron Calof, CEO of DINAPE, to discuss the future of digital commerce, the role of payment orchestration, AI in fintech, and the impact of the Digital Euro.

Fintech
Payment Optimisation
by Volker Schloenvoigt | Jul 01, 2026
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AI
Payment Orchestration
Digital payments
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.

Fintech
Product Innovation
by Beatrice Sava | Jun 02, 2026
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Digital payments
Mobile Wallets
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.

Retail & Hospitality
Payment Optimisation
by Charlotte Piron-Seth | Jun 01, 2026
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Digital payments
Fintech
Omnichannel
Unified commerce
PLS London – April 2026 post-event summary

PLS London – April 2026 post-event summary

Mark Beresford (Director, London) and Beatrice Sava (Senior Consultant, London) attended UK’s Payment Leader’s Summit (PLS) in London on 28th & 29th April 2026. During this event both Mark and Beatrice moderated key discussion panels with payment experts from both merchants and payment service providers. Mark moderated the discussion on Agentic Commerce and Beatrice held a fireside chat on ISO 20022. Both Mark and Beatrice chaired merchant roundtables covering a variety of hot topics – including agentic, future of UK payments, recurring payments, account to account payments, etc. This article summarises the event.

Payments
Payment Optimisation
by Mark Beresford | May 06, 2026
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Digital payments
Hospitality
AI Agents
Agentic Commerce
Death by a Thousand Taps: How Contactless Convenience Killed the Physical Payment Card

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

Grocery shopping is about to get interesting

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.

Retail & Hospitality
Payment Optimisation
by Mark Beresford | May 03, 2026
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14 min read
B2C
Digital payments

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