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DataM: Agentic AI market percent actively deploying AI and 42 percent planning
enters high-growth phase to boost AI investment by more than 50 percent in 2026.
Live use cases are strongest in data analysis, document
DataM Intelligence recently valued the global agentic AI intelligence and credit decisioning. However, regulatory
market at $4.54 billion in 2025 and projected it will reach complexity, talent gaps and data security remain key
$98.26 billion by 2033, growing at a 46.87 percent CAGR. barriers. U.S. banks in the study are also prioritizing
Agentic AI, autonomous systems capable of interpret- hybrid service models and personalized digital offer-
ing intent and completing transactions, is expected to ings.
transform retail, healthcare, banking and other sectors,
researchers stated. By 2028, DataM added, it could PARTNERSHIPS
influence 15 percent of global work decisions, with over
one billion agents operating by 2026. Rising human-in-
the-loop costs are accelerating adoption, particularly in Adyen, Uber re-up to power
high-volume environments, the firm found, adding that new markets, launch kiosks
North America leads commercialization as enterprises
shift from AI tools to autonomous execution layers. Adyen and Uber renewed and expanded their glob-
al partnership, extending a collaboration that began
FPC studies B2B cross-border in 2012. Adyen will continue serving as a core pay-
payments opportunities ments engine for Uber, which operates in more than 70
countries. The expansion supports Uber's international
The U.S. Faster Payments Council released B2B Cross- growth through enhanced performance, local acquiring
Border Payments: Expert Insights on Faster Payments and additional alternative payment methods, including
Adoption, a new report developed by its Cross-Border Pix in Brazil, AfterPay in Australia and WeChat Pay,
Payments Work Group and sponsored by Mastercard. Uber stated. New territories include the UAE, Hong
The report identifies core challenges in B2B cross-border Kong and the Caribbean. The companies said they will
payments such as latency, high costs, fraud, data gaps also collaborate on payment innovation and new busi-
and limited transparency, as the market is projected to ness lines, including Uber kiosks powered by Adyen
reach $320 billion by 2030. It highlights the need for terminals, offering travelers a phone-free way to book
interoperability, ISO 20022 adoption, richer data stan- rides at airports and other venues.
dards and 24/7 availability to improve liquidity and
predictability. The report also outlines practical steps to Bluefin, Basis Theory target unified tokenization
align domestic faster payments capabilities with evolv-
ing cross-border business needs. Bluefin partnered with Basis Theory to deliver a uni-
fied tokenization strategy across in-store, online, call
LNRS uncovers problems for cybercriminals center and back-end payment environments without
expanding PCI scope. The integration aligns Bluefin’s
LexisNexis Risk Solutions' 2025 report, Fraud for Sale: PointConex platform, which provides PCI-validated
Untangling the Dark Web, found the dark web functioning P2PE and processor-agnostic card-present orchestra-
as a "fraud superstore," enabling large-scale cybercrime tion, with Basis Theory’s API-driven tokenization and
by providing tools, tutorials and ready-made accounts vaulting capabilities. The partnership addresses frag-
to aspiring fraudsters. Despite law enforcement take- mentation between cloud-native tokenization and cer-
downs, new marketplaces quickly emerge. However, tified in-person payments to enable consistent, secure
the study also found growing fraudster frustration data capture and token use across channels. Designed
with AI-driven defenses, including deepfake detection to reduce integration complexity and vendor lock-in,
that scans for blood flow and micro-movements, along the combined solution helps enterprises maintain data
with controls such as real-time liveness checks, device ownership while supporting hybrid commerce and PCI
fingerprinting and account monitoring. While criminals Level 1 requirements, the partners stated.
trade "fraud-ready" assets, the dark web itself remains
unstable, plagued by exit scams and shifting activity Factor4, Basil POS partner on
onto mainstream platforms. seamless gift card integration
U.S. FIs outpace global peers in AI adoption Factor4 and Basil POS partnered to integrate Factor4's
gift card solutions directly into the Basil POS platform,
Finastra's Financial Services State of the Nation 2026 survey creating a streamlined experience for restaurants and
found U.S. financial leaders to be more optimistic than retailers. Designed for the restaurant industry, the
global peers about rapid technological change, with 93 integration is designed to enable businesses to offer
percent expressing excitement versus 86 percent glob- branded gift cards with real-time management, without
ally. Eighty percent of respondents said their institutions additional hardware or complex setup. The combined
were ahead in modernization, security and reliability. solution, the partners stated, simplifies implementation,
Participating U.S. firms also lead in AI adoption, with 65 enhances customer engagement and unlocks new reve-

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