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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
14 min listen
14 min read
B2C
Digital payments
Agentic Commerce at the Movies: How AI Will Reshape Cinema Payments

Agentic Commerce at the Movies: How AI Will Reshape Cinema Payments

Reuben Joseph (Business Analyst, London) and Elisabetta Nadal (Consultant, London) have re-looked at payment acceptance in the cinema sector after looking at this sector 12 months ago to see what has changed.

Retail & Hospitality
Payment Optimisation
by Reuben Joseph | May 03, 2026
8 min listen
8 min read
B2C
Digital payments
Acquirers Should Act Now to Position as Agentic Commerce Native

Acquirers Should Act Now to Position as Agentic Commerce Native

With AI-driven traffic to US retail sites surging 4,700% just over the last year, the Agentic Commerce opportunity is certainly coming to fruition. EDC forecast that Agentic Commerce will reach $2.9 trillion in retail transaction flows alone by 2030, comprising 29% of total e-Commerce and growing at a 185% CAGR (2026-2030). While this new commerce channel primarily impacts discovery, rather than core payment flows, acquirers cannot afford to be slow to adapt. As adoption progresses, we expect to see a widening bifurcation between acquirers that are ready for Agentic Commerce and those that are not, driven primarily by their readiness to assist and enable their underlying merchants.

Fintech
Payment Optimisation
by Davide Villa | Apr 01, 2026
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7 min read
Agentic Commerce
Western Union’s Intermex deal challenges the “digital-only” remittance narrative

Western Union’s Intermex deal challenges the “digital-only” remittance narrative

EDC Team has taken a closer look at Western Union’s ~$500M acquisition of Intermex, exploring how the deal challenges the “digital-only” narrative in cross-border remittances. The article examines how distribution density, corridor control, and community-embedded retail networks remain critical competitive advantages, particularly in migrant-heavy markets where cash usage persists. It highlights how hybrid models combining physical and digital capabilities are emerging as a powerful complement to digital-only approaches, with important implications for pricing, customer acquisition, and long-term value creation in the remittance ecosystem

Payments
Go-To-Market Strategy
by EDC Team | Apr 01, 2026
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6 min read
Remittances
Fintech Briefing: BaaS as the Engine of Embedded Finance

Fintech Briefing: BaaS as the Engine of Embedded Finance

Embedded finance is expanding rapidly as fintechs and digital platforms integrate financial services directly into their core products.

Fintech
Product Innovation
by EDC Team | Mar 19, 2026
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Acquiring
Embedded Finance
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Breaking the Payment Barriers for Travel Intermediaries

Breaking the Payment Barriers for Travel Intermediaries

Edgar, Dunn & Company, a strategy consultancy specialised in payments with extensive expertise in travel, conducted qualitative interviews with a wide range of travel intermediaries across Europe with global operations, including OTAs, TMCs, bedbanks, NDC aggregators, and tour operators. Our discussions highlighted a consistent theme: as distribution models evolve, payment complexity is becoming not only an operational issue, but also a structural constraint on growth. In this article, we examine the key payment hurdles faced by these players and the trends reshaping B2B travel payments.

Travel & Transport
Strategy Consulting
by EDC Team | Mar 16, 2026
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7 min read
B2B
Digital payments
airline payments
Payment Orchestration
Alternative Payment Methods

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