Visa says AI will start shopping and paying for you in 2026

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Visa says it has completed hundreds of secure AI initiated transactions with partners, signaling that agent driven shopping and checkout could reach mainstream consumers by the 2026 holiday season, raising both convenience and risk questions.

Gen X still trusts plastic over phone taps and crypto wallets

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Despite being comfortable with digital transactions, Generation X still leans heavily on traditional payment methods like debit and credit cards. New research from PXP shows that security and familiarity drive their decisions, with mobile wallets and crypto barely making a dent.