WEEKLY FACTS 30 - 2026

Every day, Adnews reviews the latest innovations and news on financial services and international payment. Focus on announcements that should not be missed this week and that outline major trends in the sector.
Mastercard opens the new generation of mobile wallets
Mastercard launches "Mastercard Wallet Services", a software brick offering designed to facilitate the creation of contactless payment portfolios on iOS and Android. This initiative is deployed on the margins of the gradual opening of NFC access on iPhone in particular, and combines banks, fintechs, merchants and large digital platforms.
Visa introduces an AI financial assistant at the heart of banking apps
Visa unveiled a new financial assistant based on artificial intelligence, integrated with US bank applications. The objective of this new system is officially to transform payment services into a unified conversational interface, by crossing transaction data and banking information to guide customers throughout their journey.
BLIK allows to set OpenAI subscriptions via Stripe
OpenAI now allows Polish users to pay for their subscriptions, including ChatGPT Plus, thanks to Polish mobile payment leader's recurring payment service BLIK. This integration, carried out through the infrastructure of the Stripe, represents a new step in extending the BLIK ecosystem to major digital service providers.
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