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They鈥檙e still using the payment method, but some are wary the plans lead to overspending

We look at how adjusted pricing, launching in new categories and markets, and growing its debit card made this possible

The wallet has pushed to capture more payment volume from inbound travelers to China and Chinese travelers abroad

The payments provider maintained impressive POS growth given heightened competition in the space

The directive from acting Director Scott Bessent throws recent payments rules like the open banking and BNPL rules into flux

Their model proved they can include BNPL loans without hurting most consumers鈥� credit scores

It opened up its ecosystem and seemingly gave up its grand financial services ambitions. But it鈥檚 still a major payments player.

Amazon sees storm clouds ahead: The retailer's weak guidance raises red flags for a broad swath of companies鈥攕uggesting that retail headwinds could be more widespread than expected.

On today's episode, we discuss Apple鈥檚 dominance in the digital wallet arena. In our 鈥淗eadlines鈥� segment, we look at the ramifications of The Kroger Co.鈥檚 about-face on Apple Pay and how the EU is scrutinizing Apple Pay in its antitrust investigation. In 鈥淪tory by Numbers,鈥� we examine how Gen Z鈥檚 use of iPhones will keep Apple competitive in the digital wallet space and the success of Apple鈥檚 new savings account. And in our new segment, 鈥淲hat If,鈥� host Rob Rubin presents a few hypotheticals and discusses what things would look like if they were true. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst David Morris.

It launched Tap to Pay on Android a year after it signed on to deploy Apple鈥檚 Tap to Pay on iPhone鈥攈elping feed demand for softPOS and contactless payments.

On today鈥檚 episode, we discuss how Gen Zers are different from older generations in that a lot of their financial services product consumption will be embedded within non-financial service-specific experiences. In our "Headlines" segment, we examine how convenience plays a major factor into Gen Z decision-making. In "Story by Numbers," we discuss Gen Z鈥檚 use of Apple Pay in consumer finance and if consumers can find competitive prices while using embedded finance experiences. And in "For Argument's Sake," we debate if more than 10% of Gen Z or Gen Alpha will go their whole lives without establishing direct relationships with financial service providers. Listen in to the conversation with host Rob Rubin and our analysts Grace Broadbent and Eleni Digalaki.

Bank of America, JPMorgan, and other banks are creating a digital wallet to compete with Apple Pay and PayPal鈥攂ut there鈥檚 one catch.

Holiday spend, international transactions, and non-card payments boosted growth

While meme coins don鈥檛 have a long-term future as a payment method, there is growing momentum for stablecoin crypto payments

Partnerships, non-card payments, and value-added services will help offset potential losses from the Capital One-Discover merger

Working with Visa will bring the future P2P platform added trust and security鈥攁s well as real-time payment capabilities

The expanded partnership boosts merchant acceptance for both Fastlane and Pay with Venmo