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Tausif Ahmed, Country Leader for Middle East and Africa at Worldpay
The global shift towards digital payment methods shows no sign of slowing. It is hard to deny the ease of use and convenience digital wallets provide, whether shopping in-store or online.
While digital wallet technology has already reached a certain level of maturity, we expect payment providers to continue the relentless innovation to improve their offering, drive adoption and boost security.
It is, however, important to note that in the UAE specifically, consumers have a deep connection to traditional payment methods, with credit cards the leading payment method across all channels with 34% of e-com and 35% of POS transaction value in 2024.
However, in MEA as a whole, we forecast that digital payments will represent the majority, 65%, of e-commerce transaction value by 2030.
In an era of payments defined by consumer choice, merchants must continually evolve their offerings to cultivate customer loyalty and avoid basket abandonment.
Alongside digital wallets, the rise of account-to-account (A2A) payments looks set to reshape the future of fintech, as real-time payments infrastructure and open banking technology continue to mature globally.
More long-term, we may see the rollout of the Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), which could have significant implications on the financial and payment ecosystems.
At the same time, AI offers significant opportunities for payment providers to enhance fraud prevention, authorisation rates, smart routing, risk management and onboarding processes for merchants.
Dramatic personalisation, remarkable customer service and superior risk management are trends I expect to see over the next decade.
John Hallahan, Director of Business Solutions and Advisory (EMEA) at Fireblocks
Over the next five years, stablecoins are likely to become an even bigger component of digital payment infrastructure, offering a faster and more cost-effective alternative to traditional systems.
As the need for real-time, cross-border payments grows, we can expect stablecoin-based payment gateways to play a larger role in both consumer and business transactions.
We are already seeing this at scale in markets such as Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia.
These gateways will make it easier to move money across borders without relying on intermediaries, helping reduce costs and settlement times.
We're already seeing early adoption in regions like the UAE, where stablecoins are being used for trade, remittances and everyday payments.
At the same time, tokenisation and on-chain finance will begin to influence areas like treasury management, FX settlements and trade finance, bringing greater transparency and efficiency.
As regulatory clarity improves, particularly around stablecoins, this will help drive more widespread adoption among institutions.
In the next decade, we will see the impact of AI and Gen AI drive more effective customer engagement and delivery of products and services to customers.
Nick Maynard, VP of Fintech Market Research at Juniper Research
There are so many! Obviously, AI will have a dramatic impact, and we expect further advances such as agentic AI to boost this impact further.
New payment methods are having a big impact too. Account-to-account payments are topical and gaining traction, as are stablecoins, particularly in the cross-border arena.
We expect the next decade to see increasing innovation and change.
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