Article

Payments Radar 2026, Part 2

NEWS 02/2026

In the Payments Radar 2026, Part 2, we highlight the developments currently shaping the European payments landscape, identify areas where concrete action is needed, and outline the issues that banks and payment service providers should already be addressing strategically.

Bilal Aukal

Paul Krügel

Payments

28. July 2026 8 minutes reading time

Technology and Infrastructure Trends
Regulatory & Compliance
AI & Data
Footnote

Following a regulatory turning point in European payments, the focus in 2026 will be on the implementation and scaling of new requirements, infrastructures and services.

At the same time, new developments are gaining significant momentum: the digital European payment system Wero, API-based account-to-account (A2A) payments and data-driven services are transforming market structures in the payments sector and opening up new strategic options for banks. At the same time, with e-invoicing, eIDAS 2.0 and the EU AI Act, the demands on integration, governance and real-time capability are rising continuously.

Would you like to read more?

Already have an account? Then simply log in. New to Banking.Vision? Register now and enjoy free access to all content.

Already have an account? Log in here.

Exklusive Inhalte Erfahren Sie es immer zuerst.

Fundierte Branchenkenntnis Folgen Sie unseren Experten.

Kostenlose Registrierung Profitieren Sie uneingeschränkt von allen Inhalten.

Immer up to date Verpassen Sie keinen Beitrag mehr.

Related Collections

Payments

New standards, innovations and changing customer needs are reshaping the market and infrastructure. Groundbreaking trends and developments, whether in traditional retail and mass payments or in innovative technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain and the cloud, are creating challenging tasks for financial institutions. In this collection, our experts and authors take an indepth look into the topic ‘Payments’ and summarise the most significant insights for you. Dive in and discover the latest developments in payment transactions.

Discover even more interesting articles on this topic.