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Airwallex and Stigg connect payments to AI product access

Airwallex Partners With Stigg For AI Payments

Hey Payments Fanatic!

AI companies can attract customers from all over the world from day one. But when users pay by subscription, top up credits or pay for what they actually use, there’s a tricky question: how do you keep payments and product access in sync?

That’s what Airwallex and Stigg are tackling with their new integration. Airwallex handles global payments, while Stigg manages what each customer is allowed to access. Payment outcomes flow back to Stigg in real time, so upgrades, top-ups, and failed payments can trigger the right access changes without extra custom integrations.

For AI businesses with usage-based pricing and customers across multiple markets, this connects two things that need to work together: getting paid and deciding what a customer can use next.

And looking further ahead, ACI Worldwide and Finextra asked 162 payments leaders what payments will look like by 2030. Account-to-account payments, 24/7 instant payments, cloud infrastructure and AI all feature prominently, alongside growing compliance challenges

Here’s what else is happening in payments today👇

See you tomorrow!

Cheers,

Marcel

INSIGHTS

💡 ACI Worldwide and Finextra asked 162 payments leaders what they think payments will look like by 2030 - and the answers point to a pretty busy few years ahead. A2A payments, 24/7 instant payments, cloud infrastructure and AI all feature prominently, while compliance is becoming harder to separate from innovation. See what payments leaders are expecting by 2030.

NEWS

🌐 Airwallex partners with Stigg to connect payments and entitlements for AI companies. Payment outcomes from Airwallex sync with Stigg in real time. Stigg then updates customer access after payments, upgrades or plan changes. Read on

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🇺🇸 Unit launches Real-Time Payments on its platform. Clients can send and receive RTP in seconds, 24/7/365, including weekends and holidays. Unit connects directly to The Clearing House with no intermediary processor.

🇨🇱 AEON adds Chilean bank transfers to its settlement network for AI commerce. Users can pay in Chilean pesos with crypto through AEON Pay, while AEON converts the funds and initiates a local bank transfer to the merchant.

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