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Payment infrastructure is consolidating around unified consumer and developer networks, with high-growth platforms acquiring legacy incumbents to capture wallet ecosystems and accelerate public market transitions.

Impact: Creates dominant payment ecosystems capable of capturing larger shares of digital commerce while forcing competitors to differentiate through niche verticals or lower fee structures.

— from Payment Consolidation, AI Monetization Shifts, and Enterprise Governance · Doppelgänger Tech Talk· Jul 18, 2026