AI-Powered E-commerce, Stablecoins and Local APMs: Emerging Trends Headline EBANX’s Payments Summit in Mexico

How could AI agents search, compare and pay for things? What makes stablecoins a game-changer for cross-border digital commerce? Why are local Alternative Payment Methods (APMs) crucial for any business wanting to enter and scale in emerging markets?

These are just some of the critical questions driving discussions at the EBANX Payments Summit, an annual event now in its eighth year, taking place 17-20 September in Mexico City. The Summit brings together global merchants, fintech pioneers and payment industry leaders to shape the future of digital commerce across the world’s most promising markets in Latin America, Africa, Asia and beyond. Powered by EBANX, a global technology company specialising in cross-border payment services for emerging markets, the event is organised in partnership with J.P. Morgan Payments and is sponsored by IXOPAY and Spreedly.

“The payments industry is experiencing an important turning point. Artificial intelligence, which has already been applied to developing and improving payment systems, is now reaching consumers, changing how they shop and completely transforming their journey,” explains João Del Valle, CEO and Co-founder of EBANX. “In such a disruptive landscape, EBANX’s Payments Summit serves as a forum that not only anticipates industry and technological trends but also provides insights and opportunities for digital economy players to understand, leverage and shape the next frontiers of global growth.”

Stablecoins represent another transformative force taking centre stage at the Summit. These digital assets are now establishing themselves as the foundation for a faster, cheaper and more programmable payment infrastructure that promises to revolutionise cross-border commerce. One of the panels will feature Circle, the issuer of USDC, one of the world’s leading stablecoins, and Triple-A, a regulated crypto payments company based in Singapore that is enabling enterprises worldwide to send and receive digital currency payments.

During the event, EBANX will launch new products related to stablecoins and AI-powered solutions. Additionally, the company is also set to announce its plans for expansion. Currently, EBANX operates in more than 20 countries. “We are not just talking about the future at this Summit; we are building it. Each of our upcoming announcements reinforces our mission to provide access whilst bridging the gap between global merchants and emerging economies,” Del Valle says.

APMs, Pix, cards and tokenisation

The EBANX annual Payments Summit will spotlight how emerging markets are driving payment innovation worldwide with dedicated panels exploring the most advanced APMs: from digital wallets and A2A schemes that dominate across Africa and Latin America to India’s UPI and Brazil’s Pix, the two most widely adopted instant payment systems globally.

Brazil’s Central Bank, broadly recognised as one of the world’s most innovative regulatory authorities, will present its strategic roadmap following the June launch of Pix Automático, a new recurring payments feature within the Pix system. According to data from Payments and Commerce Market Intelligence (PCMI) sourced by EBANX, Pix Automático is expected to unlock USD 30 billion in Brazil’s digital economy over the next two years.

Brazil’s explosive digital economy growth has been fuelled by the financial inclusion that APMs enable. Given this trend, payment localisation has become a strategic priority for global giants like Netflix, TikTok, Spotify, Canva and Sony. All five companies will attend the Summit to share how they have embraced APMs to offer consumers across emerging markets a wide range of payment options, driving customer acquisition and improving retention rates.

Additionally, dedicated sessions will tackle the challenges of market fragmentation and interoperability gaps, exploring how orchestration and tokenisation are becoming essential foundations for global payment strategies.

“What sets this event apart is its ability to bring together industry leaders to solve real-world challenges,” says John Noltensmeyer, CISO of IXOPAY. “As real-time systems raise expectations and global infrastructures grow more complex, businesses need new strategies to scale securely and efficiently across borders. The insights shared here will shape payment innovation for years to come,” states Noltensmeyer, who will give a keynote at the event.

During the Payments Summit, Andy McHale, Senior Director of Product and Market Strategy at Spreedly, will also take the stage. He will explore how open payment ecosystems are transforming global payment performance and enabling scalable cross-border growth. “The Payments Summit is a unique opportunity to help shape the next generation of strategies for faster, safer, and more successful global transactions,” says McHale.

Other industry-leading companies joining EBANX in Mexico include Stripe, Nequi, Mastercard and Clip.