Tokenization, programmable payments, inclusion: Unpacking near-term trends in the payments ecosystem

• Very little appears to be staying the same where the payments industry stands in 2023 compared to where it’s headed in the next few years.
• Tokenization beyond cards, borderless rails, credit for the underbanked, and the proliferation of payment acceptance options are some of the near-term trends in the payments ecosystem, suggests a new Mastercard report.