Subscriptions news and trends

Walmart Takes On Prime With $120 Subscription Bundle

October 25, 2026
Walmart Sam's Club subscription
Ebanx Adds Recurring Wallet Payments in Nigeria Through OPay
Subscriptions // October 22, 2026

Cross-border payments provider Ebanx launched recurring payments through Nigerian digital wallet OPay, according to a Thursday (Oct. 22) press release. The solution gives international subscription businesses another way to collect payments in a market where credit card ownership remains limited, the release said. Consumers can...

NYC Launches Nation’s First Municipal Click-to-Cancel Rule
Subscriptions // October 01, 2026

New York City’s Click-to-Cancel rule took effect Thursday (Oct. 1), making the city the first municipality in the country to implement such a rule, the Office of the Mayor said in a press release. The rule gives New York City new authority to crack down...

Citi Launches Mastercard Subscription Management Tool in UAE
Payment Methods // September 17, 2026

Citi has launched Mastercard’s subscription management capability, Smart Subscriptions, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mastercard said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) press release. The launch marks Citi’s first deployment of Smart Subscriptions anywhere in the world, and Mastercard’s first deployment of the capability in...

Cross-Border Payments Bundle Local Rails to Tackle Market Fragmentation
Cross-border Payments // September 17, 2026

Watch more: Need to Know With Sebastian Fantini of EBANX Payment fragmentation can slow cross-border expansion when each new market and each new method mean a new integration project. Bundling things up can simplify it all. The underlying transaction is familiar, like a software subscription,...

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Cross-Border Payments Bundle Local Rails to Tackle Market Fragmentation

September 17, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Sebastian Fantini of EBANX Payment fragmentation can slow cross-border expansion when each new market and each new method mean a new integration project. Bundling things up can simplify it all. The underlying transaction is familiar, like a software subscription, video gaming purchase or digital service. Yet the method customers […]

Petwealth Uses AI to Turn Pet Lab Results Into Action

September 01, 2026
Angelo Palivos built Petwealth after losing his own pet to an illness that a diagnostic lab couldn’t catch in time. That loss became the company’s founding premise. Veterinary care moves...

Tokenization Moves From Security Tool to Checkout Strategy

June 16, 2026
Watch more: The Digital Shift With Spreedly’s Doug Fry The modern checkout page has become a proving ground where speed, trust and data quality determine whether a purchase succeeds or...

FinTechs Push Banks Toward the Subscription Playbook

June 11, 2026
When interest margins become harder to predict, recurring fees begin to look more attractive. A growing number of traditional banks and FinTechs are bringing subscription models to market that package...

Quick Reads
Walmart Takes On Prime With $120 Subscription Bundle

October 25, 2026
Walmart has begun offering customers the chance to combine Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus memberships into a single subscription.` Such a move is a “direct shot” at Amazon Prime, Brett Rose, founder and CEO at wholesale distributor United National Consumer Supplier, told Retail Dive in a recent report. Walmart’s offer is $120 a year vs. […]

Ebanx Adds Recurring Wallet Payments in Nigeria Through OPay

October 22, 2026
Cross-border payments provider Ebanx launched recurring payments through Nigerian digital wallet OPay, according to a Thursday (Oct. 22) press release. The solution gives international subscription businesses another way to collect...

NYC Launches Nation’s First Municipal Click-to-Cancel Rule

October 01, 2026
New York City’s Click-to-Cancel rule took effect Thursday (Oct. 1), making the city the first municipality in the country to implement such a rule, the Office of the Mayor said...

Citi Launches Mastercard Subscription Management Tool in UAE

September 17, 2026
Citi has launched Mastercard’s subscription management capability, Smart Subscriptions, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mastercard said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) press release. The launch marks Citi’s first deployment...