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title: New Payment Trends Reshaping the Industry
description: In this episode of the Merchant Sales Podcast, James Shepherd explores some of the biggest developments shaping the payments landscape today. He discusses the rapid growth of digital wallets like Apple Pay, increasing merchant acceptance of cryptocurrency, and new payment frameworks emerging for cross-border transactions.
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# New Payment Trends Reshaping the Industry
In this episode of the Merchant Sales Podcast, James Shepherd explores some of the biggest developments shaping the payments landscape today. He discusses the rapid growth of digital wallets like Apple Pay, increasing merchant acceptance of cryptocurrency, and new payment frameworks emerging for cross-border transactions.
[ James Shepherd ](https://www.ccsalespro.com/podcast/author/james-shepherd)
Mar 13, 2026
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In this episode of the Merchant Sales Podcast, James Shepherd explores some of the biggest developments shaping the payments landscape today. He discusses the rapid growth of digital wallets like Apple Pay, increasing merchant acceptance of cryptocurrency, and new payment frameworks emerging for cross-border transactions. He also highlights an important reality in payments: technology may evolve quickly, but consumer adoption often takes much longer.
The episode also features Patti Murphy’s ****Today in Payments**** segment, covering key industry updates including mobile wallet usage trends, crypto adoption among merchants, new cross-border payment initiatives from SWIFT, and Elon Musk’s plans for the upcoming ****X Money**** financial super app.
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