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AI, stablecoins to drive major shift in digital payments market in 2026 outlook

The global digital payments market is entering a structural transition, with payments evolving into a core operating layer shaped by regulation, infrastructure and industrial strategy. In 2026, the sector is likely to focus on regulated stablecoins, AI agent-led automated payments and practical on-chain settlement. Visa and Mastercard are expanding pilots and frameworks. Stablecoin volumes are rising and U.S. rules are being finalised. In South Korea, legislative delays over a won stablecoin persist amid inter-agency differences.

Telecommunications & Media

KT penalty fee waiver spurs 30,000 users to switch, 70 percent choose SKT

About 30,000 KT subscribers moved to other carriers or budget mobile operators over three days after KT began waiving early termination fees, industry data showed. A total of 31,634 users left from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, with 26,192 choosing rival operators. Of those, 18,720 switched to SK Telecom and 7,272 to LG Uplus. Industry players cite SKT’s subscriber acquisition policies and limited perceived benefits of KT’s compensation package.

Industry

Are CES 2025 award-winning innovation products on sale now?

As CES 2026 approaches, a review of notable CES 2025 award-winning products shows that outcomes vary widely. Some, such as Lenovo’s Legion Go S with SteamOS, Moonbird’s screen-free meditation device and certain LG OLED TVs, are on sale. Others, including BioLite’s Backup Power Supply and Ohsnap’s MCON controller, have not launched but are slated to ship in 2026. Some remain unreleased or were dropped from recommendations due to price.