Issue 81

Issue 81 · Spring 2026 · Global Markets Focus

90% of two-click payment flows are about to be disrupted.

Chrome’s move to HTTPS-by-default is reshaping direct carrier billing worldwide. Plus: crypto on a Visa card, the uneven rise of RCS, African super apps, and the 10 companies you should be doing business with right now.

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Three reasons to open this issue today

A quick taste of what’s inside — the full breakdown is a few scrolls away.

Billing & payments P.08

HTTPS: the background and what it means

Why Chrome’s HTTPS-by-default shift threatens the header enrichment that DCB billing relies on.

Market roundup P.04

The latest news from around the world

A fast catch-up on the stories moving mobile payments, content and messaging this quarter.

Traffic & AI P.30

The network knows best

How AI is unlocking intent-based targeting and changing what “traffic generation” even means.

What’s inside Issue 81

Sixteen pages of analysis, opinion and market intelligence across payments, messaging, AI and regional growth.

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At the crossroads

How security, scale, alt.pay and DCB are reshaping telemedia in 2026.

P.14

Non-binary

The launch of crypto on a Visa card, set to make payments hybrid.

P.16

A certain ratio

Visa’s VAMP rules, and what they mean for telemedia payments.

P.20

Attention!

Driving traffic isn’t about ads anymore — it’s about competing for attention.

P.26

The uneven rise of RCS

RCS messaging is growing fast — but not everywhere at once.

P.28

More than a channel

How messaging is driving the next wave of African commerce.

P.32

eSIM for ISPs

How eSIM is turning ISPs into genuine network players.

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Africa goes super app

The rise of the African super app, and who’s building it.

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Companies you should be doing business with

Ten suppliers and partners worth your time this quarter — see page 34.

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