James Wester, Director of Cryptocurrency and Co-Head of Payments at Javelin Strategy & Research, will speak at WSAA 2026, held September 15–17 in Palm Springs.

His session, “Payments Trends 2026: Real vs. Hype,” will examine which developments in AI, crypto, fraud, and embedded payments are truly reshaping the industry, and which are more noise than substance.

WSAA brings together acquiring industry experts, ISOs, merchant services providers, and payment professionals for education, technology showcases, and networking across the evolving payments landscape.

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