FinTech Magazine January 2026 | Page 80

FINTECH STRATEGIES

“ With Open Payment Framework, merchants can accelerate innovation, lower integration costs, and offer their customers a superior and seamless payment experience”

Marcus Schreiner, Global VP of SAP Customer Experience, SAP
“ With Open Payment Framework, merchants can accelerate innovation, lower integration costs, and offer their customers a superior and seamless payment experience.”
The launch comes as payment infrastructure increasingly becomes a competitive differentiator rather than merely a functional requirement.
Open payment protocols are emerging as a solution to integration challenges, providing scalable frameworks for building commercial applications that connect AI systems and payment processors securely. The framework’ s cloud-native architecture reflects broader shifts in enterprise software,
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