World Cup Gives Cross-Border Payments Their Super Bowl Moment

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Spreedly’s Justin Benson The 2026 World Cup will generate billions of dollars in ticket sales, travel bookings and merchandise purchases, but for merchants, it may also become the largest real-world examination of fraud controls and cross-border payment infrastructure they will face all year. As fans move across three host countries and transact through dozens of payment methods and currencies, payment teams will confront a difficult reality: legitimate custome