PhotonPay and Stripe are announcing a strategic partnership to enhance PhotonPay’s online acquiring capabilities and expand payment methods across more than 100 currencies and 20 markets.

PhotonPay will use AI-driven routing, real-time risk monitoring, and a unified capital management interface to improve checkout conversion and fraud prevention, supported by Stripe’s global reach.

The collaboration underscores PhotonPay’s growing global footprint and Stripe’s role in delivering scalable, regionally tailored online payment solutions for merchants and consumers.

Survey findings show 97% of executives say their companies have or will shift production and sourcing, with tariffs viewed as less prepared risk and tools like supplier diversification and strategic warehousing cited; nearly half note postponed sustainability initiatives due to cost concerns.

Background on Agility and its portfolio emphasizes the company's global footprint and points readers to the 2026 index and Agility’s channels for more information.

The GCC states are highlighted as rising global transit hubs investing in AI, energy transition, and talent, and poised to maintain strong relations with both the U.S. and China as thriving trade crossroads.

Key takeaways center on ongoing supply chain diversification, the performance of emerging markets, and the link between digital maturity and logistics competitiveness, as highlighted by Transport Intelligence and industry leaders.

Readers are directed to the 2026 Index at agility.com/2026index, with additional details about Agility’s corporate profile and contacts.

Transport Intelligence (Ti) is credited with compiling the index since 2009, with commentary from Ti CEO John Manners-Bell on structural uncertainty and ongoing supply chain engineering in emerging markets.

In the 2026 Agility Emerging Markets Index, logistics executives anticipate ongoing volatility from trade, geopolitics, and the economy in 2026, and are responding with AI adoption, cost controls, and reconfiguring supply chains.

Industry expert John Manners-Bell describes a framework of structural uncertainty, noting that emerging markets are embedding advanced digital tools, though capability gaps persist across countries.

Across markets, gaps in skills, infrastructure, and access to capital remain constraints on broader digital tool adoption.