DigiCon 2026 Day 2: The best tech gets out of the way

Homepage > News > Business > DigiCon 2026 Day 2: The best tech gets out of the way TL;DR: Day 2 of DigiCon 2026 moved from interoperability to collaboration. Speakers said the best technology fades into everyday life, whether in EV mobility (“phygital”), digital payments, or creative work. Finance panelists said seamless, secure payments need purposeful friction and customer trust. Edelman’s Judy John argued that human-machine collaboration, built on human difference, is the real advantage in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Key Takeaways: DigiCon 2026 Day 2 shifted focus from interoperability and AI access to collaboration, digital finance, and the blending of physical and digital worlds. “Phygital” is the blending of physical and digital experiences to remove friction, applied to mobility by AC Mobility’s Carla Buencamino. Philippine EV sales rose 163% to 54,372 units in the first nine months of 2026, yet misconceptions still slow adoption. Digital finance panelists said the best payment experience is the one customer never notice, built on a secure, reliable, and trusted infrastructure. Panelists separated meaningless friction, caused by poor system integration,...