Global Scans · Trust · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Trust in politicians and experts is falling fast. Privacy is under threat and may lead to a collapse of confidence in technology as the world is increasingly networked. Unless reliability, integrity, and surety can keep pace with accelerating change trust in anything but oneself may disappear.

• [New] ATM 2026 will play an important role in bringing the international travel community together at a time when collaboration, confidence and long-term planning are more important than ever. Breaking Travel News
• [New] A successful attack on a major bank - or several financial institutions simultaneously - could disrupt payment systems, impair customer access to funds, and undermine confidence in the U.S. financial system. Forbes
• [New] Checkout.com quantifies the trust gap in AI shopping: Checkout.com reported that one-third of surveyed consumers expect at least 10% of their purchases to be AI-driven within a year, while 27% said they trust no organization to operate an AI shopping agent. Agentic Commerce Frontier
• [New] Stablecoins pose risks to financial stability, monetary policy, and the international monetary order, including run risk from liquidity mismatches and loss of confidence in reserve assets. Gibson Dunn
• [New] In 2026, CMOs are expected to deliver growth while rebuilding trust, modernising data strategies, and integrating AI into every part of the marketing machine, without losing what makes a brand distinctive and authentic. MWC Barcelona
• [New] In Switzerland, investors increasingly expect a team to show defensible know-how, industry fit, and a realistic path to enterprise trust. Mean CEO's BLOG
• [New] The war on Iran may restore some measure of US prestige in the eyes of governments that feared Iranian dominance, but it will not restore broad Arab public confidence in the US vision for the Middle East. Al Jazeera
• [New] In 2026, manufacturers expect cobots to deliver industrial-grade durability, precision motion control, and long-term reliability, not just ease of use. EVST
• [New] Optimism about the twelve-month outlook reached its highest point since February, with some of the improvement attributed to signs that the conflict in the Middle East could be moving toward resolution, although overall confidence remained below historical norms. Yahoo! Finance
• [New] The networks that compound their fraud-model and customer-comms capability are the ones that hold consumer trust into 2027 and beyond. TechBullion
• [New] Work on the next iteration of the trust framework, focusing on authentication, orchestration, and trusted attributes, is already underway, with a target release in 2027. UKAuthority
• [New] Financial services will be central to making the UK a world-leading AI economy, by providing the capital, infrastructure, and trust needed for AI to scale across the wider economy. FCA
• [New] Stronger standards could contribute to more consistent supply chains and reinforce confidence in Indian-origin products across global retail and FMCG supply chains. FoodNavigator-Asia.com
• [New] Through initiatives such as SWIFT 2.0 and tighter controls on ingredient sources, regulators are strengthening oversight across food supply chains to reduce contamination risks, improve traceability, and protect product integrity. FoodNavigator-Asia.com
• [New] Per Pew, only 29% of chatbot users say they have much trust in chatbot information, only 16% predict a net-positive societal impact from AI in twenty years, and a clear majority say AI is advancing too fast. Digital Applied
• [New] Information integrity risk, caused by the proliferation of AI-enabled decision-making and uncertain AI transparency requirements, gained the top rank of emerging risks for the first quarter of 2026. Gartner
• [New] By rebuilding foreign and security policy links, the UK can address immediate global threats while fostering the trust necessary for eventual economic concessions. niesr
• [New] Progress by Visa and Mastercard could accelerate consumer confidence in AI-assisted purchasing and help move AI agents from product discovery into actual transaction execution. MarketingProfs
• [New] Pure human-only content will remain valued, especially for trust-dependent niches. SociaVault
• [New] Growing regulatory pressures around ESG compliance, increasing sophistication of cyber attacks and the interconnected nature of global supply chains are top concerns for many, as they have the potential to disrupt operations and erode stakeholder trust. Default
• [New] In 2026, chatbots powered by fine-tuned LLMs will serve as virtual advisors, knowledge bases, and even brand storytellers, delivering coherent, natural, and engaging conversations that build trust. Best AI Services And Solutions For Smarter Business Gro
• [New] Organizations that treat 2026 as a strategic preparation year, rather than a temporary grace period, will be in a much stronger position as reporting and assurance expectations increase. Erm
• [New] Organizations that use 2026 to pressure-test methodologies, strengthen documentation, review internal controls, and identify governance gaps will be significantly better positioned as assurance requirements evolve. Erm

Last updated: 06 July 2026