Payments Brief is your daily, executive-level podcast keeping you current on payments, banking, and fintech. In just a few minutes, you’ll stay current on key stories and news, wherever money is moving. Receive high-signal intelligence on real-time payments, stablecoins and crypto, AI and agentic trends, embedded finance, and more. We break down the major partnerships, product launches, and regulatory shifts shaping the future of financial services. Designed for decision-makers, operators, and tech leaders who need total clarity before the first meeting of the day. New episodes published every morning.
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Episode #180
Payments Brief: Sep 19, 2026
Sep 19, 20267 min
Payments and FinTech Daily delivers a concise, executive-level briefing on the most important developments in payments, banking, and financial technology. In today's episode: Stripe's shared payment token rises as a key player in agent-driven commerce; new rules for political candidates' compensation reshape campaign finance; SEC proposes changes to political contribution rules affecting investment advisers; President Trump suggests a $5,000 payment to U.S. adults; campaign finance reveals increasing paid influencer roles and opaque political spending in the U.S. and U.K. decoupling money pools demand tighter regulation. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links: ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.io Square: squareup.com/refer
Payments and FinTech Daily delivers a concise, executive-level briefing on the most important developments in payments, banking, and financial technology. In today's episode: Political money is expanding and becoming more sophisticated; tokenized settlement is transitioning from concept to infrastructure; JPMorgan identifies tokenized money as a major industry trend; political payment transactions are on the rise; regulation shifts could reshape political spending and the financial landscape. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links: ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.io Square: squareup.com/refer
Payments and FinTech Daily delivers a concise, executive-level briefing on the most important developments in payments, banking, and financial technology. In today's episode: Circle launches Arc to expand its role in institutional payments; PayPal’s stablecoin platform PYUSDx goes live, integrating with existing payment systems; UK’s FCA outlines crypto regulations impacting exchanges and payments firms; Revolut’s expansion with Colombian and Swiss banking licences; Grab acquires stake in Atome Financial, enhancing its credit services; Checkout.com starts direct US acquiring with a new charter; Visa links stablecoin card programs to onchain credit; BBVA leads with Swift’s new global payments scheme for faster international transfers. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links: ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.io Square: squareup.com/refer
Payments and FinTech Daily delivers a concise, executive-level briefing on the most important developments in payments, banking, and financial technology. In today's episode: FedNow adoption accelerates, broadening instant payment infrastructure across major U.S. banks; JPMorgan positions tokenized deposits within enterprise infrastructure discourse; political payments highlight complex financial operations, disclosure challenges, and real-time reporting needs; FEC data infrastructure illustrates transparency versus latency trade-offs; regulatory frameworks for paid political influencers remain inconsistent, necessitating private compliance solutions. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links: ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.io Square: squareup.com/refer
Payments and FinTech Daily delivers a concise, executive-level briefing on the most important developments in payments, banking, and financial technology. In today's episode: OpenAI partners with Fiscal.ai to bring financial data into ChatGPT workflows; Tabby secures $233M funding to expand in consumer finance; India's NPCI introduces NFC UPI Tap and Pay for seamless transactions; Mastercard and Google Pay are piloting biometric authentication; Singapore banks test blockchain transactions on SWIFT network; Revolut gains conditional U.S. bank approval; Checkout.com launches direct acquiring in the U.S. These developments highlight an industry focused on control of financial data and infrastructure. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links: ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.io Square: squareup.com/refer
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