Payments Brief: Sep 17, 2026

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.

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