Payments Brief: Sep 22, 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: Stripe emerges as a key enabler of agent-driven commerce; Circle reportedly launches Arc, expanding into institutional payment infrastructure; PayPal advances its stablecoin strategy with PYUSDx integration; Checkout.com initiates direct U.S. acquiring through a new charter; Visa links stablecoin card programs to onchain credit; BBVA backs Swift's new global payments scheme; Revolut expands its regulated footprint with new banking licenses in Colombia and Switzerland; FCA outlines new crypto rules for exchanges and payments firms.

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