Payments Brief: Aug 7, 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: PayPal and Google integrate payments into AI-driven workflows; Stripe partners with Nvidia for AI-native applications; X collaborates with Visa for a comprehensive payments ecosystem; Visa Direct and Nuvion enhance real-time cross-border payouts; IRIS advances instant payment corridors in Europe; the Bank of England drafts a Code of Practice for systemic stablecoin issuers; Zilch expands its regulatory engagement in the UK; Mollie achieves full operational coverage in the European Economic Area. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: squareup.com/refer