Payments Brief: Jul 10, 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: BR-DGE raises £10 million for payments orchestration; Nebex secures $30 million for space economy financial infrastructure; Worldline, Mastercard, and Crédit Agricole complete France’s first agentic payment transaction; Visa and Nuvei advance merchant-led agentic payment capabilities; Square integrates ChatGPT and Claude into merchant discovery workflows; a consortium launches Open USD stablecoin for regulated payments; UK FCA and Singapore MAS shape crypto and AI regulations. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: squareup.com/refer