Payments Brief: Jul 19, 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 and Advent International consider a significant acquisition of PayPal; Flutterwave secures funding with Ripple's backing, highlighting Africa's payments potential; BBVA leads with SWIFT's new cross-border retail payments scheme; HSBC enters the Bank of England’s Digital Securities Sandbox; Grasshopper Bank integrates stablecoins into business payments; a consortium champions AI-driven automated payments in France; Ramp's valuation highlights investor interest in AI financial platforms; the Reserve Bank of India's proactive fraud measures show global potential. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: squareup.com/refer