Payments Brief: Jul 2, 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: Mounting pressure on interchange and assessment fees with the rise of account-to-account payment options; real-time payments infrastructure is expanding but lacks monetization strategies; fintechs focus on regulatory readiness and profitability over growth; digital assets and stablecoin regulations are evolving rapidly; merchant acquiring consolidation continues with a focus on software-led models; advances in fraud management remain crucial amidst growing transaction volumes; cross-border payments are being streamlined despite ongoing fragmentation challenges. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: squareup.com/refer