Payments Brief: Jul 23, 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's bid for PayPal signals significant consolidation in global payments; Natural raises $30 million to build AI-native payment infrastructure; Ramp's $750 million raise emphasizes demand for AI-driven financial platforms; Navan extends its travel and expense management footprint with Evotec; Revolut enters India while Flutterwave secures backing from Ripple to expand cross-border payment capabilities; stablecoin payment solutions are emerging within traditional financial systems. WEX's quarterly results provide insight into commercial payments demand. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: squareup.com/refer