Payments Brief: Jul 31, 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: Morgan Stanley opens its wealth management platform to external AI agents; Nuvei acquires Payoneer in a $2.75 billion deal; Adyen purchases Orb for $335 million to enhance payments orchestration; Revolut reports record profits and U.S. expansion plans; Ramp raises $750 million, highlighting AI-driven fintech; Mercury's valuation rises to $5.2 billion; Coinbase enhances its direct deposit feature; a federal appeals court upholds Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: squareup.com/refer