Payments Brief: Jun 24, 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: Deluxe acquires Celero Commerce, boosting merchant acquiring capabilities; Europe's Wero instant payment scheme expands, challenging incumbents; Pine Labs launches fully agentic payments, shifting transaction control; Razorpay's potential IPO could set a new benchmark for Indian fintechs; Zelle eyes international expansion via stablecoin settlement in India; India's digital payments intelligence platform explores real-time fraud orchestration; UPI ecosystem in India faces market maturity challenges; partnerships like PingPong and Visa highlight the ongoing relevance of card networks. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: squareup.com/refer