Payments Brief: May 17, 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: Visa's AI-powered assistant transforms shopping; Stripe's valuation highlights its digital commerce role; Stripe's AI advances to autonomous payments; Coinbase expands into a multi-asset platform; Revolut's AI assistant redefines retail banking; Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF enters the market; Initiatives in tokenized deposits and bonds reshape financial infrastructure. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: squareup.com/refer