Payments Brief: May 22, 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 enhances AI-driven fraud tools, improving dispute management for merchants; Mastercard expands Pay-by-Bank, reducing reliance on traditional card rails; Stripe upgrades its payments orchestration, offering greater transaction control; Adyen leverages generative AI for improved fraud detection; JPMorgan simplifies U.S. instant payments access with unified connectivity through FedNow and RTP; Regulatory scrutiny increases with the U.S. CFPB probing P2P platforms and European guidelines on AI use in financial services issued. Today's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting Affiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: squareup.com/refer