SpaceX $2 Trillion IPO, Visa + OpenAI, Mastercard’s AI Payments, Secret Ban on Revolut

This week on On The Ground, Sam and Otabek try a new format and bring their own biggest stories of the week to debate live. The result? One of the most important weeks we've seen across AI, payments, fintech, and technology.Topics covered:• Visa's new partnership with OpenAI and what it means for agentic commerce• Why Mastercard is building payments for AI agents and machines• The battle to become the trust layer for AI-powered transactions• SpaceX reaching a $2 trillion valuation and Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire• The future of AI infrastructure, compute, and data centers in space• The European Central Bank's secret restrictions on Revolut's product launches• Whether Europe is making it harder for fintech champions to scale• FIFA World Cup, Visa's payments strategy, and the growing role of fintech in sports• Stripe's major partnership with Lloyds Banking Group and what it means for UK paymentsThe biggest theme running through all these stories is simple: AI agents are becoming economic participants. Visa, Mastercard, OpenAI, Stripe, Google, Coinbase, and others are racing to build the infrastructure that will allow machines to buy, sell, negotiate, and transact on our behalf.Who wins this race may define the future of commerce.