{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Payments Brief: FinTech, Banking & Payments News","title":"Payments Brief: Aug 26, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/04aef44a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":400,"description":"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: Stripe aims to acquire OpenRouter for AI model-routing capabilities; potential Stripe and PayPal merger could reshape payment landscapes; Visa will acquire BioCatch for advanced fraud prevention; expanding FedNow for cross-border applications gains industry support; Ramp's $750M raise underscores the need for AI spend management; Natural targets payments infrastructure for AI agents; Walmart's acceptance of Apple Pay and Google Pay shifts retail dynamics.\nToday's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting\nAffiliate Links:\nElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.io\nSquare: squareup.com/refer","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3O3UmA6pmqL28UdIaJ_cVUVtsRzh-1dl1pM-SuJrSHQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MTQ5/YTlhYjA3NmFlYTU1/MjQxZjgwY2M1NDEy/ZDkyNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}