{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Payments Brief: FinTech, Banking & Payments News","title":"Payments Brief: May 18, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bb347ea1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":387,"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: Morgan Stanley launches a spot Bitcoin ETF, intensifying the crypto ETF fee battle; eToro's strategic acquisition of Zengo circumvents MiCA regulations in Europe; Intercontinental Exchange invests $2 billion in Polymarket, advancing prediction markets; Bullish acquires Equiniti for a $4.2 billion tokenized securities infrastructure; Coinbase shifts to a multi-asset platform with stock trading and AI financial tools; Revolut introduces AI assistance to enhance banking interfaces; Visa's AI shopping assistant pilots reshape commerce; Stripe's valuation surges as it nears $2 trillion in transactions.\nToday's episode is brought to you by: BNewshel Consulting\nAffiliate Links:ElevenLabs: try.elevenlabs.ioSquare: 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}