Payments Brief: Apr 16, 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: Mastercard partners with major banks to combat authorized push payment fraud; regional banks expand real-time payments with Alacriti's RTP Hub; Deutsche Bank and Bolt enhance card acquiring capabilities in Europe; Visa launches Intelligent Commerce Connect for AI-driven transactions; Worldline sees a lift in authorization rates with AI; Citi and Ant International lower forex hedging costs with AI; Xelix's $160 million raise signals growth in payments automation; Revolut introduces AIR assistant for AI-driven financial guidance.
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