Payments & FinTech Daily - Mar 12, 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 launches its Crypto Partner Program with Modern Treasury joining as an on/off‑ramp provider; US regulators issue FAQs clarifying capital treatment for tokenized securities and signal more market structure scrutiny; UK’s FCA removes contactless limits and publishes an Open Finance roadmap; researchers unveil the A402 protocol enabling real‑time AI‑agent micropayments; embedded finance and stablecoin rails continue to scale with programmability and API‑driven adoption.
This podcast is designed for executives and senior professionals across payments, fintech, banking, and financial technology who want to stay informed without spending hours tracking industry news. Sources referenced include company announcements, regulatory releases, financial media reporting, and industry publications.
