Payments & FinTech Daily - Mar 18, 2026
Today’s episode covers Visa’s new embedded payment tools for banks, major movement on open banking regulation, U.S. stablecoin pilots at large banks, Mastercard’s fight against synthetic identity fraud, and the rapid digital growth in cross-border B2B payments.
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: Visa launches an embedded payments suite for banks to accelerate real-time payouts. The CFPB nears a decision on national open banking standards. U.S. banks launch stablecoin pilots for consumer payments. Mastercard addresses a spike in synthetic identity fraud tied to BNPL. And cross-border B2B payments continue their digital shift as global supply chains recover.
