The Daily Pulse is a weekday executive briefing on payments, banking, and lending: the deals, earnings, regulatory actions, and product moves that matter, and what they signal for the industry.
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The Daily Pulse – September 23, 2026
Stablecoin rails advanced into cards and national trust charters, agentic AI hits mainstream with launch of…
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The Daily Pulse – September 21, 2026
Regulators leaned toward speed and simplification this week — the FDIC moved to fast-track merger reviews…
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The Daily Pulse – September 18, 2026
The week’s Fed hike to 3.75%–4% is now rippling through credit: Freddie Mac’s 30-year mortgage rate…
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The Daily Pulse – September 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve raised rates for the first time since 2023 — a quarter point to…
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The Daily Pulse – September 16, 2026
Senate’s crypto market-structure bill collapsed in a failed cloture vote. In payments, instant rails pushed further…
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The Daily Pulse – September 15, 2026
Washington dominated the week: the President renewed his pledge to cut credit-card swipe fees, federal regulators…
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The Daily Pulse – September 14, 2026
Visa’s CEO said AI shopping has arrived but agentic payments haven’t, RTP held its volume lead…
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The Daily Pulse – September 12, 2026
U.S. Bank became one of the first banks to launch a stablecoin on a public blockchain,…
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The Daily Pulse – September 11, 2026
Fintechs racing to own bank charters defined the week — Chime agreed to buy partner Stride…
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The Daily Pulse – September 8, 2026
Read the latest in payments and banking. Stablecoins continue to make inroads into traditional payments businesses…
