This page may contain stale information. Last updated: 2026-09-15
Overview
Large-scale M&A and joint bids reshaping merchant and consumer payment rails amid stablecoin and AI-agent payment infrastructure races.
Timeline
- 2026-08-03: Same-day contrast — visa signs biocatch ($2.4B fraud intel, not closed); mastercard closes bvnk (stablecoin rails) (2026-08-03-visa-biocatch-2-4b-acquisition, 2026-08-03-mastercard-completes-bvnk-acquisition)
- 2026-07-15: Stripe + Advent ~$53.4B offer for PayPal (2026-07-15-stripe-advent-53b-paypal-takeover-bid)