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▶ 19:01 · Payments & Banking Infrastructure · Banks vertically rebundling payments to disintermediate Visa/Mastercard
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China Considers AI Export Controls, SK Hynix $28B IPO, Banks Target Payment Business | Diet TBPN

2026-07-08 · 7 company · 5 thematic
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john coogan

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show focused on startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

jordi hays

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show covering startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

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Banks vertically rebundling payments to disintermediate Visa/Mastercard
Large US banks are exploring a consortium acquisition of Fiserve's debit networks (Star, Excel) to own end-to-end payment rails, capturing more economics and building toward AI-agent checko…