Daily brief

August 19, 2026

2 stories curated for this day.

Monzo activated its Monzo Stand-in backup bank to keep payments working for customers during a technical outage affecting its app. Sources: pymnts (opens in a new tab) , finextra (opens in a new tab)
Nium launches domestic card issuance in the United States, extending its multi-region payments issuing platform to North America. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)