Payments

Highlights: Alchemy AgentCard gives agents Visa tokens, email, phone, and wallet access. Developers can set merchant limits, budgets, and transaction rules in real time. Agent payment tools now span Visa, Mastercard, USDC, and EVM blockchain rails.  Blockchain infrastructure provider Alchemy […]

Highlights: Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard reportedly plan a stablecoin platform for faster payment settlement. Coinbase also weighs a potential participation in the stablecoin platform move. Stablecoin settlements are now drawing deeper interest from major payment networks.  Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe […]

Highlights: Mastercard is adding regulated stablecoins to give partners more flexible settlement options. The service will support USDC, RLUSD, PYUSD, USDG, USDP, and SoFiUSD. Stablecoin settlement will first expand in the U.S. and Latin America through selected partners. Mastercard has […]

Highlights: MoonPay launched MoonPay Trade to connect institutions to over 200 blockchains via a single API. The platform supports onchain trading, settlement, conversion, payments, and more than 120 fiat currencies. MoonPay Trade uses Decent.xyz technology to support cross-chain routing and […]

Highlights: South Carolina approved Senate Bill 163 to protect crypto payments, wallets, mining, and blockchain services. The law blocks state and local authorities from accepting or testing central bank digital currencies. Crypto mining firms get zoning protection but must reduce […]

Highlights: Elizabeth Warren criticized the OCC for approving crypto trust charters without full banking safeguards. Warren said some crypto firms may be using trust charters to act like banks. The senator asked the OCC to share charter documents and legal […]

Highlights: Polygon launched a private feature that enables secure and compliant stablecoin payments for institutions. The system uses zero-knowledge proofs and KYT checks to hide transaction data. Polygon designed the system to meet institutional needs by combining transaction privacy with […]

Highlights: Western Union launched USDPT to enable real-time settlement across its global payment network. The USDPT stablecoin improves liquidity flow across payment corridors. The company plans exchange access and a consumer rollout in over 40 countries starting this year. Western […]

Highlights: South Korea has launched a deposit token trial to replace government card payments. Deposit tokens allow authorities to control when and how government funds are used through preset rules. The pilot uses blockchain and a CBDC system to reduce […]

Highlights: Chainalysis projects digital dollar transactions could reach $719 trillion by 2035 through organic growth. A $100 trillion wealth shift and merchant payment integration could expand transaction activity. Stripe and Mastercard investments show institutions are building infrastructure to support stablecoin […]

Highlights: Bitrefill said a March 1 cyberattack hit hot wallets and 18,500 records. The company linked the breach to Lazarus-style tactics and a compromised employee device. Bitrefill restored services and said attackers mainly targeted funds, not full data. Crypto payments […]

Highlights: Stablecoins reduce cross-border payment costs in emerging markets where fees can reach up to 8%. Most transfer costs come from banking infrastructure rather than currency conversion in global payment systems. Stablecoins enable faster dollar transfers with near-zero fees compared […]