#Payments

Highlights: FCA says cross-border payments offer the strongest near-term use case for stablecoins, especially in emerging markets. The regulator says stablecoins could cut merchant costs, speed settlements, and improve cash flow for UK businesses. FCA says banks and clear regulation […]

Highlights: KB Kookmin Bank will launch JPMorgan’s Kinexys-powered cross-border payment service for trade companies in August. The first phase will support U.S. dollar corporate transfers across South Korea, Singapore, and eight other countries. Kinexys enables near-real-time, 24/7 payments and automated […]

Highlights: Swift’s blockchain ledger pilot puts 17 global banks into live tokenized payment trials. Banks can process cross-border tokenized deposits overnight and during weekends. Swift will settle final payments through existing systems during the rollout. The world’s largest financial messaging […]

Highlights: BOT will seek public feedback on a planned stablecoin backed one-to-one by the Thai baht. Officials are studying whether banks can use it for payments, digital assets, and carbon credits. The plan fits Thailand’s wider push to fund green businesses […]

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 […]