Payments News
Mastercard Bets Big on Stablecoins to Bridge Crypto and Traditional Payments
Mastercard will pay up to $1.8 billion for stablecoin firm BVNK, with Mizuho arguing the deal expands its reach into cross-border and B2B pa...
Elon Musk’s X Taps Crypto Veteran to Lead Design as Payments Push Heats Up
X brings in a DeFi product leader to guide design as it prepares to roll out payments, with X Money expected to launch across the US in Apri...
Stablecoins Positioned as Payment Backbone for Emerging AI Agent Economy
Stablecoins are emerging as a potential payment layer for autonomous AI agents, though scepticism among developers still clouds the concept....
Ripple Buyback Program Values Company at $50 Billion
Ripple’s ongoing share buyback program has reportedly valued the company at around $50 billion, according to Bloomberg ...
Aussie Crypto Payments Challenger KAST Raises $80M as It Targets the US Market
An Aussie-led, global crypto payments platform has achieved an US$80M raise after rapid growth in less than two years. ...
Banks Push Back After Fed Grants Kraken Financial Access to Payment Rails
Banking groups labelled the Federal Reserve's Kraken Financial master account approval "improper," warning it bypasses regulatory safeguards...
Ethereum’s Long-Awaited Account Abstraction Set for Hegota Upgrade
Ethereum’s smart accounts are nearing deployment, introducing modular transactions and broader fee flexibility across the network. ...
Stripe Eyes PayPal in Potential Power Play to Dominate Consumer Payments
Analysts say Stripe’s size advantage could enable a PayPal deal, adding consumer scale and boosting payments volume through Braintree and ...
Meta Eyes Stablecoin Launch to Power Payments Across Its 3 Billion-User Network
Meta is reportedly planning to integrate stablecoin payments across its platforms, potentially partnering with firms like Stripe to support ...
Coinbase Launches ‘Agentic Wallets’ to Power Autonomous AI Payments
The new wallet framework integrates the x402 payments protocol, enabling bots to execute financial actions without direct human approval. ...
ByteConnect Launches Nationwide, Bringing Bitcoin Payments to Australian Merchants
ByteFederal has announced the national launch of ByteConnect, a fully integrated payment terminal and online gateway enabling Australian mer...
Ripple Launches Enterprise Treasury Platform Blending Cash Management and Crypto Rails
The new Ripple Treasury platform integrates GTreasury tools with stablecoin settlement to reduce cross-border friction and improve liquidity...