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- Parker Lewis Says Bitcoin Could Eventually Settle Global Payments
He cited card fees near 3% and $107 trillion in debt, compared with $52 trillion in 2007, as support for his argument.
· People
- Cosmos CCO Eran Barak to Moderate Payments Panel in New York
The Oct. 23 session at an invite-only LF Decentralized Trust workshop will examine standards for connecting payment networks and digital assets.
· Technology
- GoMining Adds Bitcoin Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce Merchants
The free WordPress plugin lets merchants add BTC as a checkout option; instant confirmation for GoMining Wallet users is planned for November 2026.
· Business
- Visa Discusses $2.5 Billion Purchase of Crypto Custodian Fireblocks
The talks remain unconfirmed, and deal terms and negotiating progress have not been disclosed.
· Business
- Anthropic Integrates Link’s Agent Wallet and Stripe MCP Into Claude Duet
Users can delegate online purchases, but each purchase requires approval before Claude pays with a virtual card.
· Business
- Adjusted Stablecoin Transfers Reach $891 Billion in Third Quarter
Seven of the 10 largest U.S. banks have tested settlement using stablecoins or tokenized deposits. An estimated 30% of mid-market companies doing cross-border business use or pilot stablecoins.
· Business
- Tether Leads $15 Million Series A for Payments Startup Mural
The round brings Mural’s total funding to $28 million.
· Business
- MoneyGram Moves to Join XDC Network as Institutional Validator
The payments company is already an active Solana validator and was named Tempo’s anchor remittance validator in May.
· Business
- Organic Stablecoin Transfers Averaged Over $400 Million an Hour in Q3 2026
About 73% of screened stablecoin transfer volume occurred outside U.S. bank business hours in the 12 months ending July 31, 2026.
· Investing
- Revolut Says Customer Funds and Data Are Safe During Service Disruption
The outage affected sign-in, card payments, transfers, ATM withdrawals and cryptocurrency services as the company worked on a fix.
· Business
- Google Cloud Outage Disrupts Revolut Payments and Cash Withdrawals
Revolut’s U.S. status page now shows all systems operational after 28 services were partially unavailable Tuesday morning.
· Technology
- Mastercard Announces Fraud Screening Before Stablecoin Payments Move On-Chain
Borderless.xyz and Keyrails are the first named partners, with North America planned as the initial market and worldwide availability expected in 2027.
· Business
- Nacha and DSA Hold Chicago Session on Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits
The project team was announced in September, and its first monthly call is scheduled for Nov. 3 at noon ET (17:00 UTC).
· Business
- Vesti Opens Zyra AI Agent Registry With Optional Payment References
The beta names a responsible party for each registered agent. Registrations with document-signing authority or spending limits above $10,000 require attorney approval.
· Technology
- Fidelity Views Solana’s Trajectory Positively as Use Widens
The assessment cites software diversity, infrastructure investment and adoption in payments and tokenized assets. Solana’s settlement time is about 13 seconds; Alpenglow aims for 150-millisecond finality.
· Technology
- Euronet, Fireblocks Expand Partnership Into Stablecoin Card Issuing
Banks and fintechs could offer the cards under their own brands through existing banking and wallet apps.
· Business
- Crypto dealbook: October funding reaches $436.9 million as Strive raises $208 million
Crypto ventures raised $436.9 million across 27 October rounds as of Oct. 18. Strive led the latest week with a $208 million Post-IPO round.
· Investing
- Stablecoin Payments Rose 45% Before New Visa, Mastercard and Stripe Services
The $482 billion total covers activity through Sept. 30; the account, card and payout announcements came on or after Oct. 15.
· Business
- ECB Plans 12-Month Digital Euro Pilot for Second Half of 2027
EU adoption by year-end of the Regulation on the establishment of the digital euro is a key step toward enabling the pilot. The remarks included no public rollout date.
· Regulation
- Mastercard Launches BVNK Platform for Fiat and Stablecoin Payments
The platform combines accounts, conversion, card services and local bank payouts. Stablecoin-funded payout coverage is expected to expand in 2027.
· Business
- More Than $1 Billion in RLUSD Issued on XRP Ledger
The fintech integration offers RLUSD through one API alongside bank transfers and real-time payments, with service currently available in a limited number of states.
· Business
- Bakkt’s $3 Billion Volume Goal Puts Its Payments Pivot to the Test
First-half volume of $410 million means reaching the approximate annual target would require about $2.59 billion in the second half.
· Business
- Gate Founder Sees Everyday Services Eventually Outgrowing Trading
Trading remains Gate’s largest revenue source, while payments account for a very small share. Han also said Gate hopes to double its user base within one to two years.
· Business
- Bluesky Plans Payments Within Months to Diversify Beyond Advertising
The tools are designed to let users support activity on Bluesky and other apps on its network.
· Business
- BofA Rates Three Payments Firms Buy, PayPal Underperform
The targets are $42 for FIS, $114 for Global Payments, $40 for Toast and $53 for PayPal.
· Insights & Views
- Fireblocks Launches Stablecoin Quote Market for Payment Firms
Customers can compare offers from multiple over-the-counter desks and settle directly with the provider they choose. Fireblocks takes no spread on trades.
· Business
- BVNK Launches Platform Linking Stablecoins to Mastercard Rails
Mastercard completed its acquisition of BVNK earlier this year.
· Business
- Gate US Joins Open Standard for Stablecoin Infrastructure
The initiative includes more than 200 partners across payments, banking, technology and crypto.
· Business
- Ripple Survey Finds 69% Stablecoin Payment Interest in Mexico and Brazil
The figure includes current use and plans to adopt within one to two years. Regulatory clarity was the top concern for 48% of financial institutions surveyed.
· Business
- Polygon Completes Coinme Acquisition, Expanding U.S. Payments Reach
The business covers 48 states through 37 state money transmitter licenses and 11 applicable exemptions. A multistate order requires Coinme to end virtual currency kiosk operations in Georgia before Jan. 1, 2027.
· Business
- Bank for International Settlements Paper Examines Money and Trust
The paper’s described themes include how payments create a hierarchy of promises, and how credit and public backstops support trust.
· Regulation
- American Express Unveils Framework for Authenticated AI-Agent Purchases
Intent Intelligence records customer-approved limits and creates scoped payment credentials without exposing card numbers to AI agents.
· Technology
- Visa Approved To Prepare China Bank-Card Clearing Entity
The company will complete follow-up work before starting bank-card clearing operations in China.
· Regulation
- China Approves Visa, American Express and Mastercard Clearing Preparations
The three China-based entities must complete preparations within one year before applying to begin card-clearing operations.
· Regulation
- Visa Extends Winning Streak to Eight Sessions, Sets Record High
Shares gained 1% Monday to close at $389.27, bringing the weekly advance to 4.7%.
· Investing
- Mastercard Shares Head Toward Seventh Straight Gain on Oct. 12
The stock rose 1.58% to $598.42 in afternoon trading, after closing higher in every session since Oct. 2.
· Investing
- Bank of England Seeks Successful Local Pound Stablecoins, Sees No CBDC Rush
Commercial stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits may provide some functions envisioned for a digital pound as the central bank upgrades settlement infrastructure.
· Regulation
- Crypto dealbook: October funding reaches $411.7 million, Nous Research among largest rounds
Crypto venture funding has reached $411.7 million across 21 October rounds. Nous Research and Spiko each raised $90 million, while activity slowed over the latest 30-day period.
· Investing
- Sui and Teranode Show Two Paths to High-Throughput Settlement
A Sui test reached 40,614,180 TPS inside off-chain tunnels, while Teranode sustained 1 million TPS across six cloud regions in a separate benchmark.
· Technology
- Nearly Half of APAC Consumers Open to Stablecoin Use Within Five Years
A 14-market study found strong interest in stablecoin payments, but limited understanding and fraud concerns remain barriers to adoption.
· Business