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- Visa Shares Rise Nearly 2.5%, Set to Extend Winning Streak to Seven Sessions
The stock gained nearly 4.25% over the previous six sessions.
· Investing
- ECB Considers Second-Half 2029 Launch for Digital Euro
The proposal would support online purchases, some physical retail payments and direct transfers between individuals, including offline use.
· Regulation
- AI Agents Can Pay for Shopping as Refund Rules Remain Unclear
Amazon’s AgentCore Payments gives AI agents wallet access, spending limits and transaction monitoring, but dispute responsibility varies by payment method and platform.
· Technology
- Stablecoin Card Transaction Volume Reaches $4.31 Billion in Q3
TRON led quarterly volume with $998 million, while Base and BNB Chain brought the three networks’ combined share to nearly half of the total.
· Investing
- Trump, Vance Renew Push for Credit Card Competition Act
The bill would require banks to support additional payment networks, potentially reducing fees and challenging Visa and Mastercard’s market share.
· Regulation
- PayPal Settled More Than $1 Billion Through PYUSD in 2025
The stablecoin pilot connected PayPal subsidiaries across three continents and settled a Singapore-to-U.S. dividend transfer in hours.
· Business
- SoFi Begins Stablecoin Settlement on Mastercard With $25B Projection
SoFiUSD will settle debit and credit card transactions between institutions, while merchants and cardholders continue using existing payment systems.
· Business
- Polygon Adds TRON Support for USDT Payments Through Open Money Stack
The integration supports TRC-20 USDT deposits, wallets, cross-chain transfers and payouts through bank accounts, cards, cash pickup locations and wallets.
· Technology
- Polygon Records $3 Trillion in Stablecoin Transfers Since 2020
Polygon recorded $933 billion in stablecoin transfer volume in 2025 and $741 billion through Sept. 29, 2026, as payment infrastructure use grows.
· Technology
- Tracked Crypto-Card Volume Reaches $12.5 Billion as Fold, Aven Add Options
The measurement covers selected blockchains and limited issuer data, while Fold and Aven offer different Bitcoin-linked payment and credit models.
· Business
- AnchorageDigital Acquires Routable to Expand Stablecoin Payments
The deal adds Routable’s business-to-business payment infrastructure to AnchorageDigital’s digital-asset services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
· Business
- Ripple Plans to Move Payment Volume Onto the XRP Ledger in 2027
The company also wants to expand a payments pilot using the ledger’s decentralized exchange. A proposal would connect Ripple’s payments business with lending under development on the network.
· Technology
- Stripe’s Bridge Plans Stablecoin Cards in More Than 100 Countries
Bridge-enabled Visa cards were live in 18 countries in March. Stripe’s separate roadmap includes card previews in 60 countries.
· Business
- Fed Governor Waller Says AI Payments Need Clear Authorization Rules
Christopher J. Waller outlined two models for AI shopping agents and raised questions about liability and fraud controls at a Sept. 29 speech.
· Technology
- IPID Raises $16 Million to Build Out U.S. Payment Rails
Foundation Capital led the Series A, joined by Citigroup, HSBC and existing investors QED Investors, Monk's Hill Ventures and Quona Capital.
· Business
- Walapay Raises $4.6 Million in Seed Round Led by Gen Venture Capital
The payments platform plans to use the proceeds to pursue licenses, expand bank partnerships and grow its team.
· Business
- Treasury Sanctions A7 Network Over $17 Billion in Payments
FinCEN also proposed barring payments to sub-agents. The transactions took place from January 2025 through June 2026.
· Regulation
- ECB Selects 36 Providers for Digital Euro Pilot Starting in 2027
The 12-month pilot could begin in the second half of 2027, with a potential first issuance in 2029 if EU regulation is adopted in 2026.
· Regulation
- Lloyds and Visa Complete $750,000 USDC Cross-Border Pilot
The completed pilot used USD Coin (USDC) to settle a cross-border transaction involving the bank and payments company.
· Business
- Tracked Stablecoin Card Spending Tops $1.1 Billion in September
Recorded transactions fell to 11 million, while tracked programs posted larger average purchases than in July.
· Investing
- HSBC Names Hong Kong Stablecoin RedCoin, Targets P2P and P2M Payments
The bank plans a phased rollout, starting with person-to-person and person-to-merchant payments before expanding to business finance and corporate users.
· Business
- Bastion Says Sony Bank Stablecoin Plan Reflects Enterprise Payment Demand
Sony Bank is considering a U.S. dollar stablecoin business for Sony Group companies in North America, with Bastion handling planned issuance, reserves and custody.
· Business
- Fed’s Waller Says AI, Stablecoins and Tokenization Could Improve Payments
The Federal Reserve governor said wider adoption will depend on cybersecurity, interoperability, anti-money-laundering controls and financial-system resilience.
· Regulation
- Citi and Coinbase Expand 24/7 Fiat Access for 150M-Plus Users
The partnership will first connect Citi clients to Coinbase’s fiat on- and off-ramps, with stablecoin payments planned as the next phase.
· Business
- Mastercard Completes BVNK Acquisition to Expand Stablecoin Rails
The deal adds infrastructure for fiat and digital currencies as Mastercard expands machine-payment systems alongside its card network.
· Business
- Lightspark Launches Visa Cards Playground for Digital-Asset Balances
The developer tool lets companies design, issue and test branded Visa debit cards funded by dollars, stablecoins or Bitcoin (BTC).
· Business
- SoFi Moves Its $25 Billion Card Program to Stablecoin Settlement
SoFiUSD settlement is now live across SoFi Bank’s debit and credit card program on Mastercard’s global payments network.
· Business
- HIFI Raises $37 Million in Series A Led by Left Lane Capital
The stablecoin infrastructure company will use the funding to expand payment products and tokenized capital-markets infrastructure. Its valuation was not disclosed.
· Business
- UK Banks Complete First Live Tokenized-Deposit Customer Transactions
Seven banks used programmable sterling deposits in two remortgage completions and a consumer marketplace purchase, with funds released when conditions were met.
· Business
- U.S. Stablecoin Interest Rises to 56% With Bank-Style Protections
A survey of 2,192 U.S. adults found interest rose from 36% when stablecoins included fraud protection and deposit insurance similar to banks.
· Business
- SoFi Bank Begins Mastercard Stablecoin Settlement for $25 Billion Card Program
SoFiUSD is now being used for settlement between financial institutions, Mastercard and merchants, while the full card-program migration remains incomplete.
· Business
- Canada’s Six Largest Banks Explore Shared CAD Token Network
The project would begin with transfers of Canadian-dollar tokenized deposits between the banks, with no launch date announced.
· Business
- Coupang, Woori Bank Complete Won Stablecoin Payment Pilot for Real-Time Settlement
Coupang and Woori Bank завершили proof-of-concept demonstrating real-time payments and settlement using a Korean won stablecoin across a full transaction lifecycle.
· Business
- Visa Veteran Says Stablecoin Adoption Hinges on Invisible Payments Infrastructure
WeFi payments lead Michael Batuev argues mainstream stablecoin adoption will depend on seamless, invisible infrastructure that blends traditional finance with onchain systems.
· Business
- Stablecoin Value Shifts Beyond Issuers as Payments and Asset Management Gain Ground
Tiger Research says stablecoin growth is shifting from issuers like Tether and Circle to payments, on-ramps, and asset management layers where long-term revenue and control over user flow are emerging.
· Insights & Views
- Stablecoin Yield Model Faces Pressure as Big Tech and Payments Enter Market
Rising competition from crypto models and firms like Visa, Mastercard, and BlackRock is challenging stablecoin issuers’ dominance over reserve yield economics.
· Insights & Views
- Solana Shifts Toward Stablecoin Payments as Institutional Use Grows, Report Finds
A report by Exilist finds Solana is evolving into a stablecoin payments and institutional settlement layer, though rising usage may not directly strengthen SOL token value capture.
· Insights & Views
- Stablecoins Shift Toward Core Payment Infrastructure as a16z Signals Usage Surge
a16z crypto research reports stablecoins are evolving into core financial infrastructure as regulation, rising payment usage, and faster circulation drive growth.
· Business
- TRON Positions as Stablecoin Settlement Rail as $2 Trillion Q1 Volume Reported
TRON says it processed about $2 trillion in stablecoin transfers in Q1 2026, positioning itself as a global low-cost payments and settlement network.
· Insights & Views
- Bitcoin’s Safe-Haven Narrative Weakens as Stablecoins Gain in Crisis
Geopolitical shocks and institutional flows show Bitcoin behaving like a risk asset while stablecoins gain traction as preferred tools for cross-border payments and crisis-driven liquidity.
· Insights & Views