Western Union brings stablecoin remittances to Visa network with Stablecard
The remittance giant is rolling out Stablecard across 37 markets, targeting crossborder payments and consumers seeking US dollardenominated savings in volatile…
Cloudflare introduces wallets for AI agents, plans stablecoin payments
Cloudflare introduced programmable Wallets for AI agents and said payment features using stablecoins will launch in a future update. Source：Cointelegraph
Bybit’s EU payments arm secures Austrian e-money license
Bybit’s Austrian payments subsidiary gained regulatory approval to develop card, merchant, openbanking and persontoperson payment services. Source：Cointelegraph
Open USD rattled Circle's stock, but its key backers still support USDC
Executives at Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard said they plan to support multiple stablecoins, suggesting Open USD is another payments rail rather than a direct…
Samsung is poised to become a dominant stablecoin distributor, analysts say
Samsung seeks to turn 800 million Galaxy phones into wallets for digital assets and blockchain payments, backed by a deeper play in crypto infrastructure.…
Wells Fargo joins JPMorgan and Citi in the race to tokenize Wall Street’s settlement rails
Payments will run on the bank’s proprietary blockchain and be routed automatically through its existing client interface. Source：CoinDesk
Mastercard completes $1.8B BVNK acquisition in stablecoin push
Mastercard said the tieup would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services. Source：Cointelegraph
Strategy sells 1,638 Bitcoin to fund dividends and STRC repurchases
Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 1,638 Bitcoin in its secondlargest sale of the year to fund dividend payments and repurchase its preferred STRC stock.…
The future of crypto payments won't include on-ramps or bridges, Fun CEO says
Alex Fine said standalone crypto payment rails are becoming obsolete as platforms shift toward unified funding flows that abstract away blockchain complexity…
Strategy books $8.2 billion Q2 loss on bitcoin price decline
The world's largest corporate bitcoin holder says it has built a cash reserve covering more than two years of dividend payments after investors questioned its…
Global banks test tokenized money for cross-border payments in $1 million BIS pilot
Twentyeight banks, including JPMorgan, Citi and UBS, moved real money across borders in a live test of blockchainbased settlement. Source：CoinDesk
UK policy sprint finds cross-border payments are stablecoins’ top use case
Industry participants said stablecoins offer the biggest nearterm benefits for crossborder payments, while domestic UK retail adoption is likely to remain…