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Circle’s Arc Blockchain Goes Live with Strong Institutional Backing
Even as the failure of the Clarity Act has cast uncertainty over the digital assets industry, some of its leading...
India Moves to Make UPI More Self-Reliant with Merchant Fee
Few payment systems have grown as quickly—or become as central to everyday commerce—as India’s United Payment Interface (UPI). The real-time...
UK Takes Next Step Toward National Payments System Overhaul
When the UK first floated plans for a payments network built for the digital economy, the obvious question was whether...
India’s CDBC Outreach Continues Throughout Asia
India continues to expand its payment connectivity around the world, with several Asian countries exploring links to its central bank...
Beyond Authentication: Rethinking Digital Identity Security
Fragmented state laws and inconsistent standards have created gaps in identity verification and transactional risk for financial institutions. But even...
Visa and Mastercard Tap Ant International for Agentic Commerce Plans
Some of the largest payments companies in the world are preparing for a future in which consumers entrust artificial agents...
Apple Gift Cards Are Getting a Fraud-Fighting Upgrade
Apple’s notoriously fraud-prone gift cards may finally be getting a security upgrade. With the release of iOS 27 next week,...
Coinbase Wants to Bring Stablecoins to Credit Unions, Community Banks
Coinbase and financial services provider Moov are teaming up to bring stablecoin payments and settlement capabilities to community banks and...
Chime Could Bypass Bank Charter Process with Stride Acquisition
Fintechs have expanded their financial services offerings to the point where many now resemble traditional financial institutions, but securing a...
Visa Boosts Capital, Data Access for Stablecoin-Linked Card Issuers
One of the main disconnects with stablecoins is that consumers largely can’t spend them at checkout—an issue stablecoin-linked cards could...
Meta Unveils WhatsApp Bill Pay to Tap into India’s Payments Boom
WhatsApp gained traction in India by providing a free messaging alternative to the relatively expensive SMS and voice services that...
Biometrics Are Here. Agentic Payments Aren’t—Yet.
Two much-discussed payment trends are at the forefront of the emerging payments ecosystem this year. Biometrics are becoming an everyday...
