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Western Union’s Stablecoin Is Almost Ready for the Market
Western Union is the latest legacy financial services firm to enter the stablecoin race, revealing that its U.S. dollar-backed token,...
PACE Act Could Open Fed Payment Rails Beyond Banks
A new bill could upend who gets to move money in the U.S., giving fintechs and crypto firms direct access...
ECB Sets Payment Standards for Digital Euro Rollout
The digital euro has taken a major step toward launch, as European policymakers push to reduce reliance on foreign payment...
Stablecoins and the Reinvention of Remittance
Stablecoins are fundamentally changing how remittance companies compete—not just by making transfers faster and cheaper, but by enabling an entirely...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Embrace Alternative Credit Scoring
As economic pressures continue to price many prospective buyers out of homeownership, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are turning to...
DoorDash to Offer Gig Workers Stablecoin Payouts
When Stripe launched the Tempo blockchain, its main objective was to bring significant everyday payments volume to stablecoins—a goal it...
Visa and TikTok Unveil Debit Card for Social Commerce Payouts
Visa and TikTok are launching a new “creator card” aimed at fixing one of the biggest pain points in the...
France’s CB Payments Redoubles Efforts to Vie with Visa and Mastercard
As more regions prioritize payments sovereignty, France’s Cartes Bancaires (CB) network is working to reclaim some of the market share...
Tapping into the latest emerging payment solution trends
Whether they’re shopping online or in person, consumers have more payment choices than ever before. With emerging payment methods like...
Airwallex Takes Its Cross-Border Play In-Store
Many merchants have long eyed international expansion, only to be daunted by its complexity. That’s the challenge Airwallex is targeting...
The IMF’s Warning to Banks: Share Data to Beat AI Fraud
The International Monetary Fund is urging banks to rethink a long-standing taboo in financial crime prevention—how much data they are...
OCC plans to preempt Illinois interchange law
The Trump administration is considering an executive order to preempt the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act that is set to...
