XRPL and RLUSD Take Center Stage as Ripple Joins Mastercard’s AI Payments Push
In recent developments, ripple is participating in Mastercard’s Agent Pay for Machines effort, placing XRPL and RLUSD in a wider push to support AI-driven payments. Mastercard is working with more…
Masspay Expands Circle Integration With USDC Payouts, Giving Firms New Treasu…
In recent developments, masspay has expanded its integration with Circle’s Managed Payments service to allow businesses to facilitate stablecoin payouts and treasury operations without the complexity of direct digital asset…
$2 Million Per Vessel: Inside Iran’s Massive USDT Toll Operation in the Str…
In recent developments, reports indicate that some of the payments could have been made in stablecoins, particularly Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization. The U.S. OFAC has warned…
Coinbase to launch token-backed mortgage down payments this summer
In recent developments, a Coinbase-Better Home & Finance initiative will allow qualified borrowers to use Bitcoin and USDC as collateral for home loan down payments. Looking closer, market participants highlight…
BIS Tests Tokenized Bank Payments With Visa, JPMorgan, UBS and Deutsche Bank
In recent developments, the Bank for International Settlements and its partners are moving Project Agorá into real-value testing. The initiative aims to make cross-border bank payments faster and cheaper while…
BIS Project Agorá shows tokenized payments can settle in seconds
In recent developments, the Bank for International Settlements’ collaboration with seven central banks and more than 40 institutions concludes a two-year project with a prototype settling wholesale payments in seconds.…
Circle and Nium Partner to Fuel USDC Cross-Border Crypto Payments
In recent developments, cross-border payments platform Nium and stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group Inc. have launched a partnership to connect onchain digital dollar settlement with traditional last-mile fiat payouts. Circle…
MoneyGram deepens blockchain payments push via Tempo partnership
In recent developments, the remittance company partnered with Stripe-incubated blockchain Tempo to support stablecoin settlement and help validate transactions across its global payments network. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…
Crypto Payments App Oobit Expands to Colombia After Explosive 200% Growth in …
In recent developments, the crypto payments company announced its launch in Colombia, becoming its ninth live market, as it prepares for a significant growth of crypto adoption in the country.…
Tether-backed Oobit expands crypto payments platform into Colombia
In recent developments, the crypto payments company said users in Latin America are spending digital assets on groceries, restaurants and other everyday purchases. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…
