Tagged: payments

November 4, 2026 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the Canada-European Union Summit held recently in Montréal, industry professionals from both sides announced a shared commitment to advance the connection of their real-time payment infrastructures. As part of the newly launched Canada-EU Alliance for the Future, the partners agreed to support efforts by… Read More

November 4, 2026 @ 2:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a U.S. private equity firm, is pursuing a deal to acquire Global Payments, the Atlanta-based payments technology company, in what could become one of the largest leveraged buyouts on record. According to reporting by the FT citing people familiar with… Read More

November 2, 2026 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On November 1, 2026, the open-source Bitcoin payment processor BTCPay Server issued an urgent advisory directing anyone running a self-hosted instance to take it offline. The project’s official account stated that it had begun receiving reports of unauthorized parties sweeping funds from hot wallets attached… Read More

November 2, 2026 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The path to $1 trillion in annual payment volume has compressed dramatically across successive generations of platforms. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) required roughly 23 years after its 1998 founding to cross the threshold. Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) needed about 17 years from its 2006 launch. Stripe achieved… Read More

November 1, 2026 @ 5:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uzbekistan has advanced its digital payments landscape by introducing Apple Pay and Google Pay for eligible cards issued by local banks. The services became available on October 27, 2026, following an announcement from Saida Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration, who described the development as… Read More

October 30, 2026 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tencent and Visa formalized a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes a broad framework for joint work on cross-border payments, agentic commerce, enterprise artificial intelligence, and assistance for businesses expanding internationally. The arrangement pairs Tencent’s payment tools, digital platforms, and technology resources with Visa’s worldwide network… Read More

October 30, 2026 @ 12:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple and Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) have deepened their collaboration, positioning the RLUSD stablecoin as a central tool across both consumer-facing and institutional operations while extending the relationship into treasury automation and financing services. Announced on October 27, 2026, the expanded agreement gives one of the… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoin funded debit cards have crossed a key threshold: spending through them in a single recent month reached roughly $1.1 billion, already matching or exceeding the roughly $1.08 billion recorded across the entirety of 2024. This is not the launch of a new blockchain or… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA), the two dominant global payment networks, found themselves targeted by a pair of proposed collective proceedings in the United Kingdom’s Competition Appeal Tribunal. The actions, initiated by Commercial and Interregional Card Claims I Limited and Commercial and Interregional… Read More

October 27, 2026 @ 8:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Thai partnership has introduced a new digital wallet application that lets visiting travelers convert popular stablecoins into local currency and settle everyday purchases through the country’s widely used QR PromptPay system. The service, called WORPT, became available under Thailand’s Tourist DigiPay regulatory sandbox after… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Rochester man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role in a multi-layered fraud operation that converted unauthorized credit-card charges into Bitcoin and routed the digital currency to associates. Timothy Wadsworth, 35, received a 51-month term after convictions… Read More

October 24, 2026 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay and DunPay’s parent company Dunamu are exploring a strategic partnership focused on stablecoin-powered payments, corporate treasury tools, and broader global reach for Dunamu’s GIWA blockchain. On October 20, 2026, the New York-based crypto payments and stablecoin infrastructure firm MoonPay said it is moving forward… Read More

October 22, 2026 @ 1:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto payments network Mesh announced a strategic collaboration with Visa that aims to let consumers spend cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances directly at Visa (NYSE: V) accepting merchants worldwide. The arrangement connects Mesh’s transaction orchestration capabilities with Visa’s acceptance network, which covers more than 175 million… Read More

October 21, 2026 @ 6:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NEAR Protocol rolled out NEAR Business on October 20, 2026, introducing a confidential multi-signature treasury platform designed for crypto-native companies, funds, digital asset firms, and institutional teams. The service consolidates payments, asset swaps, capital allocations, and balance management into one shared dashboard spanning more than… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has launched a new service designed to help banks and other financial institutions better evaluate the risks associated with stablecoin payments. Announced on October 19, 2026, during the Money20/20 USA conference in Las Vegas, the offering—called Stablecoin Security—combines traditional payment insights with… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 12:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Data released by Borderless.xyz in its second-quarter 2026 Benchmark Report demonstrate that stablecoin-based delivery of cross-border payments has produced meaningful overall savings relative to conventional banking channels, while also enabling far quicker settlement than typical global bank wires. The report, built from nearly three million… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 12:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

AMEX unveils Intelligence Framework The Intelligence Framework is AMEX’s recommended approach to capturing and authenticating a customer’s purchase intent before an AI agent completes a transaction. The framework then preserves that intent as a control throughout the transaction lifecycle. American Express aims to help advance… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) has published a detailed breakdown of how revenue from its USDC stablecoin is allocated, emphasizing the substantial share directed to distribution partners while underscoring the infrastructure investments required to support the token’s scale. In a blog post from its chief commercial officer,… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 1:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

India’s digital payments ecosystem is confronting an unexpected test as authorities introduce fees on larger transactions through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The shift has revived demand for physical currency, particularly within the country’s substantial informal economy, raising questions about whether the zero-cost model that… Read More

October 17, 2026 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has unveiled a new infrastructure offering designed to blend conventional financial tools with digital assets. On October 15, 2026, the company, together with BVNK, introduced the Mastercard Global Money Platform. This marks the first significant product combination following Mastercard’s acquisition of the… Read More