Payments
Infrastructure

Visa Direct Integration Lets OwlTing Users Fund USDC Straight From a Debit Card

The integration marks the latest expansion of Visa’s stablecoin infrastructure, which now spans settlement, card spending, and direct on-ramp capabilities.…
Apr 10, 2026
DeFi

HSBC and Standard Chartered Win Hong Kong's Inaugural Stablecoin Licenses

The HKMA selected two issuers from a pool of 36 applicants under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August…
Apr 10, 2026
Payments

MoonPay Partners with WalletConnect and Ingenico for Stablecoin Retail Payments

MoonPay, WalletConnect, and Ingenico announced a partnership to enable stablecoin payments at physical retail locations globally using MoonPay Virtual Accounts…
Apr 10, 2026
Payments

Japan Moves to Classify Bitcoin and Crypto as Financial Instruments Under New Bill

Bitcoin Magazine Japan Moves to Classify Bitcoin and Crypto as Financial Instruments Under New Bill Japan plans to reclassify cryptocurrencies…
Apr 10, 2026
Institutional

Bank of France calls for tougher MiCA limits on stablecoin payments

A Bank of France official called for tighter MiCA rules on non-euro stablecoins as lawmakers advance reporting requirements for self-custodial…
Apr 10, 2026
Payments

Bitcoin tops $72,000, but Circle and Bullish drop sharply after downgrades

Eased Middle East tensions pushed crypto prices and U.S. stocks sizable hjigher. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Apr 9, 2026
DeFi

Polygon, Frax and Curve Launch Onchain Forex Liquidity Pools

Curve’s FXSwap pools use frxUSD as the base dollar pairing for cross-currency swaps spanning the Brazilian real, Indonesian rupiah, British…
Apr 9, 2026
AI

Stablecoin Giant Tether Launches Toolkit for Building Local, Offline AI Apps

Tether’s new toolkit lets developers build AI applications that run entirely on-device, marking an expanded push into decentralized AI. Read…
Apr 9, 2026
Payments

Stablecoin volumes to reach $719T by 2035 as generational wealth shift speeds up crypto adoption

Massive transfer of wealth to younger, crypto-native users and rising payment volumes challenge dominance of Visa and Mastercard Read Full…
Apr 9, 2026
Payments

Crypto projected to move $719 trillion through global payments with Visa, Mastercard aggressive stance

For most of the past two years, debate about stablecoins in payments has focused on the checkout screen: will consumers…
Apr 9, 2026