The Payments Association

DECEMBER 17, 2024

RLUSD is an enterprise-grade, USD-denominated stablecoin created with trust, utility, and compliance at its core, backed by Ripples years of experience working with crypto and the existing financial system. RLUSD is ideal for financial use cases and allows institutions to: Facilitate instant settlement of cross-border payments.

Stablecoins

Fintech Finance

JUNE 10, 2025

The bank will collaborate with Ant International’s Embedded Finance unit on a series of global treasury management and cross-border payment innovations, including tokenised deposits, stablecoin, and its Time-Series Transformer (TST) FX Model.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

JULY 10, 2025

Ripple has named BNY Mellon as the primary custodian for the reserves backing Ripple USD (RLUSD), its enterprise-focused stablecoin. RLUSD is issued under a New York Department of Financial Services Trust Company Charter and is designed to improve the speed, cost and efficiency of cross-border payments.

Stablecoins

Finovate

JUNE 16, 2025

Stablecoins are blowing up the financial ecosystem. As proof, we saw news last week that major retailers Walmart and Amazon are exploring developing their own stablecoins. If retailers are jumping onto the stablecoin bandwagon, should your firm or fintech be considering doing so, too? Should you issue your own stablecoin?

Stablecoins

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JUNE 24, 2025

From a Press Release dated June 11, 2025, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Matera , a leading financial technology provider, has partnered with Circle , the global issuer of the USDC stablecoin, to integrate stablecoins as a mainstream payment method within core banking systems.

Stablecoins

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 6, 2025

Finzly , a leader in modern, API-first payment infrastructure, announced its preparation to support stablecoin and tokenized deposits —adding to its platform that already supports Fedwire, RTP, FedNow, ACH, SWIFT, and cross-border rails. globally when utilizing stablecoins according to CoinLaw.

Stablecoins

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 20, 2025

The platform offers multi-currency accounts, starting with USD, EUR, GBP, NGN and Stablecoins, with payments to more than 100 countries. The first step for Waza was providing competitive foreign exchange (FX) and cross-border payments for businesses.

Multi-Currency

The Fintech Times

JULY 16, 2025

Digital banking can be a great way to facilitate access to finance for those who would otherwise be unbanked. “Fintechs are building banking layers focused on consumer experience and are innovating to meet the demands for 24/7 access to financial services, including lending, investing, and cross-border payments.

Underserved

The Fintech Times

MARCH 5, 2025

Ozean , a blockchain for Real-World Assets (RWA) yield launched by Clearpool , is joining forces with First Digital , a Hong Kong-based group offering global multi-asset custodial, trust, payments and stablecoin solutions, as part of WakeMaker, Ozean’s accelerator programme.

Stablecoins

CoinRemitter

MARCH 28, 2025

The crypto payment adoption is growing rapidly across the European Union (EU), with stablecoins being widely used as a preferred cryptocurrency among businesses. The Rise of Stablecoins in Europe With the evolving global financial landscape, European businesses are aggressively turning to cryptocurrency payments for more efficiency.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

APRIL 4, 2025

As a result, the USD-denominated stablecoin is now being integrated into Ripple ‘s flagship payments solution, Ripple Payments, as the digital asset infrastructure provider looks to drive RLUSD’s utility and demand. Access liquidity for remittance and treasury operations.

Stablecoins

Fintech Review

APRIL 10, 2025

This collaboration enhances the Borderless.xyz network by integrating Capas local payment rails, enabling seamless, faster, and more cost-efficient transactions for financial institutions, payments companies, fintechs, and corporates operating in Mexico.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Singapore-based digital payment infrastructure provider and stablecoin issuer, StraitsX , is teaming up with Standard Chartered to enhance the reserve management of its stablecoins. The post Standard Chartered Set to Support Reserve Management of StraitsX Stablecoins in Singapore and US appeared first on The Fintech Times.

Stablecoins

Finextra

JULY 28, 2025

This is a regulatory framework for stablecoins, backed by low-risk assets such as cash ($) and US T-Bills. This can drive value for: Government Economic Growth Stablecoins move instantly and with sub-second finality settlement. This facilitates faster money movement than the traditional banking/payment systems, often by 24 hours.

Stablecoins

Payments Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

Deep Dive Opinion Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search Retail Banking Restaurants Regulations & Policy Risk Technology B2B An article from Dive Brief Tensec raises $12M to boost growth Meanwhile, other cross-border payment firms have raised millions in recent weeks to bolster their international expansion.

Cross-Border Payments

The Payments Association

JANUARY 16, 2025

Clear Junction , a global leader in cross-border payments for regulated financial institutions, has revealed a significant gap in the preparedness of payment industry leaders to navigate the complexities of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) regulation, which is now in effect across the EU.

Compliance

The Fintech Times

JUNE 11, 2025

Now, Deutsche Bank will be the first German bank to facilitate Ant International’s blockchain-based real-time treasury management platform to enable real-time fund transfers between Ant International’s intragroup entities. This will enable more efficient and transparent global treasury management for Ant.

Cross-Border Payments

The Payments Association

JANUARY 13, 2025

Introduction of resolution packs : These packs must include essential documents and information that would facilitate swift action during insolvency, reducing delays in fund distribution to customers. These measures will not only facilitate compliance but also position firms as leaders in safeguarding standards within the industry.

Compliance

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 23, 2025

However, historically, those families in developing countries have not been able to experience the full fruits of the labour as cross-border payment firms have taken a big cut. Sending cross-border payments, for example, often comes with heavy processing costs and conversion fees.

FinTech

The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

The primary goal of this partnership is to support cross-border transactions and digital asset operations for enterprise clients. The agreement brings together OpenPayd’s API-based payment and banking services with Circle’s infrastructure for USDC, a dollar-denominated stablecoin issued by regulated affiliates of Circle.

Stablecoins

Finovate

MAY 22, 2025

Circle has launched the Circle Payments Network (CPN) to modernize the $190 trillion cross-border payments market with blockchain-based, near-instant settlement. CPN enables financial institutions to securely exchange payment instructions and settle transactions using USDC on public blockchains. per transaction.

Payment Networks

Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

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Stablecoins

Clearly Payments

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Popular Examples : Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDC (stablecoins). Why It Matters : Cryptocurrency payments offer transparency and low fees, especially for cross-border payments. Cryptocurrencies What It Is : Digital or virtual currencies that use cryptography for security, enabling decentralized transactions.

Alternative Payment Methods

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

To address this, stakeholders including NETS Group and Liquid Group are working on interoperable QR payment solutions that are designed to simplify processes for merchants, Chia said. On the international front, cross-border payments have presented a different set of challenges.

FinTech

The Payments Association

MARCH 17, 2025

UK payments firms are grappling with a critical question: What level of risk is acceptable in a market that demands both innovation and resilience? These measures can help create a more favourable environment for investment and competition in the payments sector.

Regulations

Finextra

JUNE 30, 2025

The popularity of stablecoins is also reaching new heights. The transfer volume of stablecoins hit highs of $717.1 tokenised deposits and stablecoins) or non-banks (aka. stablecoins). A typical use case is the clearing and settlement of international payments. billion in April. CBDCs), commercial banks (aka.

Digital Currency

Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

Stablecoins vs. Fiat for E-commerce. Stablecoins Pros. Reduced Transaction Costs and Fees (including cross-border) Stablecoin transactions are significantly faster than traditional methods, often confirmed in seconds or minutes. There is a need to re-establish Trust between Buyers and Sellers. Pros and Cons.

Stablecoins

Finextra

JULY 29, 2025

Home News Payments FIS to integrate with Circle for USDC payments Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community.

Payment APIs and Integration

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

MANSA, a global fintech in cross-border payments, has closed a $10million funding round. The company is on a mission to alleviate liquidity challenges for payment companies worldwide. This strategic collaboration was facilitated by EuropaGrowth, a business development and M&A boutique.

FinTech

Finextra

JULY 30, 2025

Not only has the mainstream adoption of stablecoins signalled a renewed interest in and a broader acceptance of blockchain, but it is the first sign of the convergence of decentralised finance (DeFi) and traditional finance (TradFi). It would appear that we already have a clear answer to this question: Tokenization.

Stablecoins

Payments Dive

JULY 21, 2025

Justin Sullivan via Getty Images Dive Brief: Transferring money via stablecoins is a viable substitute for traditional payment rails, American Express CEO Steve Squeri told investors Friday during an earnings call. Will they replace the existing payment rails? No,” Squeri said of stablecoins.

Stablecoins

Fintech Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

David Clee, Co-Founder & CEO of MirrorWeb Jun 6th FinTech How Fintech Is Reshaping Cross-Border Payments for Small Businesses World Economic Forum highlights fintech innovation driving faster, cheaper cross-border payments for MSMEs amid global trade challenges.

FinTech

Fintech News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Siam Commercial Bank ( SCB ), alongside its venture arm SCB 10X and Lightnet , has launched Thailand’s first cross-border payment system utilising stablecoins, according to CoinGape. The use of stablecoins also streamlines currency conversion processes, facilitating easier transfers between digital and local currencies.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The growing adoption of stablecoins across Asia marks a significant shift in the regions financial landscape. dollar-pegged stablecoins like USDT and USDC primarily dominate the cryptocurrency topography. dollar in cross-border trade, investment, and domestic financial systems. Traditionally, U.S.

Stablecoins

Fintech Finance

MARCH 26, 2025

Bitso Business —the B2B arm of Bitso that provides infrastructure for efficient and transparent cross-border payments— announced today the creation of its subsidiary Juno , a company dedicated to the issuance and management of virtual assets.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

StraitsX, a digital asset payments infrastructure provider in Southeast Asia, announced that crypto exchange Bitstamp has added XSGD to its platform. XSGD is a stablecoin pegged to the Singapore dollar, issued by StraitsX. The post StraitsX’s XSGD Expands Reach with Bitstamp Listing appeared first on Fintech Singapore.

Cross-Border Payments

The Payments Association

APRIL 22, 2025

RLUSD is an enterprise-grade, USD-denominated stablecoin created with trust, utility, and compliance at its core, backed by Ripples years of experience working with both crypto and traditional finance. RLUSD is ideal for several financial use cases, allowing enterprises to: Facilitate instant settlement of cross-border payments.

Cross-Border Payments