Fintech Finance

JANUARY 22, 2025

Mesta , a fintech platform reshaping global payment networks with hybrid fiat and stablecoin payment rails, unveiled its cross-border payment platform. It combines real-time fiat payment rails with blockchain-powered stablecoin rails, addressing inefficiencies in global payments and trade.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Stablecoins Payments 98

Finovate

JUNE 23, 2025

Fiserv is leveraging Paxos, Circle, and Solana to launch FIUSD , a new stablecoin integrated into its global banking and payments infrastructure. Fiserv is positioning FIUSD as a “bank-friendly coin,” making it possible for banks to participate and compete in the tokenized financial ecosystem.

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Stablecoins Interoperability Non-Bank Blockchain 59

Fintech Finance

MAY 1, 2025

The new Apple Pay integration leverages Mesh’s proprietary SmartFunding technology, which allows users to pay with the crypto of their choice, such as BTC, ETH, or SOL, while merchants settle in the stablecoin of their choice, such as USDC, USDT, PYUSD, and others.

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Fintech News

MAY 12, 2025

Anchorage Digital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mountain Protocol, the Bermuda-based issuer of the USDM stablecoin. The move comes as Anchorage Digital looks to expand its stablecoin offering amid growing institutional demand and evolving U.S. The companys USDM stablecoin is fully backed by U.S.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 20, 2024

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has revealed the participants for its stablecoin issuer sandbox, which will be able to test plans to issue a stablecoin in Hong Kong. HKMA expects all sandbox participants to comply with the sandbox requirements.

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Fintech News

JUNE 1, 2025

Singapore-based stablecoin infrastructure provider StraitsX has unveiled a refreshed brand identity as it expands its role in enabling compliant, real-time payment settlements. Its stablecoins, XSGD and XUSD, are among the first to be recognised under MAS forthcoming Single-Currency Stablecoin framework.

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Settlement Stablecoins Cross-Border Payment Gateways 69

Finovate

DECEMBER 17, 2024

based stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK secured a $50 million Series B round, boosting its valuation to $750 million. The round was led by Haun Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Tiger Global. Stablecoins have exceptional potential for cross-border payments and remittances. The investment is the U.K.-based

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Stablecoins Cross-Border Payments SWIFT Cross-Border 59

Finovate

JUNE 11, 2025

The company will use the funds to scale its “yield-as-a-service” stablecoin infrastructure platform. Stablecoin infrastructure-as-a-service platform OpenTrade received $7 million in a Seed round this week. Existing investors AlbionVC, a16z crypto, and CMCC Global also participated. Photo by anna-m.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 10, 2025

Stablecoins: Visa has been facilitating cryptocurrency transactions for over five years and is now expanding its offering to include stablecoin-backed cards, settlement, and programmable money. In Asia Pacific, Visa is working with StraitsX for stablecoin settlement.

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AI Stablecoins Credential Payment APIs and Integration 88

Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

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Stablecoins Payment APIs and Integration Fraud Prevention Cross-Border 52

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

INXY Payments , an EU-authorized payment platform bridging together traditional finance and the crypto economy, has successfully closed a $3 million investment round led by Flashpoint VC with participation from prominent angel investors. Were excited to expand our global presence and continue driving innovation in the crypto economy.

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Finance Stablecoins FinTech Payments 105

Finextra

JUNE 30, 2025

Stablecoins can settle in seconds, smart contracts can execute “if-this-then-that” logic without humans in the loop and tokenised assets can move 24/7 across jurisdictions. Could stablecoins be the new fuel behind an AI-driven economy? reshaping the economic landscape around us: AI and stablecoins.”

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Innovative Payments Association

JULY 8, 2025

Session 4: IPA Compliance Boot Cam As stablecoins gain traction in the payments ecosystem, they sit squarely at the crossroads of innovation and regulation. regulatory landscape for stablecoins. Meanwhile, state regulators are asserting their authority, creating a patchwork of compliance expectations.

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Boot Camp Stablecoins Compliance Cross-Border 40

Finextra

JUNE 11, 2025

OpenTrade, a provider of yield-bearing stablecoin products for fintechs, has raised $7 million in funding led by Notion Capital and Mercury Fund, with participation from existing investors AlbionVC, a16z crypto, and CMCC Global.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Juicyway addresses this need by leveraging stablecoin technology to enable fast, affordable global money transfers with 24/7 execution and settlement. Stablecoin technology and our network model make this vision achievable by enabling fast and efficient money movement.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Stablecoins Payments 98

Fintech News

JUNE 19, 2024

Stablecoins have been rising in conversation within the financial ecosystem of Singapore. As the name implies, stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a stable value relative to a reference asset, such as the US Dollar or gold.

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Stablecoins Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments Blockchain 113

Finextra

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Japanese banks MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho are participating in a pilot using stablecoins and the Swift network for cross-border payments.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Stablecoins SWIFT 98

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. Tether (CNHt) Tether CNHt is a stablecoin that is pegged to the offshore Chinese Yuan (CNY). Traditionally, U.S.

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Stablecoins Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments Caps 109

The Fintech Times

MAY 30, 2024

PayPal USD (PYUSD), PayPal ‘s USD stablecoin, will now be available on the Solana blockchain. “Continued adoption from industry participants like PayPal helps realise the next generation of fintech innovation.” The news was announced at Consensus 2024 , the long-running cryptocurrency, blockchain and web3 event.

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PayPal Stablecoins Blockchain Venmo 119

The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2025

Payments giant Visa unveiled a number of AI-enabled advancements at its Global Product Drop, alongside expanded stablecoin partnerships, as it looks to position itself as a key enabler of the AI-driven future of digital commerce. Visa also announced new stablecoin partnerships to reach more people and geographies.

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Stablecoins AI Credential Payment APIs and Integration 45

Fintech News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings has unveiled its new stablecoin stability assessment service, designed to evaluate their capability in maintaining a stable value in comparison to traditional fiat currencies. In its first series of assessments, the firm evaluated eight prominent stablecoins.

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Stablecoins Assessments Risk Assessment Risk 117

Finovate

JUNE 3, 2024

PayPal’s stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), was officially added to the Solana Blockchain last week. Now, PayPal stablecoin users can send PYUSD on Ethereum or Solana when transferring out to external wallets. Competition : The race to stablecoin dominance has quieted among most traditional financial services providers in the U.S.,

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Stablecoins PayPal Consumer Blockchain 111

The Payments Association

JANUARY 13, 2025

Most of these centre on how firms handle digital assets, particularly stablecoins, as well as the operational and legal adjustment needed to navigate the changing landscape. Stablecoins, as a subset of digital assets, have been a focal point of both the Bill and the FCAs regulatory discussions.

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Legal Stablecoins Cross-Border Due Diligence 88

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The age of digital currencies might be fully upon us, but key questions swirl about how to issue and regulate cryptos – especially stablecoins. Bitcoin and other offerings have not yet evolved into real alternatives to sovereign monetary activities, but stablecoins present challenges. In a paper that debuted Tuesday (Nov.

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Stablecoins Regulations Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Digital Currency 92

Fintech Finance

MAY 2, 2025

Rain , a global card issuing platform built for stablecoins, is helping usher in a new era of onchain finance through its work with Visa. Rain announced it has joined Visa’s pilot program for stablecoin settlement. Rain is programmatically leveraging stablecoins enabling network settlement 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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Credit Cards Stablecoins Settlement Interoperability 59

The Payments Association

MARCH 17, 2025

Amid rising fraud, emerging technologies like embedded finance, AI, and stablecoins, and intensifying global competition, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) faces mounting pressure to recalibrate its approach to regulationor risk holding back the very sector it aims to protect.

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Regulations Risk Stablecoins Payments 88

Fintech Finance

MAY 29, 2025

Conduit , a leading cross-border payments platform powered by stablecoins, announced today it closed a $36 million Series A funding round. Conduit’s platform seamlessly bridges the gap between traditional banking and stablecoin technology, offering unparalleled speed, affordability, transparency and reliability.”

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Stablecoins SWIFT 81

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

As the first tokenized RWA integrated into the MTN, Ondo’s Short-Term US Government Treasuries Fund (OUSG) will allow participating businesses to earn daily yield via tokenized assets with 24/7 subscriptions and redemptions, without the need for stablecoins onramps or settlement windows.

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Visa Cross-Border Finance Payment APIs and Integration 91

Fintech News

MAY 27, 2025

Circle is the issuer of the USDC stablecoin and operates within the broader digital asset ecosystem. Morgan, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs are joint lead bookrunners for the IPO, with participation from other financial institutions.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 4, 2025

As a Project Guardian participant, Ant International also leveraged its blockchain-based Whale platform to develop a global treasury management use case for real-time multi-currency clearing and settlement.

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Interoperability Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments Settlement 87

The Payments Association

MAY 3, 2025

Participants tackled five central themes: underleveraged innovation, the operationalisation of AI, regulatory challenges, the evolution of embedded finance, and strategic risk planning for 2025 and beyond. Among these, the integration of blockchain and stablecoins in cross-border payments and treasury management emerged as a central theme.

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Payment APIs and Integration Cross-Border Embedded Finance Payments 88

The Payments Association

JUNE 9, 2025

RT2 is substantially expanding direct participation. A critical limitation of the previous RTGS was its technical ceiling on participant numbers. This proportional approach makes direct participation viable for a broader range of organisations. Expanded access fundamentally changes competitive dynamics.

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ISO 20022 Payment APIs and Integration ISOs Interoperability 88

The Payments Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Will Marwick CEO, IFX Payments The Payments Report 2024 highlights the growing impact of digital currencies, particularly stablecoins, as transformative payment solutions. The report notes how stablecoins, supported by regulatory developments, are driving advancements in digital commerce and cross-border transactions.

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Payments Trends Financial Crimes Cross-Border Payments 88

The Payments Association

APRIL 8, 2025

The participants also examined the role of collaboration in overcoming shared challenges, all while adapting to changing consumer expectations. Participants Emerging trends in merchant payments: The next 12 months The roundtable began with an exploration of emerging payment trends set to shape the industry.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Dapper Labs will be partnering with peer-to-peer firm Circle to help add payment methods for digital collectibles using credit and debit card payments to settle in the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC), according to a blog post from Circle. Up to now, paying for digital collectibles on blockchain relied on cryptocurrency payments.

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Stablecoins Blockchain Digital Currency Cryptocurrency 77

Finovate

MAY 22, 2025

Stablecoin issuer and infrastructure company Circle unveiled this week that the Circle Payments Network (CPN) mainnet is now live. With CPN, Circle is hoping to disrupt the $190 trillion cross-border market and bring stablecoins mainstream for cross-border payments. “We are just getting started.

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Payment Networks Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Stablecoins 52

The Payments Association

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The enforcement of MiCA provides clear guidelines for the issuance and management of stablecoins, reducing legal uncertainties and fostering confidence among market participants. In response to MiCA’s requirements, several crypto exchanges and service providers adjusted their offerings.

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Regulations Instant Payments Consumer Protection Payments 88