The Fintech Times

MARCH 6, 2025

Unifying global fiat and stablecoin payments, stablecoin payments infrastructure provider BVNK has announced a new embedded wallet. They have existed in today’s market for some time but have had limited capabilities to manage stablecoin, crypto and fiat payments in one place. Why stablecoins?

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 10, 2025

Through the new partnership, Ripple will leverage the Chainlink standard to bring pricing data around its USD-denominated stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), onchain. “The adoption of tokenised assets such as stablecoins will continue to accelerate in the coming years and having access to critical onchain data will accelerate the process.”

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 26, 2025

BVNK , a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, is joining forces with First Digital , the group behind First Digital USD, in a move to bolster the adoption of the USD-backed stablecoin within the crypto ecosystem.

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Fintech News

APRIL 7, 2024

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, plans to introduce a stablecoin tied directly to the US dollar (USD), pending regulatory approvals. With the stablecoin market currently valued at approximately US$150 billion and expected to soar to over US$2.8 said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

UDPN is a DLT-underpinned messaging backbone focused on providing interoperability between the fast-growing number of different regulated stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and CBDCs, and seamless connectivity between any business IT system and regulated digital currencies.

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Fintech News

JUNE 11, 2024

This move aims to enhance Ripple ‘s product offerings and explore new ventures like stablecoins while maintaining regulatory compliance. Following this acquisition, Ripple has announced plans to launch a USD-backed stablecoin.

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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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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This collaboration aims to streamline the adoption of PYUSD, a USD-backed stablecoin issued by Paxos under PayPal’s banner. PYUSD is characterised as an open, programmable stablecoin, backed by dollar deposits, US treasuries, and cash equivalents.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 14, 2025

Stablecoins are proving to be popular among the unbanked in Mexico. to $32a x21 jump driven by trust and higher-value use cases like utility payments and mobile plans. Chipi Pay has secured a major distribution deal, partnering with a CPG distributor to place stablecoin gift cards across 270,000+ mom & pop shops in Mexico.

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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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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Among plenty of emerging use cases, the technology aims to create a new and improved payments system for the world — one that’s secure, transparent, decentralized, fast, and uses cryptocurrencies (types of digital cash) as a means of exchange. This is where stablecoins come into play. What are stablecoins?

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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. The post HKMA Unveils Stablecoin Sandbox Participants, Ensuring ‘Sustainable and Responsible Development’ appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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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.

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Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Stablecoins : Stablecoins like USDC and USDT are increasingly popular in e-commerce due to their reduced volatility, with stablecoin transactions growing 30% year-over-year. China’s digital yuan (e-CNY), for instance, has already processed over $250 billion in transactions as of 2023.

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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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The Fintech Times

MAY 30, 2024

PayPal USD (PYUSD), PayPal ‘s USD stablecoin, will now be available on the Solana blockchain. Reserves for PayPal USD are fully backed by US dollar deposits, US Treasuries and similar cash equivalents. The post PayPal Stablecoin (PYUSD) Made Available on Solana Blockchain appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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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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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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Payments Source

AUGUST 2, 2019

Walmart has filed a patent application for a digital currency that, like Facebook's Libra, would be a stablecoin backed by traditional currencies. And it envisions a very specific use case where its coin could stand in for cash — or even for a bank account.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 1, 2025

Visa also announced new stablecoin partnerships to reach more people and geographies. Soon consumers will enable AI agents via AI platforms to use a Visa credential (of which there are 4.8 billion today) at any accepting merchant location (currently totaling over 150 million) for any payment use case.

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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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The Payments Association

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This is a significant milestone and a step closer to bringing more high-quality assets to the XRPL, driving new opportunities, liquidity, and institutional use cases for users, developers, and applications. Ripple appreciates your patience and enthusiasm as it works towards making RLUSD a robust and reliable stablecoin for everyone.

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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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PayPal

APRIL 24, 2025

Coinbase platforms to provide fee-free purchases and easy 1:1 redemption of PayPal USD while companies jointly explore new payment use cases.

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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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The Fintech Times

APRIL 5, 2024

Ripple , the provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, plans to launch a stablecoin, pegged 1:1 to the US dollar (USD). Ripple’s stablecoin will be 100 per cent backed by US dollar deposits, short-term US government treasuries, and other cash equivalents. trillion by 2028. trillion by 2028.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 17, 2024

BVNK will integrate USDC more deeply into its payment offerings, enabling businesses to leverage USDC’s speed and stability for a variety of payment use cases. USDC is a fully reserved dollar stablecoin backed 100% by liquid cash and cash-equivalent assets and is redeemable 1:1 for US dollars. trillion in June 2024.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 28, 2024

And that could open up some interesting use cases. “Ultimately, this activity opens up use cases for us to build on. . “Ultimately, this activity opens up use cases for us to build on. However, there’s still a cloud of uncertainty around the use of stablecoins.”

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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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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The first stage of this partnership will focus on increasing the accessibility and adoption of SG-FORGE’s MiCA1-compliant stablecoin EUR CoinVertible , which will be listed on Bitpanda’s platform and made available to retail investors as well as white label partners in the coming weeks.

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Finovate

MAY 16, 2025

Mastercard and MoonPay are partnering to launch stablecoin-powered cards, enabling users to spend crypto at over 150 million merchants worldwide. MoonPay is leveraging its acquisition of Iron to provide API infrastructure that lets businesses manage stablecoin payouts, disbursements, and cross-border transactions.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has launched a new tool providing real-time data and educational resources on digital money with an initial focus on stablecoins. The stablecoin market has surged from less than $3billion in 2019 to more than $130billion in 2024.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Treasury Department is researching use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as well as drafting regulatory proposals for private stablecoins, U.K. Treasurer Chancellor Rishi Sunak said in a press release. Sunak announced the measures while outlining other proposals for the U.K.’s

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Fintech News

JANUARY 20, 2025

While B itcoin, introduced in 2009, is the most well-known cryptocurrency, there are thousands of cryptocurrencies with various use cases today. These include Ethereum for smart contracts, Tether as a stablecoin, and many others that cater to diverse needs in the financial and technological landscape.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

He also discussed Project Guardian , which explores asset tokenisation use cases across various assets, demonstrating clear economic benefits. On asset tokenisation, Chia detailed MAS’ three-layer approach, focusing on token standards, high-quality settlement assets like stablecoins, and interoperable infrastructure.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2024

However, the idea that digital assets are exclusively some form of currency is slowly falling by the wayside as different use cases are emerging and being rapidly adopted. We will: Explore the biggest innovations over the past year in the cryptocurrency, stablecoin, blockchain and digital assets spheres.

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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.

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