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AI Agents Enter Payments as Coinbase’s x402 Scales and Mastercard–Google Launch Verifiable Intent

With banks off-limits to software, the next wave of payments infrastructure is being built for agents that hold stablecoin wallets.

Hana Card Launches USDC Tourist Payments Pilot With 5% Cashback via Crypto.com

Sui Launches USDsui, a Native Stablecoin That Routes Reserve Yield to the Network

Cake Wallet Adds Native Bitcoin Lightning With Self-Custody and Privacy Defaults

Zashi Wallet Renames to Zodl After Developers Exit Electric Coin Company

UAE and Hyderabad Police Warn of Ramadan Donation Scams and Digital Fraud

Government Study Finds UPI Now Top Choice as Incentives Drove 11x Surge in Digital Payments

Bizum, Wero and Partners Sign Pact to Enable Instant Cross‑Border Mobile Payments Across Europe

UPI Sets New Monthly Record at 21.70 Billion Transactions in January

Blinkit Launches Rs 50 NCMC Bharat Yatra Card With 10-Minute Home Delivery

Bundesbank Says It Faces 5,000 Cyberattacks a Minute, Pushes Digital Euro for Resilience

Alibaba Launches Qwen Upgrade for In-Chat Ordering, Payments and Travel Booking

India Targets East Asia in Next Phase of UPI’s Global Push

Tourist Payment Scams Surge in Brazil and Argentina During Summer Season

Microsoft Launches Copilot Checkout for In-Chat Purchases in the U.S.

Pakistan, Visa Advance Technical Cooperation on Digital Payments

Visa Crypto Card Spending Surged 525% in 2025 to $91.3 Million

Banks Reopen Jan. 2 in Most Brazilian Cities, With Local Holidays Keeping Some Branches Closed

Klarna Taps Coinbase to Raise Short-Term USDC Funding From Institutions

Yape Revises Name Display After Backlash, Now Shows First Name and Three Letters of Surname