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Volante Lists Both FedNow and XRP but Federal Reserve Has Not Endorsed the Token

The platform creates a technical pathway for banks to access XRP alongside FedNow with no bank or Fed confirmation of live use.

Bybit Wins Austrian EMI Licence to Add Regulated Payments to Bybit.eu

Favara Linked to India's UPI to Enable Real‑Time MVR-to-INR Transfers

PhonePe Launches PulsePro to Sell Hyperlocal Market Intelligence

NPCI Orders UPI Apps to Mask Phone Numbers and Make Username VPAs Default

Mumbai Post Shows How UPI AutoPay Turns Free Trials Into Recurring Small Charges

XRP Ledger Tops One Million Agentic Payments

Pakistan Launches HBL–UnionPay–PayPak Co‑Badged Debit Card

Polymarket Enables Instant Bitcoin Deposits Over the Lightning Network

European Parliament Committee Grants Negotiating Mandate for Digital Euro

WhatsApp Names Kunal Shah to Replace Will Cathcart

KuCoin Pay Launches QR Crypto Payments in Argentina and Peru

Alchemy Connects AgentCard to Visa Network for AI Agent Purchases

Ant Pushes AI Agents Into Alipay to Challenge WeChat

Pine Labs Launches P3P to Let AI Agents Execute UPI Payments

MassPay Integrates Coinbase for Instant USDC Cross-Border Payouts

India and Nepal Operationalise UPI‑NPI Link for Instant Cross‑Border Transfers

Ripple Rolls Out XRPL AI Starter Kit and Live x402 Payments

Visa Study Finds Heavy Use of AI for Shopping but Low Trust in AI Payments

SBP’s Go Cashless Drive Records Rs34 Billion in Eid Cattle Market Payments