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XRPL Batch Amendment One Vote Short of Activation

Sustained validator approval would let applications bundle up to eight linked transactions into an all-or-nothing operation for atomic settlements.

Visa, Mastercard and Ant Agree to Build Interoperable Know‑Your‑Agent Framework

India Stalls Alipay+ Link to UPI Over Security and Data Concerns

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

Banco Provincia’s Cuenta DNI Runs August Discounts for Supermarkets, Ferias and Weekend Dining

India Weighs Small UPI Fees for Large Merchants

Government Weighs Restoring MDR on High‑Value UPI Payments

India Removes Legal Ban on UPI Merchant Fees

India Tables Bill to Let Government Reintroduce Merchant Fees on UPI

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