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Payments Networks Embrace Stablecoins Rather Than Bitcoin to Link With Crypto Firms

Card networks have built dollar-linked settlement rails to cut volatility risk and speed cross-border transfers.

Regulators Miss GENIUS Act Deadline as U.S. Stablecoin Market Tops $300 Billion

Linux Foundation Launches x402 Foundation to Standardize Agent Micropayments

Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform to Let Banks Mint and Manage Digital Dollars

Visa and Artemis Say Cards and Stablecoins Must Work Together for AI-Driven Commerce

Revolut Wins In‑Principle VARA Approval to Offer Crypto Services in UAE

Hyundai Card Completes US–Mexico Stablecoin Remittance and Launches Europe Trial

Big U.S. Banks Hold Preliminary Talks to Buy Fiserv’s STAR Debit Network

Polymarket Enables Instant Bitcoin Deposits Over the Lightning Network

American Express Lets Cardholders Redeem Membership Rewards Inside Apple Pay

LINE NEXT to Launch Unifi Pay for Zero‑Fee Stablecoin Payments

Uniswap and Spark Launch FX Layer to Pool $150 Million of Stablecoin Liquidity

MoneyGram Joins Solana as Active Validator

GoMining Launches GoBTC Pay Gen1 to Settle Merchants Directly in Bitcoin

Brazil Central Bank Removes R$500 Cap on Pix Tap‑to‑Pay

Germans Made More Cashless Purchases Than Cash in 2025 as Digital Payments Surge

Visa and OpenAI Move to Let AI Agents Complete Purchases

Brazil Registers Pix as High‑Renown Brand as U.S. Trade Probe Seeks 25% Tariff

MassPay Integrates Coinbase for Instant USDC Cross-Border Payouts

Mastercard Launches Agent Pay for Machines To Enable AI Agent Payments