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October 2, 2026
Visa Data Shows Stablecoins Gaining Traction in Business Payments
Visa
“Visa shared new data showing the growing adoption of stablecoins across business payments and commercial card programs. The findings come as businesses, financial institutions and payment providers increasingly explore stablecoins for settlement, treasury management, payouts and cross-border commerce. New Visa data shows: Approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card volume in FY26 year-to-date occurred across business and […]
Stripe Agrees to Acquire Parafin to Expand Revenue Opportunities for Platforms and Help Small Businesses Grow
Stripe
“Stripe announced that it has agreed to acquire Parafin, a leading embedded financial products platform. Parafin supports some of the largest and most complex platforms in the world, including DoorDash, Gusto, Jobber, and Mindbody, by providing credit offerings for their small business customers. With Parafin, Stripe will strengthen its support for ambitious platforms while bringing […]
Treasury’s First GENIUS Act Rule Draws a $10 Billion Line Through the Stablecoin Market [Video]
Yahoo Finance
“The Treasury Department has broken the regulatory silence surrounding the GENIUS Act. The core of the rule is the $10 billion threshold. Issuers with consolidated total outstanding issuance of $10 billion or less may opt for state regulation, provided their home state’s regime passes the SCRC’s “substantially similar” test. Issuers exceeding that $10 billion cap […]
Card Surcharges Are Banned. Now Aussies Are Fuming over Another Charge
SBS News
“It took just hours for fresh frustrations to emerge after Australia’s card surcharge ban came into effect on Thursday. Consumers on social media questioned new charges appearing at checkouts online, including some described as “platform” or service fees.”
Polygon Passes $3 Trillion in Stablecoin Transfer Volume
Polygon Labs
“Polygon Chain has now carried more than $3 trillion in stablecoin transfers. Revolut, Paxos, Polymarket, Cash App, Deel and Tazapay are among the companies that have used the network to move payments. This year, the list of ways people can use money on Polygon has grown alongside the volume. The $3 trillion total counts stablecoin […]
New Rule Establishes Procedures for Reviewing State Stablecoin Regulations
ABA Banking Journal
The Treasury Department published an interim final rule establishing the forms and procedures used by a federal committee that reviews state stablecoin regulatory regimes. The Genius Act allows payment stablecoin issuers with a consolidated total outstanding issuance of less than $10 billion to opt for regulation under a state-level regulatory regime, provided that the state’s […]
Finastra Launches Supply Chain Finance to Help Banks Accelerate Working Capital Growth
Finastra
“Finastra announced Finastra Supply Chain Finance (SCF), a solution designed to help banks scale working capital programs faster and unlock growth. Integrated with Finastra’s Trade Innovation and Loan IQ platforms through the Nexus API suite, SCF enables banks to deliver connected trade, lending and supply chain finance services while accelerating time to market.”
ECB’s Digital Euro Development Targets Visa and Mastercard’s 47% Market Share
The Cryptonomist
“Visa and Mastercard already process nearly half of every euro spent on cards across the eurozone, a dominance that has pushed European officials to build an alternative: a new European Central Bank digital currency known as the digital euro. A 12-month pilot of the digital euro is set to start in the second half of […]
Sibos Wrap-up Day 3: Corporate Actions – Fixing Fragmentation Before Automating It
Global Custodian
“Global Custodian is joined by representatives from DTCC, Brown Brothers Harriman and Chainlink for the third Sibos 2026 daily wrap-up, discussing the challenges of fragmented corporate actions and post-trade processes, and whether the industry can standardise before turning to automation and AI.”
October 1, 2026
PayNearMe Launches AI Servicing and Collections Agent to Help Support Teams Scale While Lowering the Cost to Serve
PayNearMe
“PayNearMe, launched its AI Servicing and Collections Agent, a new agent built directly into the PayXM™ platform to expand inbound self-service and outbound engagement. The Agent calls and texts customers, answers inbound calls, and helps customers make or schedule payments, resolve payment issues, and address other account needs, connecting them to support staff only when […]
EU Probes Candy Crush, Minecraft Creators over In-Game Payments
Silicon Republic
“Consumer protection watchdogs in Europe have launched an investigation into the companies behind popular online games – including the creators of Candy Crush, Minecraft and Clash of Clans – over how they price and operate in-game transactions. The probe was launched after talks between the European Commission’s Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network and groups representing […]
Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance Unveils New and Updated Resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Nacha
“Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance is taking an active role in 2026’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, unveiling new and updated resources from its Cybersecurity & Payments AI Project Team. The new resource is a “Hacker Hunt ” game designed to familiarize employees with common scam communications and generate discussion about the best practices for distinguishing […]
Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live with Financial Institution Clients, Advancing Stablecoin-Powered Banking and Payments
Fiserv
“Fiserv, Inc. announced that its digital asset platform is live marking a significant milestone in the commercialization of stablecoin-enabled banking and payments. The platform’s first live use case is Roughrider Coin, Bank of North Dakota’s dollar-backed stablecoin designed to enable more efficient money movement across the state’s interbank network. VersaBank serves as issuer for Roughrider […]
DoorDash Launches AI Agent for Text-Based Food Ordering and Agentic Commerce
Konsulteer
“DoorDash is expanding its use of artificial intelligence from an in-app assistant into a transactional agent that can handle food orders through messaging. The company announced that customers in the U.S. can join a waitlist for a new text-based ordering experience. Instead of opening the DoorDash application and navigating menus, users can send a message […]
Binance Pay Lets Overseas Visitors Spend Crypto at PayPay Merchants in Japan
Blockonomi
“Binance Pay users visiting Japan can now spend more than 100 cryptocurrencies at most PayPay-supported merchants. The payments run through HIVEX, a framework that links overseas QR payment apps to PayPay merchants. Tether’s USDt stablecoin acts as the backend settlement layer, and merchants receive Japanese yen. Binance says it is the first crypto payment service to reach PayPay […]
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