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Brazil, ECB Studying Instant Payments Link in Potential First Cross-Border Move for Pix, Sources Say

MarketScreener

“Brazil’s central bank and the European Central Bank (ECB) are studying a potential link between their instant payment systems, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, in a move that could mark the first cross-border expansion of Brazil’s successful Pix platform. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the discussions reflect […]

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India Stalls Alipay+ Payments Link over Security, Data Concerns, Sources Say

Reuters

“Alipay+’s proposal to link with India’s instant payments system for cross-border transactions has been stalled due to national security concerns ‌in New Delhi and questions about the storage and use of customer data, three sources familiar with the discussions said. The proposal, made by Alipay+ in January, was the first by a China-linked entity in the […]

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Episode 301 - Casting Light on the Digital Euro, with Nicola Branzoli, Banca d'Italia

In this episode, Nicola Branzoli, Head of Division for the Digital Euro Regulation, Research, and Technical Support at the Banca d'Italia, joins Glenbrook's Ashley Lannquist and Simon Skinner for an in-depth exploration of the digital euro. Listen in as they cover the objectives and value proposition, design choices and pilot details, and what the digital euro means in the broader European payment context. 

Global

Can Asia’s Banks Make Stablecoins Work Across Borders?

Asian Banking & Finance

“Asia’s banks are developing stablecoins to keep deposits and capture cross-border payments, but fragmented regulations and gaps in payment infrastructure could limit how quickly the technology scales. “Banks are rolling out stablecoin capabilities to prevent deposits and payments from shifting to nonbank issuers,” Michael Benz, head of the Asia-Pacific region at AMINA Group AG, said. […]

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DBS and Stripe Partner to Accelerate the Digital and Ai-Powered Economy in Asia

DBS

“DBS and Stripe have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the growth of agentic commerce and cross-border payments in Asia. By combining DBS’ banking capabilities and pan-Asian connectivity with Stripe’s global programmable financial services, both institutions aim to help businesses collect, move and manage funds more seamlessly across markets. The partnership will also explore jointly […]

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Industry

U.S. Faster Payments Council Report Evaluates Emerging Approaches to Cross-Border Payment Interoperability

EIN Presswire

“The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) announced the publication of a report, Interoperability: Bridging the Cross-Border Gap in a Faster Payments World, developed by the FPC Cross-Border Payments Work Group, sponsored by Mastercard. The report examines the end-to-end cross-border payment journey through the lens of interoperability, exploring why advances in faster payments, ISO 20022 adoption, […]

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Stablecoins Are Becoming Payment Infrastructure: How Visa, Banks, and Crypto Firms Are Rebuilding Global Payments

Big News Network

“Stablecoins have moved from trading tools into the operational backbone of global payments. In the first half of 2026, adjusted on-chain volumes reached $8.82 trillion, with June alone hitting a record $1.79 trillion, according to Visa’s analytics. Market capitalization stabilized near $300-322 billion, dominated by USDT and USDC. Traditional networks and banks no longer treat […]

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Stablecoins Won’t Replace the Dollar: Mastercard CEO [Video]

Yahoo Finance

“Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach explains to Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi how stablecoins could help suppliers in high-inflation countries and make difficult cross-border payments faster and more predictable, while also explaining why crypto still won’t replace the dollar.”

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Episode 300 - Reflecting on 12 Years of Payments on Fire

2026 is a milestone year for Glenbrook as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the firm. We also find ourselves airing the 300th episode of our Payments on Fire podcast - founded by George Peabody in 2014, nurtured by Yvette Bohanan, and now continued on through the hosting efforts of most of the team. We thought there would be no better way to mark the 12 year achievement - and pay respect to what George and Yvette built - than to revisit the journey with clips from the first 299 episodes. From early episodes on digital currency and AI, to fast payments evolution and financial inclusion efforts (and how could we leave out tokenization), listen in as Bryan Derman and Jill Wurst guide you through significant moments in the podcast’s history.

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Nium Launches Card Issuance in the United States

Nium

“Nium , the global infrastructure leader for real-time cross-border payments, today announced the launch of domestic card issuance in the United States, extending its multi-region issuing platform to North America. Businesses can now issue local cards across APAC, Europe, Middle East, and North America while maintaining access to Nium’s global payment network spanning 190+ countries […]

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Inter Links Brazil & U.S. Payments to TerraPay Wallets

eCommerceNews Australia

“Inter has expanded its cross-border payments infrastructure through a partnership with TerraPay, gaining access to 3.7 billion digital wallets through TerraPay’s Xend network. Under the arrangement, Inter acts as the licensed settling institution for transactions in Brazilian reais and US dollars, handling settlement within a regulated framework in both countries. TerraPay provides access to wallet […]

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Flywire Expands Trustly Partnership to Deliver Open Banking Payments Across the U.S. and Canada

Flywire

“Flywire Corporation announced expanded support for open banking payments in the U.S. and Canada with Trustly, allowing payers to conveniently authorize secure, large domestic and cross-border payments directly from their bank accounts and in their local currency. When choosing to pay with Trustly Pay by Bank, payers simply use their existing online bank login credentials during […]

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JPMorgan, Citi, UBS and Central Banks Wrap Up Real-Value Trials of Tokenized Cross-Border Payments in Project Agorá

Crowdfund Insider

“A coalition of global financial institutions and central banks has successfully finished real-value testing under Project Agorá, examining how tokenization can streamline wholesale cross-border payments. The trials, coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements, involved processing monetary transfers using digital representations of commercial bank deposits and central bank reserves. They executed roughly 30 transactions spanning […]

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Crypto Regulation in Brazil 2026

TradingView

“In 2026, Brazil finished building one of the most comprehensive crypto regulatory frameworks in Latin America. The Central Bank of Brazil BCBUSD confirmed that three landmark resolutions took effect February 2, requiring every crypto company serving Brazilians to get authorized like a bank. Months later, the same regulator moved to close a stablecoin-based loophole in […]

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BRICS Is Talking Payments Links, From Fast Rails To CBDCs

Finimize

“BRICS members are weighing ways to link their instant payment networks – and possibly connect central bank digital currencies ahead of India hosting the 2026 BRICS summit. Talks are still preliminary, but the goal is to make cross-border payments cheaper and smoother. One option is to connect existing “fast payment” rails so a transfer can […]

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