Companies

New York-Based Ramp Launches Stablecoin Accounts, Letting Businesses Pay in USDC

Live Bitcoin News

“Ramp has officially launched its Stablecoin Accounts feature in public beta. The New York-based fintech, which serves over 50,000 businesses globally, now lets companies hold USDC directly on its platform. Users can earn rewards on their balances, currently sitting at 3.98%. They can also pay vendors and employees worldwide using stablecoins. The move brings crypto […]

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Industry

What Infrastructure Do Companies Use to Add Stablecoin Payments?

Crypto News

“Stablecoins are quickly becoming part of the global payments stack. Fintech apps use them to settle transactions faster. Remittance platforms use them to move money across borders. Payroll companies use them to pay global contractors. But while stablecoins settle on blockchain networks, users still interact with traditional financial systems. Someone still needs to convert fiat […]

Companies

Six Infrastructure Fronts Reshaping Fintech Payments

JPMorgan

“Infrastructure investments across payments, fraud detection, AI and networks form an interconnected system. Smart sequencing creates compounding advantages rather than isolated wins.”

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Companies

Visa’s Jack Forestell Calls the Agentic Web the Biggest Payments Opportunity in Two Decades

Crypto News

“Visa’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer just said the quiet part loud. Jack Forestell told attendees at the Wolfe Research FinTech Forum last week that “the agentic web is the biggest opportunity that I’ve seen in my 20-plus years in payment technology.” That’s not a throwaway line from a mid-level product manager. It’s the strategic […]

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Global

Global Virtual Travel Card Program Launched by Visa and Trip.com to Make Travel Payments Simpler and More Seamless in Asia Pacific

PR Newswire

“As international travel rebounds across Asia Pacific, Visa and Trip.com Group have entered into a new global agreement designed to make booking and paying for travel more seamless for consumers and partners worldwide. Through this collaboration, Trip.com Group will introduce a virtual travel card program issued in partnership with Visa via Trip.com Group’s fintech arm, […]

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Industry

Top US Banks Weigh Suing Federal Regulator Over Crypto Banking Rules

The Guardian

“Some of the largest US banks are considering suing their financial regulator, arguing that a new raft of licenses for crypto, payment and fintech could put American consumers and the wider financial system at risk. The Bank Policy Institute (BPI), which represents 40 of the biggest US lenders including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, is understood […]

Global

Irish Banks to Launch Revolut Competitor Zippay This Week

Business Plus

“Zippay, the person-to-person mobile payment service created by AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB to rival Revolut, will launch this week. The service will be offered through the banks’ existing mobile banking apps and will begin rolling out from Tuesday. The three retail banks’ Zippay has the potential to reach more than 5m eligible customers, […]

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Companies

Revolut Files for US Bank Charter, Names Duransoy as US CEO

Yahoo Finance

“Britain’s Revolut applied for a U.S. bank charter and appointed former Visa executive Cetin Duransoy as its new ‌CEO for the United States, the fintech company announced. Revolut, which has about 70 ‌million clients in 40 markets, is setting its sights on the lucrative U.S. market. If its applications are approved ​by the Office of […]

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Glenbrook Innovation

Episode 288 - The First 25 Years of Glenbrook - Fanning the Flames with our Founders

For Glenbrook's 25th Anniversary, we speak with the three founding partners - Carol Coye Benson, Scott Loftesness, and Allen Weinberg - to celebrate the progress of the industry and the firm. Listen in as they recall the early days of the firm, discuss how Glenbrook’s strategy work expanded to form our education and global practices, consider the evolution of the “payments professional”, and reflect on payments industry shifts over their years both in and out of Glenbrook.

Companies

UK Fintech Firm Revolut Opens India Waitlist for Digital Payments

Tech In Asia

“Revolut will launch an INR-only prepaid wallet with UPI integration and Visa cards for domestic and international use. The wallet will support peer-to-peer transfers, merchant payments, budgeting tools, and UPI transfers via QR codes, phone numbers, and contacts, subject to NPCI limits, plus recurring payments and biometric authentication.”

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Global

U.K. ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Regulation Signals End of ‘Wild West’ Fintech Loans System

Compliance Week

“Firms offering “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) financing will become part of the regulated financial services sector in the U.K. from July 15. Compliance teams must act now to ensure they are ready to introduce rules, including Consumer Duty, and establish creditworthiness assessment processes, adapt systems, and change data processes before the deadline.”

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Companies

Visa and Bridge Expand Collaboration, with Plans to Bring Stablecoin-Linked Cards to Over 100 Countries

Visa

Visa and Bridge, a leading stablecoin infrastructure platform and a Stripe company,  announced an expansion of their global card issuance product that they first unveiled in 2025. Bridge enables businesses and fintech developers to offer stablecoin-backed Visa cards. Now, through Bridge’s partnership with Lead Bank, these card transactions can be settled onchain with Visa.

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Companies

FORM3 Expands Strategic Partnership With SumUp to Bring Real-Time SEPA Payments to European Small Businesses

Form3

“Form3 announced a significant expansion of its partnership with SumUp, as the global fintech extends its use of Form3’s payments platform to support European payment schemes. SumUp, which supports more than 4 million merchants across 37 countries, has adopted Form3’s platform for European payments including SEPA Instant, SEPA Credit Transfer and SEPA Direct Debit.”

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Companies

Mastercard Move Set to Accelerate Banks’ Digital Payment Services

Banking Exchange

“Ericsson and Mastercard have announced a collaboration aimed at transforming how money moves globally, with implications for banks and fintechs. By integrating Ericsson’s Fintech Platform with Mastercard Move, which is Mastercard’s portfolio of money movement solutions, the partnership seeks to simplify digital wallet expansion, speed up new payment service launches, and reach underbanked populations.”

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Companies

Fintech GoCardless Introduces MCP : An AI-Native Solution for Bank Payment Integration

Crowdfund Insider

“GoCardless has launched its Model Context Protocol (MCP), a tool that lets developers and merchants interact with its bank payment platform using everyday natural language. MCP enables users to connect their preferred large language models—such as those powering tools like Claude or GitHub Copilot—directly to GoCardless. Through simple conversational queries, merchants can receive instant responses, […]

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