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Payments Post #13: At the Intersection of Tech, Regs, and Business Partnership

This month, Cici Northup joins regular contributor Justin Pituch to recap positive news in the form of fast payments growth, new fraud mitigation strategies, and evolution in cross-border transfers. All reflect, to varying degrees, the unique dynamic in the payments industry created by the intersection of technology, regulation, and new business partnerships.
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Visa: Stablecoins Beyond Payments: The Onchain Lending Opportunity

Visa

“With the GENIUS Act now signed into law, financial institutions both domestically and globally are deepening their exploration of stablecoin products and technologies. Among the key questions we encounter daily are: “What are the use cases?” and “What capabilities do stablecoins offer that traditional fiat currencies cannot?” The natural starting point for this exploration is […]
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Alipay+ Expands Payments and Digital Ecosystem as Mobile Wallets Become a Catalyst for New Travel Habits and Inclusive Growth

Alipay Plus

“Alipay+ revealed three trends impacting tourism in 2025 and beyond. Alipay+ has expanded its payments ecosystem in three ways: Growing cross-border payment acceptance for Alipay+ to more than 100 markets, and expanding its partner ecosystem to 40, representing 1.8 billion users; supporting Bluecode (Europe), PayPay (Japan) and KBank (Thailand) users to pay with their banking […]
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African Trade Bloc COMESA Launches Digital Payments System

Reuters

“The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has launched a digital payments system to cut transaction costs by allowing businesses to settle deals in local currencies. COMESA, which has 21 member states including Egypt, Kenya and Ethiopia, joins efforts by the African continent to push for local currency payments systems to cut trade costs by eliminating […]
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