Tag: blockchain payments

ZeroHash, a Chicago-based digital asset infrastructure firm, has applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter, according to company confirmation. The ...

Western Union announced on March 4, 2026, that it is launching USDPT, a dollar-pegged stablecoin built on the Solana blockchain, in partnership with blockchain infrastructure firm Crossmint. The stablecoin allows ...

Lugano announced on March 3, 2026, that it is committing $6.4 million through 2030 to deepen its integration of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency into municipal services and local commerce. The investment, ...

Colin Goltra, CEO of the Morph layer-2 network, told Bitcoin.com News that stablecoins are reshaping global payment settlement from traditional banking rails to blockchain-based systems. In an interview published on ...

Sony Bank is testing direct integration of Japan's yen stablecoin JPYC into its deposit accounts, marking the first time a major Japanese lender has wired stablecoin issuance directly into core ...

Rwanda's National Bank launched a 12-month live trial of its proposed central bank digital currency on February 26, enrolling real users, merchants, and payment providers across Kigali and selected rural ...

Qivalis, a consortium of nine major European banks including ING, UniCredit and CaixaBank, is in advanced talks with cryptocurrency exchanges and market makers to secure distribution for a Euro-pegged stablecoin ...

TruStage, a financial services provider working with roughly 93% of U.S. credit unions, has confirmed the launch of a multi-year pilot for TSDA, a dollar-pegged stablecoin designed for institutional payments ...

SBI Holdings and blockchain firm Startale Group have confirmed plans to launch JPYSC, a yen stablecoin that will be issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank making it the first yen ...

Deutsche Bank is preparing to integrate Ripple's enterprise blockchain infrastructure into its cross-border payments framework, according to developer community disclosures — a move the German lender expects to cut transaction ...