Tag: payments

Pudgy Penguins launched a Visa-backed debit card on March 24, 2026, allowing users to spend PENGU tokens and stablecoins at 150 million merchants across 170+ countries. The move marks the ...

Swift announced a new payments framework on 6th March, 2026, that commits 50+ banks to faster, transparent cross-border transactions. By June 2026, the scheme will operate across 11 payment corridors ...

In March 2026, Mastercard announced its acquisition of BVNK for up to $1.8 billion. On the surface, it looked like another fintech deal. In reality, it signaled something deeper: A ...

SÃO PAULO — Ripple launched a unified blockchain platform in Brazil on March 17, 2026, bringing together payments, stablecoin infrastructure, prime brokerage, and treasury tools for institutional clients. Six Brazilian ...

Blockchain.com announced on March 9, 2026, that it is launching full operations in Ghana following a 700% transaction volume surge in Nigeria. The expansion places the London-based digital asset platform ...

Ripple announced on March 10, 2026, that its payments platform has processed over $100 billion in cumulative transaction volume, while its regulated stablecoin RLUSD has reached approximately $1 billion in ...

Ripple USD (RLUSD) liquidity more than tripled to $1.52 billion in early 2026, surging as the U.S. Senate advanced a sweeping ban on Federal Reserve digital currency development in early ...

The debate around the CLARITY Act intensified this week after U.S. lawmaker French Hill reiterated that the legislation is designed to provide clear regulatory rules for the cryptocurrency industry while ...

Following a geopolitical escalation between Israel and Iran on 28th of February, David Stryzewski, CEO of Sound Planning Group, highlighted XRP as a key institutional payment asset in an interview ...

Luno, Sanlam, Easyequities, and Lesaka have launched South Africa's first institutional-grade stablecoin backed one-to-one by the rand, with reserves held domestically and audited monthly by an independent firm. The Zaru ...