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Pakistan signs deal with WLFI-linked crypto business for cross-border payments

The agreement would explore integrating a dollar-backed stablecoin into Pakistan’s regulated payments system as the country ramps up plans for digital currency and virtual-asset...

Polygon to Become US-Regulated Payments Platform

The company acquired Coinme and Sequence, adopting their licenses and enabling operations in 48 states.Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution Polygon is set to become...

Payments Association calls for Bank of England to stop stifling stablecoin progress

Previously the Emerging Payments Association or EPA, The Payments Association aims to empower influencers in the payments industry to connect, collaborate and learn. The...

Bakkt to Acquire Stablecoin Payments Builder DTR as ICE Backs Vote

Bakkt Holdings has agreed to acquire stablecoin payment infrastructure provider Distributed Technologies Research Ltd. (DTR).Bakkt says bringing DTR in-house should accelerate time-to-market for stablecoin...

Innovation with Resilience at its Core: Advancing Payments in 2026

In this Predict 2026 FinextraTV interview, Barry Rodrigues, Executive Vice President, Payments, Finastra, discussed the fundamental changes that need to happen in the payments...

Polygon to Buy Coinme, Sequence in $250M+ Payments Push

Polygon Labs signs definitive agreements to acquire Coinme and Sequence for over $250 millionThe deals are positioned to add three capabilities: fiat on/off-ramps (including...

Crypto infrastructure firm pushes deeper into stablecoin payments with $250 million deal

The move comes as crypto projects increasingly position themselves as offering payment platforms that resemble traditional digital banks, but operate on blockchain rails.

From obligation to opportunity: Making payments modernisation work

  What’s really holding banks back from successful payments modernisation? And why does it keep happening?  ...

Accelerating Cross-Border Payments in the US, UK and Europe

  How are regulatory frameworks in the US, UK, and Europe evolving to support, or hinder, the adoption of stablecoins by...

Bakkt jumps 17% on deeper stablecoin payments push with new acquisition deal

The firm said it has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research, a blockchain-based payment infrastructure provider.

Ripple acquires UK approvals to expand payments business – DL News

Ripple secured two key approvals from the UK’s top financial regulator.That will allow the company behind the XRP cryptocurrency to expand its payments business...

How Stablecoins Are Rewiring Global Payments | Borderless CPO Alex Garn

In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, Chris Storaker sits down with Alex Garn, Chief Product Officer at Borderless, to unpack how stablecoins are...