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Stablecoins Could Power Global Payments: Druckenmiller

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller said blockchain and stablecoins may only be a decade away from powering the global payments system — though he isn’t...

Santander and Visa Finalize Agentic AI Payments Pilot Across Latam

The two companies announced that a set of agents completed end-to-end payments in five markets across Latin America. Executing purchases in controlled conditions while...

Stanley Druckenmiller says stablecoins could power global payments in 10–15 years

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller said stablecoins could underpin global payment systems within the next decade or two while reiterating his long-standing skepticism toward much...

Tether aims to bring stablecoins and payments to Bitcoin with investment in Ark Labs

Tether, the crypto firm behind the most popular stablecoin USDT, said Thursday it has invested in Ark Labs to bring programmable payments to the...

Hands In and UATP Partner to Bring Split Payments to the Global Airline Industry

Hands In, a UK-based split payment solutions provider, and UATP, the global network designed to simplify payments for complex industries, have entered into a...

Mastercard Launches New Global Crypto Partner Program With 85 Firms to Accelerate Payments

Mastercard moves to link traditional finance and crypto infrastructure through a sweeping global partner program, assembling dozens of industry players to accelerate blockchain-powered payments,...

Swift Accelerates Consumer Payments Transformation with new Retail Transaction Framework

Consumers and small businesses receiving payments across the globe will soon benefit from a pioneering new framework rolled out by Swift and a coalition...

Binance, PayPal, and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments

Mastercard has launched a new Crypto Partner Program that brings together more than 85 companies from across the digital asset and payments industries, an...

Coinbase-backed AI payments protocol wants to fix micropayment but demand is just not there yet

Since the emergence of ChatGPT and chatbots, the artificial intelligence (AI) hype has evolved into "agentic payments," billed as the next wave of internet...

Stablecoin Fintech KAST Raises $80M Series A to Build Global Digital Dollar Payments Platform

Stablecoin-powered fintech platform KAST has secured $80 million in Series A funding as investors place fresh bets on digital-dollar infrastructure designed to move money...

Ripple Seeks Australian Financial License to ‘Scale’ Payments Across the Region

In brief Ripple plans to secure an Australian Financial Services License by acquiring BC Payments. APAC payments volume nearly doubled in 2025, with several Australian firms...