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Crypto payments firm BCB Group appoints Tim Renew as CEO in leadership reshuffle

Crypto payments firm BCB Group has appointed Tim Renew as its new CEO, naming the former deputy CEO to lead the institutional digital asset...

ECB’s Cipollone Says Digital Euro Key to Europe’s Control Over Payments

Rising geopolitical tensions are strengthening the case for a European-controlled digital payments system, according to European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Piero Cipollone.In...

Crypto Payments Surge: Paypal Finds 39% of US Merchants Now Accept Digital Assets

A Paypal and National Cryptocurrency Association survey finds 39% of U.S. merchants accept crypto and 84% expect common use within five years. Paypal and...

OKX executive says stablecoins are gaining traction in payments as new card launches

Stablecoins are moving beyond crypto experimentation and into trusted financial infrastructure, OKX said, as it announced the launch of a new debit card in...

Mesh payments network raises $75 million, acquires unicorn status

Cryptocurrency payments network Mesh acquired unicorn status with a $75 million Series C funding round that valued it at $1 billion.The round was led...

Current Tax Policies Are the Biggest Obstacle to BTC Payments: Crypto Exec

The biggest obstacle to Bitcoin (BTC) being used as a payment method is tax policy, not scaling technology that reduces settlement times and transaction...

Agora’s Nick van Eck bets on stablecoin boom in enterprise payments

Agora, a startup founded by entrepreneur and VanEck heir Nick van Eck, is positioning itself for a stablecoin market that’s moving beyond crypto-native trading.While...

Stablecoins moved $35 trillion last year but only 1% of it was for 'real world' payments

While stablecoins settled around $35 trillion last year, only around 1% of that represented genuine payments like remittances and payroll, a new report found.

Payments connectivity in the ISO 20022 era: A case study in future-proofing

Beyond speed: How do transparency, security, and compliance define the future of payments?

Open Banking Limited Marks 8 Years as Usage Surges to 33 Million Monthly Payments

Open Banking Limited (OBL) is celebrating the eighth anniversary of open banking in the UK, marking the transition of the initiative from a regulatory...

Plastic surgery chief used crypto to tuck away millions from Chinese payments, say customs officials – DL News

Suspects “used crypto to launder payments made using Alipay, WeChat Pay.”South Korea is home to an $11 billion plastic surgery industry.Three people arrested, Seoul...

Report: RBI Proposes Linking BRICS Central Bank Digital Currencies for Payments

India’s central bank proposes linking BRICS central bank digital currencies to ease cross‑border payments. The Reserve Bank of India reportedly recommended that a proposal...