May 01, 2025
Rain Joins Visa’s Pilot Program for Stablecoin Settlement
Rain, a global card-issuing platform built for stablecoins, joined Visa’s pilot program for stablecoin settlement. By fully tokenizing its credit card receivables and transitioning all settlement transactions for its Visa...
May 01, 2025
This Week in B2B: Rewiring Legacy Payment Rails With Stablecoins...
Sleek tech is turbocharging the B2B space. And slow wires and clunky payment systems going the way of the fax machine couldn’t be happening at a better time for businesses....
April 30, 2025
Crypto Companies Escape April’s Stock Market Turbulence
While April was a rough month for the stock market, cryptocurrency companies reportedly enjoyed smooth sailing. As Bloomberg news reported Wednesday (April 30), companies such as Coinbase and crypto mining...
April 30, 2025
The Digital Asset Primer: Stablecoin Staking for Payments Professionals
While cryptocurrency headlines often fixate on price swings and regulatory showdowns, a quieter revolution is happening under the surface: the rise of stablecoins as financial infrastructure. As evidenced by Mastercard’s...
April 30, 2025
Crypto and FinTech Execs: UK Needs to Be More Welcoming...
Cryptocurrency and FinTech executives say Great Britain has become an unwelcoming place for their businesses. That’s according to a report Wednesday (April 30) by CNBC, citing interviews with industry leaders who say...
April 30, 2025
Kraken Debuts ‘Embed’ to Help Banks Offer Crypto Access
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has introduced a solution to help financial institutions give clients access to crypto. Dubbed “Embed,” the company’s new Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution is designed for neobanks, FinTechs and traditional banks,...
April 29, 2025
UK and US to Collaborate On Regulating Crypto Sector
The British government reportedly plans to work with American officials to regulate the cryptocurrency industry. The two countries will hold talks “to support the use and responsible growth of digital...
April 29, 2025
SoFi Member Deposits Grow to $27.3 Billion and Cross-Selling Accelerates
SoFi Technologies posted first-quarter earnings results Tuesday (April 29) that showed continued growth in deposits and debit spending, as well as a roadmap to fee-based and broadened product offerings, as...
April 28, 2025
Mastercard Partners With OKX and Nuvei to Power Stablecoin Transactions
Mastercard has partnered with two more companies — OKX and Nuvei — to further its efforts to power stablecoin transactions for consumers and merchants. These partnerships will contribute to Mastercard’s...
Nine in 10 of the world’s central banks are pursuing digital currency projects, but private sector expertise and buy-in will be pivotal to their success. In this month’s “Blockchain Payments Tracker®,” a collaboration with Algorand, Anish Jain, CEO of WadzPay, explains how blockchain’s interoperability with legacy banking systems is the key to its adoption.