stablecoins

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to minimize the volatility of the price of the stablecoin, relative to some "stable" asset or basket of assets. A stablecoin can be pegged to a cryptocurrency, fiat money, or to exchange-traded commodities.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Stablecoins Take Aim at Cash Locked in Prefunding
Stablecoins Take Aim at Cash Locked in Prefunding
October 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cross-border payments carry a working capital cost before money reaches the recipient. Payment providers frequently need funds available in advance to make payouts in other...

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Circle Targets 40 New Markets to Capture Surging Stablecoin Demand
Circle Targets 40 New Markets to Capture Surging Stablecoin Demand
October 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin issuer Circle plans to enter 40 new markets around the world, Circle CEO and Chairman Jeremy Allaire told Reuters in a report posted Friday...

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Getting Money Back Could Be Stablecoins’ Next Big Selling Point
Getting Money Back Could Be Stablecoins’ Next Big Selling Point
October 15, 2026  |  Blockchain

A company sends half a million dollars to an overseas supplier using stablecoins. The transaction settles in seconds, the blockchain confirms delivery, and the payment...

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Visa Direct Accelerates Cross-Border Money Movement With Stablecoin Prefunding
Visa Direct Accelerates Cross-Border Money Movement With Stablecoin Prefunding
October 15, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Visa has begun rolling out stablecoin-enabled prefunding that makes stablecoin-powered money movement available for businesses that run cross-border payments through Visa Direct, the company said...

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Stripe Teams With Plasma To Unveil Multi-Currency Stablecoin Cards
Stripe Teams With Plasma To Unveil Multi-Currency Stablecoin Cards
October 15, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Stripe is teaming with Plasma to introduce multi-currency stablecoin cards. The new cards, announced Thursday (Oct. 15), are designed to give people and businesses an...

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Cross River Adds Ripple USD Stablecoin to Power 24/7 Global Money Transfers
Cross River Adds Ripple USD Stablecoin to Power 24/7 Global Money Transfers
October 15, 2026  |  Banking

Cross River Bank now offers Ripple’s U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), through its Core Operating System, Cross River said in a Thursday (Oct. 15)...

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Mastercard and BVNK Unite Fiat and Stablecoins in Global Money Platform
Mastercard and BVNK Unite Fiat and Stablecoins in Global Money Platform
October 15, 2026  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and stablecoin-powered financial stack BVNK have launched a platform that brings together fiat and stablecoin capabilities to make it easier to move and manage...

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Stablecoin Firm Qivalis Moves Closer to Issuing Electronic Money Tokens
Stablecoin Firm Qivalis Moves Closer to Issuing Electronic Money Tokens
October 14, 2026  |  Blockchain

Euro-pegged stablecoin project Qivalis has received permission from the Dutch central bank to operate as an electronic money institution. The authorization from the De Nederlandsche...

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Rain Rolls Out Embedded Stablecoin Wallets
Rain Rolls Out Embedded Stablecoin Wallets
October 13, 2026  |  Blockchain

Stablecoin payments platform Rain has begun offering embedded stablecoin wallets. The new wallet is something Rain’s partners can offer within their own apps, with the...

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