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Ripple Gets OCC’s OK to Launch National Trust Bank

October 27, 2026
RedotPay Targets $5 Billion Valuation in Pre-IPO Funding
IPO // October 26, 2026

Cryptocurrency company RedotPay is considering filing for a confidential initial public offering in the United States by the year’s end, Bloomberg reported Monday (Oct. 26). Hong Kong-based RedotPay, which offers physical and virtual cards for crypto transactions, has been in deliberations and regulatory troubles for...

Ripple Adds 24/7 Stablecoin Returns to Treasury Platform
B2B Payments // October 26, 2026

Blockchain company Ripple has announced new capabilities for its treasury product. The updated Ripple Treasury allows businesses to manage cash, payments and liquidity around the clock, the company said in its announcement Monday (Oct. 26). “The way businesses move money is changing, and treasury needs...

Bitcoin-Backed Loans Add Debt to Leveraged Crypto Trading
Cryptocurrency // October 22, 2026

Bitcoin holders borrowing to finance leveraged trading retain their original investment and take on another source of exposure. Their coins continue to fluctuate, the financed position produces its own gains or losses, and the dollar loan remains payable regardless of either result. The attraction is...

Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them
Cryptocurrency // October 21, 2026

Watch more: Paymentology Says AI Agents Must Earn the Right to Move Money The stablecoin industry has spent possibly too much time trying to reinvent checkout. Consumers already have a nearly universal interface for turning balances into purchases. Their cards. Merchants already accept them, networks...

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Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them

October 21, 2026
Watch more: Paymentology Says AI Agents Must Earn the Right to Move Money The stablecoin industry has spent possibly too much time trying to reinvent checkout. Consumers already have a nearly universal interface for turning balances into purchases. Their cards. Merchants already accept them, networks already route them, all while banks and processors already know […]

Stablecoins Move From Making Payments to Making Loans

October 19, 2026
More digital assets are moving into lending strategies, turning stablecoin and cryptocurrency holdings into credit exposure for investors seeking yield. The growth shows how the uses for digital assets are...

Credit Unions Could Win Younger Members Through Payments

October 19, 2026
Credit unions could find a more receptive audience for digital currencies by offering members something they already recognize: a digital wallet. That’s the opportunity outlined in “Digital Currency at the...

Digital Assets: The Changing Talent Picture

October 13, 2026
Banks investing in digital money need more than the technology to issue, custody or move digital assets. They need people who can connect those capabilities to the systems and controls...

Quick Reads
Ripple Gets OCC’s OK to Launch National Trust Bank

October 27, 2026
It has been a busy week so far for blockchain company Ripple. The company received regulatory permission to begin operating its own bank, Ripple National Trust Bank, according to a Monday (Oct. 26) press release, and on Tuesday (Oct. 27) announced new partnerships with BNY and Robinhood. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency […]

RedotPay Targets $5 Billion Valuation in Pre-IPO Funding

October 26, 2026
Cryptocurrency company RedotPay is considering filing for a confidential initial public offering in the United States by the year’s end, Bloomberg reported Monday (Oct. 26). Hong Kong-based RedotPay, which offers...

Ripple Adds 24/7 Stablecoin Returns to Treasury Platform

October 26, 2026
Blockchain company Ripple has announced new capabilities for its treasury product. The updated Ripple Treasury allows businesses to manage cash, payments and liquidity around the clock, the company said in...

JPMorgan Brings Its Deposit Token to the Ethereum Blockchain

October 19, 2026
JPMorganChase is reportedly expanding its blockchain payments footprint by bringing its deposit token to Ethereum. JPM Coin will now be available to the bank’s institutional clients on the Ethereum network, JPMorgan...