The British Treasury plans to give the Bank of England a new “secondary objective” to support innovation in payments technology and digital currencies, including stablecoins, Reuters reported Wednesday (Aug. 26). The proposed objective aims to ensure that regulation keeps up with changes in technology, and...
Crypto has a funny way of arriving before the meeting agenda catches up. Many credit union members have already made room for it, even as their financial institutions are still deciding what to do. “Credit Unions Sit on the Sidelines While Members Already Own Crypto” is...
Payments used to arrive at the end of a sale, take the money and leave. Now they have a much bigger job. They can help companies earn revenue, see cash, serve customers and make better decisions. PYMNTS developed “Summer School 2026: The Payment Stack Strikes...
Alaska has joined a growing wave of states modernizing their money transmission laws to bring virtual currency businesses more squarely within existing financial regulatory frameworks. The state’s new law, Senate Bill 86, enacted June 30, replaces Alaska’s existing money transmission statutes with a comprehensive modernization...
August 11, 2026
Payments used to arrive at the end of a sale, take the money and leave. Now they have a much bigger job. They can help companies earn revenue, see cash, serve customers and make better decisions. PYMNTS developed “Summer School 2026: The Payment Stack Strikes Back” with insights from leaders at IXOPAY, Solutions by Text, […]
June 17, 2026
Stablecoins may be finding their lane with chief financial officers, not as a financial revolution, but as a controlled way to move money through more familiar banking channels. That is...
May 13, 2026
Stablecoins have the infrastructure they need to scale. And the landscape keeps building more of it. What’s missing is a payment experience people can trust, WalletConnect CEO Jess Houlgrave told...
April 24, 2026
The internet had native formats for video, audio and files. It did not have one for money. Stablecoins changed that. They represent internet-native dollars that move like MP3s and work...
October 15, 2026
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 easier time spending across currencies and markets. “We’re building Plasma for people whose lives and finances span countries,” Paul Faecks, CEO of Plasma, said in a news release. “Partnering with Stripe […]
August 26, 2026
The British Treasury plans to give the Bank of England a new “secondary objective” to support innovation in payments technology and digital currencies, including stablecoins, Reuters reported Wednesday (Aug. 26)....
June 23, 2026
The digital euro is reportedly closer to becoming a reality following a Tuesday (June 23) vote. As Bloomberg News reported, the European Parliament’s ECON Committee approved a plan to launch both...
June 16, 2026
China has reportedly recruited 26 financial institutions for its digital yuan effort. According to a Tuesday (June 16) report from Reuters, the effort is part of China’s plan to expand efficient and...
