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Bank of England Welcomes Government Plan to Drive UK Payments Innovation

August 26, 2026
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Younger Members Push Credit Unions Toward Crypto Services
Credit Unions // August 14, 2026

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...

How AI Shopping Agents, Stablecoins and Smarter Checkout Drive Business Growth
B2B Payments // 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...

Alaska Updates Money Transmission Law as States Broaden Oversight of Virtual Currency
Legal & Regulation // August 05, 2026

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...

Spendability Emerges as the Next Test for Digital Assets
Cryptocurrency // July 17, 2026

For years, digital assets were something to buy and hold—a bet on the future rather than a way to pay for lunch. That calculus is shifting. Cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are increasingly being judged less by what they might be worth tomorrow and more by what...

Interviews & Exclusives
How AI Shopping Agents, Stablecoins and Smarter Checkout Drive Business Growth

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, […]

23% of CFOs See Stablecoins Gaining Ground

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...

Stablecoins Have a Checkout Problem, Not a Tech Problem

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...

The Privacy Problem Institutions Can’t Ignore in Stablecoins

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...

Quick Reads
Bank of England Welcomes Government Plan to Drive UK Payments Innovation

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). The proposed objective aims to ensure that regulation keeps up with changes in technology, and it would require the bank to report annually to parliament […]

EU Lawmakers OK Talks on Digital Euro Framework

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...

China Recruits 26 Banks for Digital Yuan Project

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...

Wyoming’s State Stablecoin Becomes Ground Zero for Crypto Debate

June 16, 2026
Wyoming has become the first state in the U.S. to launch its own stablecoin. And with that launch, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (June 16), comes a debate about what the Frontier Stable...