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Thunes Partners With Ripple to Streamline Global Money Movement Over Blockchain Rails

Thunes Direct Global Network will leverage Ripple’s blockchain-powered payments solutions to make cross-border payments more accessible and efficient.

Blockchain & Crypto

YC-Backed Munify Raises $3M to Build Cross-Border Neobank for Egyptians Abroad

Munify, a Y Combinator Summer 2025 startup founded by ex-Microsoft and Uber engineer Khalid Ashmawy, has raised $3 million in seed funding to make remittances faster and cheaper while giving residents in Egypt access to U.S. banking services.

Blockchain & Crypto

XBD Group and Levl Expand Global Payment Access with High-Speed Settlement

The collaboration between Levl and XBD Group is designed to improve global cross-border payments, making them faster, more affordable, and easily scalable.

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AI-Driven Fintech Infrastructure Startup Kira Raises $6.7M Seed Funding

Kira secured solid funding to build the underlying technology, helping businesses launch and scale financial products in emerging markets.

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SBI Group Partners Chainlink to Enable APAC Banks Handle Digital Assets

Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Group and blockchain oracle provider Chainlink joined forces to facilitate key crypto and digital asset infrastructure use cases for financial institutions in Japan and the wider APAC region.

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Bridging The Worlds of CBDCs and Stablecoins: Will Payment Gateways Decide the Future of Digital Money?

While global financial regulators are torn between which form of digital money – CBDCs or private stablecoins – fits better into their monetary systems, payment gateways and digital wallet platforms may decide which digital currencies will stick.

Blockchain & Crypto

Payoneer Taps Citi Blockchain for Instant Global Money Transfers

In a move that underscores its commitment to modernizing financial infrastructure, Payoneer partnered with Citi to implement real-time, blockchain-powered treasury transfers using Citi Token Services.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Payment Industry Analysis 2025

Whether you’re looking for emerging payment technologies to integrate, struggling to understand shifts in consumer payment preferences, aiming to identify prospective regions or customer segments for paytech business expansion, or just want to evaluate market potential for your nearest digital payments strategy, payment industry analysis 2025 from PaySpace Magazine Global is just the right fit. 

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Visa Expands Stablecoin Support as Regulatory Acceptance Grows

Visa has announced the addition of more stablecoins and blockchains to its platform in an effort to facilitate settlement transactions for issuers and acquirers as the global stablecoin ecosystem is expanding.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Evolving but Still Divided: What Future Holds for Cross-Border Settlements

Globalization patterns worldwide may change their forms, but the essential nature of cross-border commerce keeps international transaction settlement at the top of the fintech agenda. Here is a brief analysis of the state of cross-border settlements today and a forecast for this segment for the near future. 

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Money20/20 Europe 2025: Shaping the Future of Payments in a Turbulent World

For three days between June 3 and 5, Amsterdam hosted the top industry professionals at a leading global fintech event – Money20/20 Europe 2025. Top executives, innovators, and thought leaders from around the world gathered in the heart of the Netherlands to discuss the key trends in financial technology and payments. Here’s what was on […]

Blockchain & Crypto

Rain and Visa Unlock Onchain Credit Card Settlement

Instead of relying on regular bank settlement processes, Rain now handles all transactions for its Visa cards using USDC stablecoin.

Blockchain & Crypto

Mastercard Advances Stablecoin Infrastructure

Mastercard introduces new end-to-end capabilities that can make stablecoin payments as seamless as everyday fiat transactions.

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Real Estate Worth $4T to Be Tokenized by 2035: Deloitte

Deloitte envisions the surge of tokenized real estate assets up from $300 billion in 2024 to about $4 trillion over the ten-year time.

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Kenya Enters the Digital Asset Era with Launch of KDX by DeFi Technologies, SovFi, and NSE

Kenya Digital Exchange (KDX) will enhance the country‘s financial market infrastructure by offering a secure and fully regulated way to tokenise real-world assets.

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AEON Teams Up with Stellar to Grow Web3 Mobile Payments in Southeast Asia

AEON partners with Stellar blockchain to support payments using $XLM and Stellar-based USDC for e-commerce purposes.