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BlackRock: AI Agents Could Lift Demand for Blockchain Infrastructure
Blockchain & Crypto

BlackRock: AI Agents Could Lift Demand for Blockchain Infrastructure

BlackRock’s Digital Assets Research team has published a whitepaper arguing that agentic AI may become a structural source of demand for blockchains and other programmable payment infrastructure.

Fipto Lets Businesses Put Idle Stablecoin Balances to Work
Blockchain & Crypto

Fipto Lets Businesses Put Idle Stablecoin Balances to Work

Fipto is adding a new layer to its stablecoin treasury offering that could make idle payment balances more useful for businesses. The company is partnering with investment firm Spiko to let corporate treasurers invest unused EUR, EURC and USDC balances without first moving the money to a separate bank or asset manager.

Visa Reports Stablecoin Card Payments Grow 200% a Year
Blockchain & Crypto

Visa Reports Stablecoin Card Payments Grow 200% a Year

Visa says payments on stablecoin-linked cards have nearly tripled in a span of one year. A growing share of that activity now comes from business users.

Stripe to Acquire Parafin, Embedded Lender Serving 60K SMBs
Fintech & Ecommerce

Stripe to Acquire Parafin, Embedded Lender Serving 60K SMBs

Stripe built its name on moving money. Its latest deal is about lending it. 

Samsung Pay: Key Features and Availability
Fintech & Ecommerce

Samsung Pay: Key Features and Availability

Let’s find out what Samsung Pay is and how to use it

Zilch Eyes 2027 London IPO at $2B Valuation, Talks With Banks to Begin
Fintech & Ecommerce

Zilch Eyes 2027 London IPO at $2B Valuation, Talks With Banks to Begin

London-based payments firm Zilch is leaning towards a listing on the London Stock Exchange. The company is preparing a potential IPO and is expected to open talks with banks in the coming weeks.

Airwallex Reworks Business Accounts for Agentic Finance
Fintech & Ecommerce

Airwallex Reworks Business Accounts for Agentic Finance

Managing money across several companies, currencies and bank accounts can become a full-time job if goes unautomated. Airwallex is now trying to make that process easier with AI agents.

Bradesco Completes First HKD Pilot Payment on BofA Cross-Border RTP
Fintech & Ecommerce

Bradesco Completes First HKD Pilot Payment on BofA Cross-Border RTP

Brazil’s Bradesco bank has completed the first pilot transaction on Bank of America’s new cross-border real-time payments (RTP) solution. International transfers remain one of the slowest and most cumbersome parts of the payments landscape, and the test is an early attempt to speed them up without changing how banks send them.

Getnet & Nayax to Bring Integrated Payments to Unattended Commerce in LatAm and Iberia
Fintech & Ecommerce

Getnet & Nayax to Bring Integrated Payments to Unattended Commerce in LatAm and Iberia

Getnet and Nayax have announced a global strategic partnership. The agreement will let operators of vending machines, electric-vehicle chargers, self-service kiosks and other automated businesses use Nayax’s payment technology together with Getnet’s local acquiring network.

Morph Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program to Expand Stablecoin Payments
Blockchain & Crypto

Morph Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program to Expand Stablecoin Payments

L2 blockchain network Morph has joined the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program. The blockchain company looks to simplify stablecoin payments for Web3 businesses, agencies and creators working with clients across borders.

27th Connected Banking Summit – Egypt 2026 Brings Together Technology, Financial Markets and Fintech Innovators to Accelerate Digital Finance 
Finance & Economics

27th Connected Banking Summit – Egypt 2026 Brings Together Technology, Financial Markets and Fintech Innovators to Accelerate Digital Finance 

Strategic collaboration between financial institutions, technology providers and emerging fintech innovators highlights Egypt’s evolving digital financial ecosystem 

Why Cross-Border Payments Became Crypto’s Clearest Use Case
Blockchain & Crypto

Why Cross-Border Payments Became Crypto’s Clearest Use Case

Of all the uses proposed for crypto over the past decade, cross-border payments have proved the most durable. The reason is straightforward. Moving money between countries is still slow, opaque and expensive, and a technology that settles value directly, without a chain of intermediaries, speaks to that problem head on. As stablecoins mature and regulation […]

Revolut Pay with Smile: How Face Scan Payments Work
Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Pay with Smile: How Face Scan Payments Work

Revolut has recently introduced facial recognition payment service Pay with Smile. That tool lets customers pay for purchases in physical stores without a phone, bank card or wallet. The service is integrated into Revolut Register, the company’s point-of-sale (POS) system for businesses.

iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026 Brings AI and Fintech Innovation to The University of Hong Kong
Fintech & Ecommerce

iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026 Brings AI and Fintech Innovation to The University of Hong Kong

Powered by AWS, the one-day Hackathon will challenge students and professionals to build AI-powered solutions for financial services, with the Top 7 teams progressing to iFX EXPO Asia 2026.

How Speed is Replacing Card Payments with Lightning for 10,000+ Global Businesses
Blockchain & Crypto

How Speed is Replacing Card Payments with Lightning for 10,000+ Global Businesses

For payment ops teams and developers: how Lightning-powered settlement infrastructure is changing the economics of business payments.

The Next Billion Stablecoin Users May Not Be Human
Blockchain & Crypto

The Next Billion Stablecoin Users May Not Be Human

The race to win stablecoins is aimed at consumers. The customer that matters most is a machine. By Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget

Payments are the transfer of money between two parties in exchange for goods, services, or to settle obligations. They can be made through various online and offline methods like cash, cards, bank transfers, mobile wallets, or digital currencies. Payments are foundational to the fintech industry. They represent the most frequent and essential financial interaction between individuals, businesses, and institutions. In fintech, innovations in payments focus on making transactions faster, affordable, more secure, and inclusive. These money transfers are often the entry point for broader digital financial services, such as lending, insurance, or investment, and play a key role in driving financial inclusion and global commerce.