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Stripe-Backed Tempo Raises $500M to Build the Future of Stablecoin Payments

Stripe-Backed Tempo Raises $500M to Build the Future of Stablecoin Payments

Hey Payments Fanatic! Stripe is going all-in on stablecoins, and this time, it’s serious money. Tempo, a Stripe-backed blockchain startup, just raised $500 million at a $5 billion valuation, one of the biggest blockchain rounds we’ve seen in years. The project — developed alongside Paradigm, with backing from Sequoia,

Stablecoins Just Got Serious (and a Little Scary)

Stablecoins Just Got Serious (and a Little Scary)

Hey Payments Fanatic! Big moves (and big oops) in stablecoin land today. ACI Worldwide just announced a partnership with BitPay to bring crypto and stablecoin payments to merchants and PSPs via its Payments Orchestration Platform. This allows businesses to accept and settle in digital currencies alongside traditional rails — a clear

Stripe Adds Subscriptions Paid in Stablecoins

Stripe Adds Subscriptions Paid in Stablecoins

Hey Payments Fanatic! One year after launching stablecoin payments, Stripe is now adding support for subscription-based payments in stablecoins, built for the 30% of its businesses with recurring revenue models. This means that Stripe's businesses can now: * Accept subscription payments directly from customers’ crypto wallets, with automatic settlement

🚨 Visa Just Dropped a New Protocol to Secure the AI Shopping Boom

🚨 Visa Just Dropped a New Protocol to Secure the AI Shopping Boom

Hey Payments Fanatic! Meet the Trusted Agent Protocol, Visa’s new framework to verify whether an AI shopping assistant browsing your site is legit or a malicious bot. AI-driven traffic to U.S. retail websites is up 4,700% in just one year, and merchants are struggling to tell good

Next Stop for Wero: Luxembourg Goes Live in 2026

Next Stop for Wero: Luxembourg Goes Live in 2026

Hey Payments Fanatic! Big news from the heart of Europe: Luxembourg is next in line to join the Wero revolution 🇱🇺 Payconiq International, Buckaroo, and the European Payments Initiative (EPI) just inked a strategic deal to clear the runway for Wero’s 2026 launch in Luxembourg. The move will see Payconiq’

Your Brand, in Front of FinTech Leaders. Every Single Day.

Hi Payments Fanatic! In just two weeks, one of the biggest FinTech event of the year, Money20/20 Las Vegas, kicks off. I’ll be there catching up with industry friends, and no doubt, so will you. Events like this are invaluable. But here’s the truth: for brands, visibility

India Just Launched Payments on ChatGPT

India Just Launched Payments on ChatGPT

Hey Payments Fanatic! India 🇮🇳 just did it again. The country’s payments powerhouse — NPCI — just teamed up with Razorpay and OpenAI to launch a pilot that lets users shop directly inside ChatGPT, powered by UPI. Yep, you can now chat your way to checkout. 0:00 /0:53 1× It’