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Hey Payments Fanatic! Favikon just dropped its yearly list of top creators to follow on LinkedIn, including a global Top 10 for the payments industry. I’ve already met quite a few of them here in Vegas at Money20/20 (Day 1 was wild). Except for Simon Taylor, who couldn’

Hey Payments Fanatic! Coinbase introduces Payments MCP, a new tool designed to bring AI agents on-chain, no API keys required. Built on x402 Foundation, Payments MCP is the first solution enabling LLMs like Claude, Gemini, and Codex to access wallets directly, perform on-ramp operations, and send payments within one integrated

Hey Payments Fanatic! Another breakthrough from Brazil’s Pix ecosystem is here: GenAI for payments. Sending money in Brazil is now as easy as sending a message. Brazilian banks like PicPay, Itaú, and Nubank are using generative AI to let users transfer money within WhatsApp. It’s seamless, fast, and

Hey Payments Fanatic! Global money transfer leader Wise is stepping into the future of finance by hiring a Digital Asset Product Lead to explore stablecoin integration. The London-based role was posted on LinkedIn and attracted over 100 applicants within days. This move aligns with global trends in the field. As

Hey, Payments Fanatic! With over 32 million registered users and 17 million transactions in its first week, Bre–B, Colombia’s new Immediate Payment System, marks a turning point in how money moves across the country. Developed by the Banco de la República in partnership with the private sector, Bre–

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,