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The ECB Is Bringing the Euro On-Chain

The ECB Is Bringing the Euro On-Chain

Hey Payments Fanatic! The ECB is putting its own money on-chain. It’s preparing to launch Pontes, a system that will connect blockchain-based financial markets to the ECB’s existing payment infrastructure and allow institutions to settle tokenised assets using central bank money. What caught my attention is

Dunamu and Visa Team Up on Stablecoin Payments and AI Commerce

Dunamu and Visa Team Up on Stablecoin Payments and AI Commerce

Hey Payments Fanatic! Dunamu, the company behind Upbit, is teaming up with Visa to explore stablecoin payments, global remittances, and a new generation of AI-powered commerce. The two are looking at how Dunamu’s digital-asset infrastructure can connect with Visa’s global payments network — from stablecoin settlement and

Mastercard and QNB Reconnect Syria to Global Payments

Mastercard and QNB Reconnect Syria to Global Payments

Hey Payments Fanatic! A card payment can take a few seconds. Getting a country reconnected to the global payments system takes considerably longer. That’s what makes Syria’s latest payments milestone so interesting to me: the country has completed its first international card transaction in more than 15 years,

Stripe Is Betting on Staying Private

Stripe Is Betting on Staying Private

Hey Payment Fanatic! Stripe doesn’t seem to be in any rush to go public. In a new investor letter, the Collison brothers say staying private gives the company more flexibility as AI reshapes the industry. And they’re using that flexibility. Stripe just made its largest-ever acquisition with

Visa Joins Singapore’s BLOOM to Connect Payments and Stablecoins

Visa Joins Singapore’s BLOOM to Connect Payments and Stablecoins

Hey Payment Fanatic! Visa is getting closer to the stablecoin world — but it’s doing it through the existing payments infrastructure rather than trying to replace it. The company has joined BLOOM, a Monetary Authority of Singapore-led initiative exploring how traditional payment systems and stablecoin rails can work together.

Airwallex Is Putting $43M Into the UAE

Airwallex Is Putting $43M Into the UAE

Hey Payment Fanatic! Airwallex is making a serious push into the UAE, with $43 million planned over the next five years to expand its Dubai operation, hire locally, and build new AI-powered financial products. The interesting part is that the company still needs final approval from the Central Bank

Walmart Finally Embraces Tap to Pay

Walmart Finally Gives In: Apple Pay and Google Pay Are Coming

Hey Payment Fanatic! Well, this took long enough. 😄 Walmart is finally bringing Apple Pay and Google Pay to its stores, starting August 24 and rolling out nationwide by the end of the year. After years of pushing its own Walmart Pay and Scan-and-Go, the retail giant has apparently