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Tether backs USD $134 million Stablecoin Development
Crypto

Tether backs USD $134 million Stablecoin Development

Backing from Tether comes as stablecoins pass USD $300 billion in circulation, underlining investor appetite for their payments infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
Icon Solutions names Anders Olofsson as EMEA Sales Director
Fintech

Icon Solutions names Anders Olofsson as EMEA Sales Director

Banks modernising payments infrastructure are under pressure to balance speed, compliance and control as Icon expands in Asia and EMEA.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2026
Linux Foundation launches x402 payment protocol body
Hyperscale

Linux Foundation launches x402 payment protocol body

Backers say the move will give AI agents and apps a neutral, open payments standard for web transactions, with support from Amazon, Visa and others.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026
Nium launches stablecoin card platform for businesses
Disaster Recovery

Nium launches stablecoin card platform for businesses

Businesses holding about USD $200 billion in stablecoins can now spend them through Visa and Mastercard cards via one Nium API.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Argentina tops stablecoin readiness index on inflation
Crypto

Argentina tops stablecoin readiness index on inflation

High inflation and widespread digital payments have made the country a prime test bed for dollar-linked tokens, a DeCard index found.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Mastercard to buy BVNK in USD $1.8 billion stablecoin push
Crypto

Mastercard to buy BVNK in USD $1.8 billion stablecoin push

Mastercard to acquire stablecoin platform BVNK in a deal worth up to USD $1.8 billion, deepening its push into on-chain payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
PayPal expands PYUSD stablecoin to 70 global markets
Crypto

PayPal expands PYUSD stablecoin to 70 global markets

PayPal widens access to its PYUSD stablecoin, rolling it out to accounts in 70 markets to speed up and cut the cost of cross-border payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Wise secures full Thai licences for cross-border wallets
Crypto

Wise secures full Thai licences for cross-border wallets

Wise wins full Thai licences to launch cross-border wallets and cards, challenging banks in a USD $9.46 billion remittance market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Ripple to buy BC Payments in Australian licence push
Crypto

Ripple to buy BC Payments in Australian licence push

Ripple seeks to secure an Australian Financial Services Licence via BC Payments deal, aiming to scale regulated cross‑border payments in APAC.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Finteum hits USD $1bn weekly intraday FX swap trades
Fintech

Finteum hits USD $1bn weekly intraday FX swap trades

Finteum hits USD $1bn in weekly intraday FX swaps as Goldman Sachs joins its liquidity platform and NatWest Group, UBS ramp up trading.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
RobCo raises USD $100m to scale Physical AI robotics
Digital Transformation

RobCo raises USD $100m to scale Physical AI robotics

RobCo secures USD $100m in Series C funding to scale its Physical AI industrial robots across the US and Europe and deepen factory autonomy.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Oxylabs experts forecast AI bubble risks & browser wars
Data governance

Oxylabs experts forecast AI bubble risks & browser wars

Oxylabs experts warn AI hype could swell into a bubble by 2026 as new 'agent' browsers challenge Chrome and Europe tightens data rules.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025

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OVHcloud joins ECB cloud programme for digital euro
Data Protection

OVHcloud joins ECB cloud programme for digital euro

OVHcloud has joined the ECB's digital euro cloud programme, providing EU-based infrastructure to support secure payment data exchange.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Canada's extra cautious stablecoin path risks Web3 departure
Crypto

Canada's extra cautious stablecoin path risks Web3 departure

Experts say the Stablecoin Act may be the right chance for Canada to catch up in the evolution of Web3 infrastructure.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Money now outweighs health as key to UK life satisfaction
Hybrid & Remote Work

Money now outweighs health as key to UK life satisfaction

Money has overtaken health, time and relationships as the main driver of life satisfaction in the UK, new research from Intuit shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Tiny Away lets guests book eco tiny houses with crypto
Crypto

Tiny Away lets guests book eco tiny houses with crypto

Tiny Away now lets guests book eco tiny houses with Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT, offering 20% off crypto stays via Coinbase Commerce.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Global finance Is being rewritten by sovereign strategies
Crypto

Global finance Is being rewritten by sovereign strategies

Sovereign states and global finance heavyweights are using blockchain to rewrite cross-border money flows and the rules that govern them.

By Steve Durbin • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2025