Crypto Payments
KB Financial’s Stablecoin Pilot Cuts Fees by 87%, Eyes Expansion
KB Financial's stablecoin pilot slashes fees by 87% vs SWIFT, tests offline payments. Launch depends on South Korea's pending crypto regulations.
Solayer Debuts Visa-Compatible USDC Card with ATM Support
Solayer launches a Visa-compatible USDC payment card, allowing global spending and ATM withdrawals. Expansion taps into $322B stablecoin market.
Tether-Backed Oobit Expands Crypto Payments to Colombia
Oobit launches its crypto payments platform in Colombia, tapping into Latin America's growing stablecoin adoption for retail transactions.
Binance Pay Expands Crypto QR Payments to 10+ Countries by 2026
Binance Pay to expand crypto QR payments to over 10 countries by Q3 2026, building on $40M in transactions and 21M merchants globally.
Stablecoins Shift from Speculation to Payments Infrastructure
Stablecoins are evolving into core financial infrastructure, with $4.5T in Q1 2026 volume and growing use in local payments and commerce.
Stablecoins Evolve Into Financial Infrastructure, $283B Market Cap
Stablecoins are transforming from mere settlement tools to essential financial infrastructure, with a $283.7B market cap as of Sept. 2025.
Binance Chat Launches Messaging With Built-In Crypto Transfers
Binance launches Chat feature combining messaging, one-tap crypto transfers, and trade sharing in single app interface across all supported regions.
AI Agents Now Shop Without Humans as Headless Merchants Process 31K Transactions
A16z highlights Machine Payments Protocol marketplace where 894 AI agents completed 31,000 transactions in one week, signaling shift to API-only commerce.
Polygon (MATIC) Labs Acquires Coinme to Build Stablecoin Payment Rails
Polygon (MATIC) Labs acquires Coinme, a licensed money services business with $1B+ in transactions, to integrate fiat on/off-ramps into its Open Money Stack infrastructure.
BTCfi and Payments Fellowship on Sui: A Catalyst for Innovators
The BTCfi and Payments Fellowship, backed by Sui, Walrus, and Press Start, accelerates innovation in crypto payments and BTCfi, offering mentorship and support to seven pioneering teams.