55 stories about Payments from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Sep 1, 2026.
HSBC, UBS, Wells Fargo and Citi are among the 17 banks now preparing to pilot live transactions using tokenized digital assets on Swift’s new blockchain payments platform.
Toss, a popular mobile app in South Korea, is teaming up with blockchain platform Optimism and Sunnyside Labs to test a stablecoin pegged to the Korean won. This could make crypto payments more accessible for everyday transactions in South Korea.
Built on Signal’s open-source technology, Radar Chat combines encrypted messaging with self-custodial Bitcoin payments via Lightning Network.
UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new forms of digital money.
J.P. Morgan has added five Asia-Pacific currencies to its Kinexys blockchain platform, allowing institutional clients to settle payments and foreign exchange transactions 24/7. This move highlights the growing adoption of blockchain technology in modernizing cross-border payments.
Chainlink is working with 47 banks from South Korea and Europe on Project Pangea, an initiative to use stablecoins for near-instant settlement of multimillion-dollar currency trades between the two regions.
X (formerly Twitter) is adding support for Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network. This move could make it easier for users to send and receive Bitcoin directly on the platform.
MoneyGram has become a validator on the Solana blockchain, helping process and secure transactions as it expands its stablecoin payment services. The move aims to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper for users.
Anchorage Digital has introduced a new platform allowing banks to offer 24/7 payments and settlements using tokenized deposits. This lets financial institutions leverage blockchain without overhauling their existing systems.
GoMining unveiled GoBTC Pay, a bitcoin payment protocol with an SDK and programmable access, enabling merchants to accept BTC for everyday purchases. This directly challenges Jack Dorsey's Square in the payments space.
Alchemy's AgentCard service now lets AI agents powered by models like OpenAI or Anthropic make payments through the Visa network. This integration with Visa Intelligent Commerce could make AI-driven commerce more seamless for businesses and consumers.
Ripple launched the XRPL AI Starter Kit to help developers build AI agents that pay using XRP and RLUSD. Early x402 activity has clustered on Base and Solana, but Ripple is betting XRPL's speed, low fees, and RLUSD can win a piece of that flow.
Coinbase has introduced a new product that enables AI agents to trade cryptocurrencies and make payments on behalf of users, with user-defined limits and parameters.
Coinbase's new platform, Coinbase for Agents, allows AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude to trade crypto and make payments on your behalf. The service is currently in beta and will expand to more users in the coming months.
Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines lets AI agents buy services and settle transactions using cards, bank accounts, and stablecoins. The system is backed by crypto giants like Coinbase and Ripple, aiming to streamline AI commerce.
Ripple has launched a new toolkit that enables AI agents to execute payments on the XRP Ledger with limited human intervention. This development aims to create payment rails for AI agents to handle transactions autonomously.
Meta is now paying some creators using USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. While this validates stablecoins as a mainstream payment method, it also highlights the difficulty of converting them into local currency for everyday use.
Tether has introduced a Visa card that allows users to spend tokenized gold anywhere Visa is accepted. Cardholders will earn crypto rewards on their purchases, blending traditional payments with digital assets.
Mastercard now supports settlement in USDC, PYUSD, RLUSD, and other stablecoins across multiple blockchains. This move simplifies global payments by reducing reliance on traditional banking systems.
MoneyGram has introduced MGUSD, a stablecoin on the Stellar network issued by Stripe's Bridge, to facilitate cross-border payments. This move reflects the growing trend of using stablecoins for faster, cheaper international transactions.
Aave Labs has secured two key UK licenses for its Push subsidiary, allowing zero-fee fiat on-ramps. This move enables easier crypto access for UK users and positions Aave as a major player in regulated crypto payments.
United Texas Bank has secured a national charter to offer AI-powered payment services, positioning itself as a competitor to traditional Wall Street institutions. This move could accelerate the adoption of digital dollar transactions.
A major central bank project found that tokenizing assets could make international payments faster and more secure. The project will now test real-value transactions using tokenized central bank money and bank deposits on blockchain networks.
SolRouter AI has partnered with Solana Pay to enhance transaction efficiency. This integration aims to streamline payments using Solana's blockchain technology.