Mastercard Settles Cards on Solana, 24/7
Mastercard is taking card settlement on-chain in stablecoins around the clock, with Solana as lead rail. What it means for payment developers.
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UK Open Banking Launches Its Card Challenger
The UK Payments Initiative gives open banking a shared rulebook for variable recurring payments — here's what it means for payment developers.
Tether and Georgia Launch a Non-USD Stablecoin
Tether and the Government of Georgia have launched GELT, a lari-pegged stablecoin and a real test of whether the USD stablecoin monoculture cracks.
Fintech Devs May Get Fed Master Accounts
Trump's 19 May executive order tells the Fed to review opening master accounts to non-bank fintechs. Why payment developers should pay attention.
Brazil's Stablecoin Ban Splits the Payment Rail
Brazil bans stablecoin settlement for eFX cross-border payments from 1 October. Why payment developers now need jurisdiction-aware routing.
Western Union's USDPT Goes Live on Solana
Western Union launches USDPT on Solana — a 175-year-old remittance giant cuts its own correspondent banking out of the cross-border money flow.
KFTC Builds Korea's AI Agent Payment Rail
Korea's KFTC unveils a national AI agent payment platform — conversational AI from search to checkout. A blueprint for state-backed agentic finance.
Stripe Sessions 2026: Agent Wallets Go Global
Stripe ships Link agent wallet, Checkout Studio, and stablecoin payouts in 160 countries — a new playbook for AI agent and fintech developers.
Meta Pays Creators in USDC on Polygon, Solana
Meta starts paying creators in USDC on Polygon and Solana via Stripe. A blueprint for fintech developers building cross-border stablecoin payouts.
Alipay's MCP Server Brings Payments to AI Agents
Alipay launches AI payment processing with an MCP server that lets agent developers wire up real money flows in natural language.
FedNow's Network API Launches for Payment Devs
FedNow's network intelligence API goes live April 28, giving payment developers real-time risk data for instant transactions across the US.
DoorDash Pilots Stablecoin Payouts on Tempo
DoorDash is rolling out stablecoin merchant payouts on Stripe-backed Tempo blockchain, replacing 1-5 day cross-border settlement with sub-second finality.
SWIFT Goes Blockchain for Global Payments
SWIFT builds a blockchain shared ledger on Hyperledger Besu to enable 24/7 cross-border payments with tokenised deposits across 200+ countries.
AI Agents Expose Crypto Wallet Security Gap
A $45M breach and rising AI agent attacks reveal critical wallet vulnerabilities that fintech and crypto developers must address now.
Oracle Launches AI Agents for Corporate Banking
Oracle's new AI agents for treasury and lending signal a shift in how fintech developers build payment infrastructure for enterprise banking.
Stablecoins Hit 40M Retail Terminals
Ingenico and Paysafe bring stablecoin checkout to physical retail via WalletConnect and MoonPay — what payment and crypto developers must know.
AI Agents Now Have Credit Cards
Nevermined integrates Visa and Coinbase x402 to give AI agents delegated credit cards and stablecoin wallets — a new era for payment developers.
Ant Group Launches Anvita for AI Agent Crypto
Ant Group unveils Anvita — a platform letting AI agents hold crypto assets and settle payments autonomously. What fintech devs should know.
Convera and Ripple Launch Stablecoin Rails
Convera partners with Ripple to bring stablecoin sandwich settlement to $190B in cross-border payments — what fintech and crypto developers need to know.
Mastercard's $1.8B BVNK Deal: Stablecoin Rails
Mastercard buys London's BVNK for $1.8B, plugging stablecoin rails into 200+ countries. What UK fintech and payment developers should know.
Open Banking £43bn UK Opportunity for Developers
UK Open Banking hits 15M users and launches commercial VRPs. A payment developer's guide to the challenges and opportunities.