Payments Wrap Up

Payments Wrap Up

JPMorgan's digital retail bank in Germany open for business
JPMorgan has officially launched its digital retail bank in Germany, strengthening its push into Europe’s highly competitive consumer banking market.
May 22 • Sam Boboev
Mercury Raises $200M at $5.2B Valuation as Fintech Funding Momentum Returns
Mercury secured $200 million in Series D funding at a $5.2 billion valuation, marking one of the biggest fintech funding rounds of the year.
May 21 • Sam Boboev
Revolut Launches Its First Physical Crypto Card
Revolut unveiled its first physical crypto card, marking another major step in bringing digital assets into mainstream consumer finance.
May 20 • Sam Boboev
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Personal Finance With Bank Connectivity
OpenAI introduced a new version of ChatGPT focused on personal finance, allowing users to connect bank accounts and manage financial information…
May 19 • Sam Boboev
Klarna Reaches Profitability After Landmark IPO
Klarna reported breaking even for the first time since its blockbuster New York IPO, marking a major milestone for one of the world’s most closely…
May 18 • Sam Boboev
Solana and Google Cloud Launch Stablecoin Payments for AI Agents
Solana and Google Cloud partnered to launch a new stablecoin payment service designed specifically for AI agents, marking another major step toward…
May 15 • Sam Boboev
BBVA Backs New OpenAI-Focused Venture
BBVA backed a new OpenAI deployment company, signaling how major global banks are accelerating investments into enterprise AI infrastructure.
May 14 • Sam Boboev
Circle Unveils AI Infrastructure for the ‘Agentic Economy’
Circle launched a new AI-focused infrastructure platform designed to power what it calls the “agentic economy,” where autonomous AI agents can interact…
May 13 • Sam Boboev
Amazon, Coinbase, and Stripe Build AI-Powered Payment Rails
Amazon is rolling out a new AI-driven payments initiative in collaboration with Coinbase and Stripe, aiming to create infrastructure that allows…
May 12 • Sam Boboev
Bitget Expands Crypto Payments With USDT Scan-to-Pay
Bitget introduced a new Scan-to-Pay feature that enables users to make instant payments using USDT directly through QR code transactions.
May 11 • Sam Boboev
Kraken Expands Stablecoin Ambitions with $600M Reap Acquisition
Kraken’s parent company has reportedly acquired Asian stablecoin infrastructure firm Reap in a $600 million deal, signaling a major push into…
May 8 • Sam Boboev
J.P. Morgan, Mastercard and Ripple Complete Landmark Tokenized Treasury Transaction
A major milestone in institutional crypto adoption was reached as Ondo Finance, Kinexys by J.P.
May 7 • Sam Boboev
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