Payments Wrap Up

Payments Wrap Up

Klarna Applies for U.S. Banking License in Major Expansion Move
Klarna has officially applied for a U.S.
 • Sam Boboev
Singapore’s MAS Leads Industry Push for Safe AI Agents in Finance
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has partnered with financial institutions and industry players to develop safeguards for AI agents operating…
 • Sam Boboev
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, and NatWest Among the First Banks in the World to Adopt Swift’s New Framework for Enhanced International Consumer…
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest have become among the first banks worldwide to adopt Swift’s new framework for enhanced international consumer…
 • Sam Boboev
Robinhood Unveils Blockchain, Stock Tokens and AI Trading Push
Robinhood has announced one of its biggest product expansions yet, launching its Robinhood Chain mainnet alongside tokenized stocks, agentic trading…
 • Sam Boboev
Stripe, Visa and 140+ Firms Back New Stablecoin to Challenge Tether and Circle
A coalition of more than 140 companies, including Stripe and Visa, is reportedly preparing to launch a new stablecoin designed to compete with industry…
 • Sam Boboev

June 2026

Worldline, Crédit Agricole and Mastercard Complete France’s First Agentic Payment Transaction
Worldline, Crédit Agricole, and Mastercard have completed France’s first agentic payment transaction, marking another major milestone in the evolution…
 • Sam Boboev
SBI Holdings to Acquire Bitbank in $289M Crypto Expansion
Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings has agreed to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank in a deal valued at approximately $289 million…
 • Sam Boboev
Airwallex Bets on Agentic Commerce Following $11B Valuation
Airwallex is expanding into agentic commerce after reaching an $11 billion valuation, signaling its ambition to become a key infrastructure provider for…
 • Sam Boboev
Mastercard and PrivatBank Complete Ukraine’s First AI Agent Payment
Mastercard and PrivatBank have completed Ukraine’s first payment executed by an AI agent, marking an important milestone in the evolution of autonomous…
 • Sam Boboev
Backbase Acquires Kasisto to Accelerate the Shift Toward Agentic Banking
Backbase has acquired conversational AI specialist Kasisto in a move that underscores the banking industry’s transition toward agentic AI.
 • Sam Boboev
MoonPay Acquires Entendre in Strategic Expansion Beyond Crypto Payments
MoonPay has acquired Entendre as the company continues expanding its footprint beyond consumer crypto payments and into broader financial…
 • Sam Boboev
Santander Scales AI Strategy to All 185,000 Employees After Delivering Measurable Results
Santander has expanded access to AI tools across its entire workforce of 185,000 employees after reporting measurable business impact from its AI-first…
 • Sam Boboev
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