Payments Wrap Up

Payments Wrap Up

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for financial services industry
OpenAI has launched a version of ChatGPT aimed specifically at the financial-services industry, bringing its AI capabilities into a sector where…
 • Sam Boboev
Payment firms Visa, Mastercard and Ant International team up on AI agent trust framework
Visa, Mastercard and Ant International are teaming up to develop an AI-agent trust framework, tackling one of the biggest challenges facing the emerging…
 • Sam Boboev
Chime to buy nationally chartered Stride Bank for $590 million, shares jump
Chime has agreed to acquire nationally chartered Stride Bank for $590 million, marking a major step in the fintech’s evolution from a digital banking…
 • Sam Boboev
Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million
Circle has agreed to acquire cross-border payments company Tazapay for $400 million, in a major expansion of Circle’s payments infrastructure beyond its…
 • Sam Boboev
PayTabs to acquire Amazon Payment Services MENA in $100m deal
PayTabs is set to acquire Amazon Payment Services’ MENA business in a deal valued at $100 million, marking a major move in the region’s payments…
 • Sam Boboev
Anthropic Debuts Commerce Agent Blueprint With Visa and Mastercard
Anthropic has unveiled a new blueprint for AI-powered commerce in collaboration with Visa and Mastercard, outlining how AI agents could eventually…
 • Sam Boboev
Revolut Wins Conditional US Banking License
Revolut has secured a conditional U.S.
 • Sam Boboev
OpenPayd Strengthens Position in the U.S. Market Through the Acquisition of 43 State Licences
Embedded-finance platform OpenPayd has acquired 43 U.S.
 • Sam Boboev
Citi, Goldman Sachs and Global Banks Team Up on Stablecoin Venture
Citi, Goldman Sachs and other major global banks and asset managers are teaming up on a new stablecoin venture, bringing some of the biggest names in…
 • Sam Boboev
Polymarket Targets $1B Raise at $21B Valuation
Polymarket is reportedly set to raise $1 billion at a $21 billion valuation, marking a huge step up for the prediction-market platform.
 • Sam Boboev

August 2026

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