Sitemap - 2026 - Payments Wrap Up
Adyen Strikes $335M Deal for Orb in Major Payments Infrastructure Push
Mastercard Bets on Autonomous Commerce With Agent Pay for Machines
Visa and OpenAI Partner to Power the Next Generation of AI Commerce
Nuvei Nears $2.7B Deal to Acquire Payoneer
Cash App Launches Contactless Payment Wand
Major U.S. Banks Unite to Build a Tokenization Network
Mastercard Expands Settlement to Stablecoins, Weekends and Real-Time Processing
MoonPay Brings Crypto Payments to Claude and Codex
ING Completes One of Europe’s First Live Agentic Payment Transactions
BBVA Builds Shared Infrastructure for the Next Generation of AI Banking
SoFi Launches First National Bank-Issued Stablecoin Platform Integration
Cash App Expands Stablecoin Access to All Users
PingPong and Visa Launch Global Card-to-Account Payments for Businesses
Alipay Unveils AI Wallet and Token Pay for the Agentic Economy
TD Bets Big on Agentic AI for Mortgage Lending
Klarna Brings AI Shopping to ChatGPT
JPMorgan's digital retail bank in Germany open for business
Mercury Raises $200M at $5.2B Valuation as Fintech Funding Momentum Returns
Revolut Launches Its First Physical Crypto Card
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Personal Finance With Bank Connectivity
Klarna Reaches Profitability After Landmark IPO
Solana and Google Cloud Launch Stablecoin Payments for AI Agents
BBVA Backs New OpenAI-Focused Venture
Circle Unveils AI Infrastructure for the ‘Agentic Economy’
Amazon, Coinbase, and Stripe Build AI-Powered Payment Rails
Bitget Expands Crypto Payments With USDT Scan-to-Pay
Kraken Expands Stablecoin Ambitions with $600M Reap Acquisition
J.P. Morgan, Mastercard and Ripple Complete Landmark Tokenized Treasury Transaction
Bullish Strikes $4.2B Deal to Bridge Crypto and Capital Markets
Revolut Surpasses 70 Million Users in Global Growth Surge
MoonPay Launches Stablecoin Debit Card for Everyday Spending
Ant International Connects 150M Merchants with AI-Powered Payments
Meta Brings Stablecoins to the Masses with Creator Payouts Integration
Visa Moves Into Onchain Banking — A Defining Moment for Fintech Infrastructure
AI Agents Enter Trading — Gemini Launches Autonomous Crypto Execution
Adyen Moves Beyond Payments with Talon.One Acquisition Bet
Backbase Launches AI-Native Banking OS, Signaling the Shift to Agentic Banking
Robinhood Bets on OpenAI as Retail Demand for AI Heats Up
Nuvei Expands Global Reach with Direct Acquiring Launch in Mexico
Coinbase Expands Crypto Lending to UK Users
AI Is Now Capturing 40% of Crypto VC Funding — A Major Shift in Capital Allocation
Lovable Payments + Paddle: From “Prompt to Revenue” in Minutes
Airwallex Launches POS to Challenge Stripe’s Offline Payments Dominance
OpenAI Acquires Personal Finance Startup Hiro, Signaling a New Era of AI-Driven Money Management
GoCardless Grows Revenue While Tightening Its Cost Base
OwlTing Expands Stablecoin Payments with Visa Direct Integration
Revolut Rolls Out AI Assistant to Transform Money Management
Stablecoins Set for Explosive Growth as Volumes Could Hit $1.5 Quadrillion
9fin Raises $170M to Accelerate AI in Credit Markets
AI-to-AI Commerce Gains Momentum, But Consumers Remain Cautious
Cash App Breaks New Ground with Pay-Over-Time for P2P Transfers
SoFi Bets Big on the Future of Banking with Crypto + Fiat Platform
TikTok Moves Into Lending with Brazil Fintech Push
Mastercard’s First AI-Driven Payment Signals the Rise of Autonomous Finance
Wise Takes on Traditional Banks with New UK Current Account
FTC Targets PayPal, Visa, Mastercard and Stripe Over Debanking Risks
Mastercard Brings Agentic Payments to Life in Latin America
ECB Pushes Forward on Digital Euro Framework
Venmo Goes Global with PayPal Integration
Strategy Unveils $44B Plan to Double Down on Bitcoin Holdings
Nasdaq Gets Green Light for Tokenized Securities Trading
Visa Unifies Payments With a Single API for Smarter Authorisation
Mastercard Acquires BVNK in $1.8B Bet on Stablecoin Infrastructure
PayPal Expands PYUSD Stablecoin to 70 Global Markets
Santander and Visa Launch AI Agent-Powered Payments in Latin America
Experian and OpenAI Launch Credit Score App Inside ChatGPT
PayPay Surges in Nasdaq Debut After $880M IPO
Revolut Secures Full UK Banking Licence After Years of Regulatory Scrutiny
Uzum Raises $130M to Accelerate Uzbekistan’s Fintech and Digital Economy
Bank of Canada Completes Landmark Tokenized Bond Trial with Major Banks
HSBC and Citi Back Adaptive to Accelerate Capital Markets Technology
Revolut Files for U.S. Bank Charter to Expand American Banking Push
Kraken Wins Access to the Federal Reserve Payments System
Nexi Group and Google Cloud Partner to Drive Agentic Commerce Across Europe
Santander and Mastercard Execute Europe’s First End-to-End AI Agent Payment
Ripple Pushes to Further Decentralise XRP Ledger Development
Plaid Reaches $8 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
Stripe Weighs Potential Acquisition of PayPal
Stripe Reaches $159 Billion Valuation in Secondary Share Sale
Crypto.com Wins Initial Approval for U.S. Federally Regulated Crypto Custodian Bank
Stripe’s Stablecoin Unit Bridge Wins Conditional U.S. National Trust Bank Charter Approval
Vestwell Raises $385M Series E, Doubles Valuation to $2B
Stripe’s Stablecoin Unit Wins Conditional OCC Bank Charter Approval
Britain Explores Visa Rival to Safeguard Payments Sovereignty
X to Launch Crypto and Stock Trading Within Weeks
Stripe Valuation Surges Toward $140 Billion
LSEG to Build Blockchain-Friendly Digital Settlement Platform
Coinbase Launches Wallet for AI Agents With Built-In Guardrails
Amazon Rolls Out Pay by Bank in the UK
US Regulators Clear the Way for Banks to Issue Stablecoins
Broadridge to Acquire CQG in Major Market Infrastructure Deal
Tether Makes $100M Strategic Investment in Anchorage Digital
Fiserv Brings Crypto Payments to the UK for the First Time
Family Offices Continue to Avoid Crypto Despite Market Hype, JPMorgan Finds
BitGo Becomes First Public, Federally Chartered Digital Asset Infrastructure Company
SEC Tightens Oversight on Tokenized Stocks and Synthetic Equity
Checkout.com Acquires Euro Stablecoin Issuer and Expands in Lithuania
Mastercard Launches Agent Suite to Power the Next Era of AI-Driven Commerce
DXC and Ripple Team Up to Bring Crypto Payments and Custody to Banks
JPMorgan Acquires WealthOS, Deepening Its Push Into Pensions Technology
Capital One to Acquire Brex in $5.15B Fintech Mega-Deal
BlackRock: Ethereum Is Becoming the Backbone of Wall Street Tokenization
Block Crosses $200B in Lending, Cementing Its Role as a Financial Super-App
Revolut Targets Peru Banking License to Accelerate Latin America Expansion
Alpaca Raises $150M at $1.15B Valuation to Build Global Brokerage Infrastructure
Swift to Build a Shared Ledger for Digital Assets
Klarna Expands Beyond BNPL With Peer-to-Peer Payments
Polygon Labs Launches $250M Stablecoin Payments Push with Coinme and Sequence Acquisitions
BNY Launches On-Chain Digital Cash, Signaling the Future of Tokenized Bank Deposits
Stripe Brings Embedded Payments to Microsoft Copilot
Chase Set to Take Over Apple Card Portfolio from Goldman Sachs
Barclays Invests in Stablecoin Settlement Firm Ubyx to Advance Tokenised Payments
Ripple’s GTreasury Acquires Solvexia to Strengthen Enterprise Financial Automation
Goldman Sachs: Regulation Will Drive the Next Wave of Institutional Crypto Adoption
Coinbase Sets Its Sights on Stablecoin Growth and Onchain Adoption in 2026