Payments Veteran Launches Stablecoin on Solana
A 175-year-old payments industry firm, Western Union, is preparing to issue a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin called USDPT on the Solana blockchain in the first half
November 2, 2025
Stripe-Backed Tempo Blockchain Raises $500 Million Series A at a $5 Billion Valuation: Report
Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has raised $500 million in Series A funding at a $5 billion valuation, led by Thrive
October 25, 2025
Stablecoin Startup Coinflow Raises $25 Million to Challenge Stripe
Coinflow, a stablecoin payment startup, raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, and Jump Crypto to help
October 10, 2025
Mesh Secures $82M in Series B Funding to Build First Global Crypto Payments Network
Mesh, the leading crypto payments network enabling seamless transactions with cheap and immediate conversions, has secured an $82 million Series B funding round, led by
March 16, 2025
Crypto in Financial Services Continues to Lean Stablecoin
The role of cryptocurrency in payments and financial services continues to take shape, and the outline continues to look more and more like the future
November 12, 2023
Stablecoins Attract Scrutiny in SEC’s Drive to Control Crypto
Stablecoins, the less speculative digital currencies that are backed by, and pegged to, USD, are now drawing attention from the SEC to ensure they are
February 24, 2023
Visa’s Al Kelly on Cryptocurrency Future
In my experience, it’s not unusual for CEOs to let loose a little (i.e. tell us how they really feel) when they’ve got one foot
November 27, 2022
Jewel Bank, A New Digital Asset Bank, Launches In Bermuda
Jewel Bank, Bermuda’s first digital asset bank, has launched with services spanning core banking, lending, custody, fiat ramping, and stablecoin offerings. The Bermuda Monetary Authority
June 18, 2022
$40 Billion Payments Giant Checkout.com Starts Accepting Stablecoins in Major Crypto Push
Checkout.com, an international fintech and payments company, has announced it will use stablecoins to settle payments for its merchants. The startup, which competes with PayPal
June 10, 2022