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Visa has set out a new approach to onchain credit, designed to let stablecoin-linked card programmes and fintechs borrow working capital by combining VisaNet settlement data with blockchain-based lending infrastructure.
10 SEP 2026
BVNK, the stablecoin infrastructure firm whose acquisition by Mastercard closed on 3 August, has partnered with card-issuing platform Marqeta. The integration is designed to let Marqeta's customers embed stablecoin capabilities into payment cards, wallets and other financial products, the companies said.
10 SEP 2026
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a standing framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets, giving companies two ways to raise money without triggering the agency's full securities-registration regime.
24 AUG 2026
Fiserv's merchant platforms and marketplaces can now send money to pay employees, bills and suppliers anywhere in the world in real time, after the payments group struck a deal with cross-border payments network Thunes.
17 AUG 2026
Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor, Moneris, to US private equity firm Francisco Partners for cash consideration of about $1.44bn. The two banks aren't making a clean exit.
11 AUG 2026
Form3's Dave Scola on resilience and stablecoins in payments infrastructure.
31 JUL 2026
JPMorganChase will test SambaNova’s on-prem AI chips as the chipmaker raises $1bn at an $11bn valuation to scale enterprise AI infrastructure.
13 JUL 2026
US shoppers are now choosing instalment plans built into their existing credit or debit cards over standalone buy now, pay later apps by roughly three to one, according to a PYMNTS Intelligence report produced with instalment payments platform Splitit.
10 JUL 2026
The New York start-up is pushing autonomous agents into the long-horizon onboarding and reactivation work that regulated fintechs usually leave half-finished, though every performance figure it has released so far is company-claimed and unaudited.
9 JUL 2026
Endeavor’s Constanza Castro Feijóo on why emerging markets are producing fintech’s next global winners, what sets the strongest founders apart and where the next wave of growth will come from.
3 JUL 2026
Following two years of consolidation, FintechOS has reached profitability while increasing recurring revenue, with CEO Teo Blidarus pointing to the company’s use of AI, a revised US strategy and closer customer partnerships.
29 JUN 2026
Airwallex has reached an $11 billion valuation as it develops a wallet for agent-led purchases and software designed to automate company finance departments.
28 JUN 2026