Diameter Pay Reports New Funding to Scale Dollar Accounts and Stablecoin Payment Rails

Diameter Pay has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand a payments platform built around U.S. dollar accounts, conventional payment rails, and stablecoin on- and off-ramps. CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction co-led the equity round. SixThirty Ventures, the Stellar Development Foundation, Tech Council… Read More

Singapore Central Bank Urges Financial Sector to Prepare for AI-Driven Transformation

Singapore’s central bank is urging financial institutions to prepare for a rapid transformation driven by artificial intelligence, tokenisation, and quantum computing, while strengthening governance and cybersecurity as increasingly autonomous AI systems reshape the financial system. Chia Der Jiun, managing director of the Monetary Authority of… Read More

CloudPay Invests in Intermezzo as Startup Raises Funds for AI Payroll Infrastructure

CloudPay has joined a $10 million funding round for Intermezzo, a Menlo Park startup building AI-powered payroll infrastructure that other software companies can embed rather than build themselves. The round also includes Crosslink Capital, UKG Ventures, Character Capital, Behind Genius Ventures, and angel investors. Intermezzo… Read More

Wirex Partners with Tempo to Enable Stablecoin backed Card Launches

Enterprise demand for stablecoin-backed cards is accelerating, and a new partnership is designed to shorten the path from concept to live product. Wirex, a global stablecoin infrastructure company and principal member of both Visa and Mastercard, has brought Tempo onto its platform as a settlement… Read More

MoneyGram Introduces Stablecoin Backed Visa Payment Card in Colombia

MoneyGram has introduced a new spending product that turns a dollar-linked digital balance into everyday payments. The company said the MoneyGram Card is now available to eligible users in Colombia, marking the first live market for a Visa-branded card backed by stablecoins rather than a… Read More

UK Payments Industry Supports National Payments Vision But Concerns About its Effectiveness Remain

UK payments professionals largely endorse the government’s plan to modernise the country’s retail payment rails, yet few feel fully assured that the program will be delivered as intended. That is the central message of From Vision to Delivery, a survey of 350 industry figures published… Read More

Moov, Coinbase Partner on Supporting Community Banks and Stablecoins

Payment stablecoins will soon be ubiquitous. Less crypto and more a modern approach to transferring value, stablecoins can enable faster, lower-cost payments if implemented correctly. Fighting against stablecoins makes little sense. Yesterday, Moov and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced they’re working together to help community banks enable… Read More

UniCredit Takes Minority Stake in German Debt Platform VC Trade

UniCredit has taken a minority holding in Frankfurt-based fintech VC Trade, deepening the Italian lender’s push into digital debt markets. Terms were not disclosed. The agreement includes a right for UniCredit to raise its ownership later and is intended both to fund VC Trade’s growth… Read More

Onchain Lending : Visa Opens VisaNet Data to Help Fintechs Borrow Against Card Settlements

Visa (NYSE: V) is expanding its role in digital finance by pairing its traditional settlement network with blockchain-based credit tools. On September 8, 2026, the payments company outlined a model meant to help fintechs and issuers of stablecoin-linked cards obtain working capital more quickly than… Read More

Mastercard and Visa Back World Bank Risk-Sharing Push to Scale Digital Payments in Emerging Markets

Global card networks Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) have aligned with a new World Bank Group effort designed to lower a little-noticed barrier that keeps many local banks and fintechs from scaling electronic payments in developing economies. The International Finance Corporation, the World… Read More

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