In a landscape defined by unprecedented digitization and global connectivity, cross-border payments remain a paradox. That’s because, despite the size of the total addressable market...
Stripe is bringing back crypto payments after stopping them in 2018. John Collison, co-founder of Stripe, said in a Thursday (April 25) post on X (formerly Twitter):...
Throughout nearly their entire history, cryptocurrencies have represented the archetypal innovation in search of a problem. And while they’ve succeeded as an unregulated store of value, as...
Web3 payments platform Zeebu said it exceeded $1 billion in first quarter transaction volume. “In just seven months following the debut of its on-chain settlement platform, Zeebu...
Blockchain-based wholesale payment systems firm Fnality has raised $95.2 million in a new funding round. The round, as reported Tuesday (Nov. 14) by Bloomberg News, was led by Goldman...
As central banks roll out central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for both wholesale and retail use cases, public-private partnerships are expected to play a pivotal role. This...
Nine in 10 of the world's central banks are pursuing digital currency projects, but private sector expertise and buy-in will be pivotal to their success,...
The International Monetary Fund has identified central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as more efficient alternatives to physical cash that promise to lower transaction costs, promote...
Shopping with cryptocurrency remains a novel, or even foreign, experience for most consumers. That said, PYMNTS’ research shows that among tech-driven consumers, more than 1...