Hang Jia wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about QR payments when he first encountered them. In fact, he thought they…
Digital Assets
Stablecoin is evolving beyond a faster method for cross-border transfers into modern financial infrastructure, and becoming a layer…
Ripple and Robinhood have announced a strategic partnership spanning stablecoins, treasury management and institutional markets. The partnership will…
Stablecoins are leading corporate interest in tokenised money, with 63% of large businesses already using or planning to…
FOMO Pay has established Travel Rule connectivity with PantherTrade, a Hong Kong virtual asset trading platform wholly owned…
Fireblocks has denied reports that Visa is in late-stage discussions to acquire the company for approximately US$2.5 billion.…
Standard Chartered has signed definitive agreements to acquire Zodia Custody. The bank plans to integrate Zodia’s regulated custody…
HSBC has used tokenised deposits to invest in a tokenised money market fund for the first time, working…
Fireblocks has launched a trading platform that allows payments companies to compare stablecoin prices from multiple liquidity providers…
Mastercard has launched a new tool to help financial institutions detect fraud and assess risks before stablecoin payments…
Thunes and Coinbase have teamed up to make it easier to send money across borders using stablecoins and…
Stripe is adding multi-currency support to its stablecoin card infrastructure, with Plasma as design partner. A cardholder holding…
Episode Six has introduced real-time checks to help banks verify that the digital tokens they issue remain valid…
Mastercard has launched Mastercard Global Money Platform with BVNK, the stablecoin infrastructure firm it acquired in August 2026.…
Visa is expanding its use of stablecoins in cross-border payments by allowing eligible businesses to prefund payouts with…
StraitsX has partnered with Visa to expand its stablecoin-backed card issuing capabilities to more than 100 markets. The…
Gate has partnered with Visa to introduce a crypto-linked payment card across more than 40 markets. The card…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to use wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) to settle tokenised MAS…
Visa has released survey findings on stablecoin awareness and consumer sentiment across Asia Pacific. Nearly half of consumers…
Yuno merchants can now accept stablecoin payments through a new integration with Coinbase. The one-click stablecoin checkout is…