Ripple has joined the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member, adding support for XRP and RLUSD in the Foundation’s effort to build an open payment standard for AI agents. According to Ripple, AI agents are beginning to handle more of…

Confirmo has launched a stablecoin subscription payment service that supports automated recurring billing across more than 700 self-custody wallets and exchange accounts. According to a July 14 press release shared with crypto.news, Subscribe allows enterprise businesses such as SaaS providers,…

Stablecoin FX beat interbank rates throughout Q2, while poor provider routing cost firms $2,330 for every $1 million moved, Borderless says.

Bolivia has moved closer to recognizing Tether’s USDT as an official payment option alongside the boliviano and the U.S. dollar as the country continues to grapple with a prolonged shortage of foreign currency. According to reports from Bolivia, government officials…

Hyundai Motor’s U.S. and Mexican operations have completed a pilot cross-border treasury payment using Tether’s USDT stablecoin, settling a $20,000 transfer in about seven minutes over the Avalanche blockchain. According to Tether, the proof-of-concept involved Hyundai Motor America converting U.S.…

SBI and Solana plan Japan-based onchain markets for JPY stablecoins, tokenized assets, cross-border payments and institutional finance soon.

The company said Rocket Pay will support bank accounts, credit cards, and debit cards.

XRP price has climbed about 1.6% after SWIFT announced a blockchain payments pilot involving 17 banks, including several with Ripple ties. According to SWIFT, the pilot will evaluate whether distributed ledger technology can support international payments across participating financial institutions.…

The XRP Ledger has surpassed 1 million AI-driven payments through the x402 protocol as Ripple-backed t54.ai has launched a dedicated AI Hub for developers, payment services, and autonomous agents building on the network. According to a post on X from…

The United Nations Development Programme has expanded its partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation after blockchain payment pilots cut aid distribution costs from 10% to 2% and kept payments running during network outages. The United Nations Development Programme announced Monday…

Stablechains like Tempo, Arc, Plasma, and Stable are blockchains built for stablecoin payments with dollar gas fees. How they work and who builds them.

Binance is reportedly set to lead Mesh’s new round at a $2B valuation as crypto payments and tokenized settlement demand grows globally.

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