Latest Stablecoins News: Finextra Research

IFGS Reflections: How The UK Has World-Beating Potential

Following on from a busy UK Fintech Week, Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance sat down with FinextraTV to give her reflections. Discussing Hirt’s highlights, she explained how the UK is in a place of great technological potential with the opportunity to not just be a world leader, but the leader of the world. With visions of a future UK Tech Stack and stablecoin insights, Hirt speaks with optimism and passion during an uncertain time.

13 May 2025

Company update/payments

MiniPay stablecoin wallet now available as a standalone app

MiniPay, the award-winning non-custodial stablecoin wallet built on the Celo blockchain, is now available as a standalone application on both iOS and Android, offering a cutting-edge solution for seamless global payments and financial inclusion.

13 May 2025

News/crypto

Meta investigates stablecoins for payouts - report

Years after being forced to abandon its crypto project, Meta is in talks with digital asset firms about integrating stablecoin payments into its platform, according to Fortune.

12 May 2025

Company update/ai

Stripe accelerates utility of AI and stablecoins with major launches

Today, programmable financial services company Stripe announced new products designed to help businesses harness AI and stablecoins to accelerate their growth.

07 May 2025

News/payments

Coinbase unveils internet payments protocol for AI agents

Coinbase is resurrecting a long-buried protocol for sending payments over the Internet to create an agentic payments layer that requires no human intervention.

07 May 2025

News/crypto

Visa invests in stablecoin startup BVNK

Visa Ventures has made a strategic investment in stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK.

06 May 2025

Company update/crypto

Rain partners Visa for onchain credit cards

Rain, a global card issuing platform built for stablecoins, is helping usher in a new era of onchain finance through its work with Visa.

02 May 2025

Company update/crypto

Mesh adds Apple Pay integration

Mesh, the first truly global crypto payments network, today unveiled its Apple Pay integration live on stage at Token2049 during Co-Founder and CEO Bam Azizi’s keynote address.

01 May 2025

News/crypto

Stablecoins could reach $3.7 trillion by 2030 - Citi

The changing regulatory landscape being driven by the Trump administration could see 2025 being blockchain's 'ChatGPT' moment and also drive huge growth in stablecoins, according to research from Citi.

01 May 2025

News/ai

Visa unveils agentic commerce and stablecoin plays

Visa has unveiled its plans for two of the next big things in payments: agentic commerce and stablecoins.

01 May 2025

Company update/crypto

Innovate Finance says UK must act now to lead the global stablecoin economy

Innovate Finance, the industry body for UK FinTech, through its Digital Pound Foundation programme, has today published a blueprint to make the UK the leading international market for stablecoin – a key pillar of the future digital economy.

29 April 2025

News/crypto

Mastercard takes 360-degree approach to cover stablecoin transactions

Mastercard is doubling down on stablecoins, unveiling new global end-to-end acceptance and payments capabilities.

28 April 2025

News/startups

Stablecoin payment system Next Generation secures $5 million in Seed funding

French fintech Next Generation has secured $5 million in Seed funding to drive the launch of its B2B payment ecosystem and pursue M&A opportunities.

28 April 2025

Company update/crypto

Bybit card introduces USDC cashback

Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, now offers cashback in both of the dominant USD-denominated stablecoins for Bybit Card holders.

24 April 2025

News/crypto

PayPal offers 3.7% yield on stablecoin balances

PayPal is bidding to encourage uptake of its stablecoin by offering US users an annual rewards rate of 3.7% on their holdings.

24 April 2025

News/payments

Inside the tech behind the transformation: Sponsors announced for NextGen Nordics

Ever wanted to be in the same room as the senior executives leading payments innovation across the Nordics and Europe? NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden, is your chance to hear from the technology vendors that are supporting financial institutions expertly navigate a convoluted web of regulations, at a time when fraud is at an all-time high and consumer experience must be kept front of mind.

15 April 2025

News/payments

Félix raises $75 million for WhatsApp-based stablecoin remittance platform

Félix, a chat-based platform that utilises WhatsApp and stablecoins to enable Latino immigrants in the US to send money abroad, has secured $75 million Series B in equity and growth financing.

08 April 2025

Company update/crypto

Flowdesk joins the Canton Network

The Canton Network today announced that Flowdesk is joining as a key participant in the development of an on-chain collateral and margin management solution for bilateral derivatives.

03 April 2025