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News/crypto
Coinbase has launched a stablecoin payments stack to make it easier for online merchants around the world to accept USDC.
19 June 2025
Visa is upping it game in the stablecoin market, expanding its settlement capabilities in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) region to enable USD cross-border transactions through blockchain technology.
Card issuance and embedded finance platform Highnote has enlisted BVNK to launch real-time 24/7 stablecoin-based funding for card programmes.
News/payments
JPmorgan's response to the rising interest in stablecoins is to launch its own rival token, called JPMD.
18 June 2025
Shopify is partnering with Coinbase and Stripe to allow merchants to process stablecoin payments for everyday commerce.
13 June 2025
News/regulation
Cryptocurrency could be nearing a point where it poses a system risk to the world's financial system, the outgoing chair of the Financial Stability Board has warned.
News/startups
A former Adyen executive and an ex-UBS analyst have become the latest entrants into the increasingly crowned stablecoin infrastructure market, raising $22 million in seed founding for their startup, Noah.
12 June 2025
Brazilian fintech Matera is joining forces with Circle to turn stablecoins into a payment method integrated into banks' core systems.
PayPal is hoping to strengthen the utility of its stablecoin by making it available on the high-speed, low-cost Stellar blockchain network.
OpenTrade, a provider of yield-bearing stablecoin products for fintechs, has raised $7 million in funding led by Notion Capital and Mercury Fund, with participation from existing investors AlbionVC, a16z crypto, and CMCC Global.
11 June 2025
News/markets
Shares in stablecoin issuer Circle soared by more than 150% on its New York Stock Exchange debut.
06 June 2025
Chinese cross-border payments platform LianLian Global is to introduce stablecoin payments for its merchant base in collaboration with BVNK.
04 June 2025
BCP Technologies has launched the first British pound-backed stablecoin from an FCA-registered crypto issuer.
Bank interest in stablecoins continues to gather momentum, with Santander now reportedly looking into launching its own offering.
03 June 2025
Stablecoin-based cross-border payments platform Conduit has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Dragonfly and Altos Ventures.
29 May 2025
The FCA has published proposals for ensuring financial resilience in the face of upcoming regulations governing cryptoasset firms, with an added focus on stablecoins.
28 May 2025
Worldpay has enlisted BVNK to bring nearly instant global payouts in stablecoins to its clients in the US and Europe.
27 May 2025
US big banks, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo have held discussions on potentially launching a stablecoin that will improve transaction speeds whilst managing competition from encroaching crypto firms.
23 May 2025
Mastercard is stepping up its commitment to stablecoins, inking a deal with MoonPay to enable people and businesses to use them for payments across global markets.
16 May 2025
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
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