Articles Tagged “Crypto Payments”
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Samsung Wallet USDC: How 82M Galaxy Phones Will Send Money
Samsung Wallet will let US users send USDC across borders over Solana from late October 2026, reaching about 82 million Galaxy devices at launch.
How Stablecoins Work: Reserves, Redemption and Sending Money
How do stablecoins work? Our guide explains the 4 types, how USDC reserves and 1:1 redemption work, and how to send a stablecoin transfer abroad safely.
Citi Coinbase Stablecoin Payments: How Spring by Citi Works
Citi and Coinbase expand their deal: Spring by Citi lets businesses accept stablecoin payments from 150M+ holders and settle in fiat, starting in the US.
Reap and Visa: How Stablecoin Card Programs Can Expand
Reap and Visa plan stablecoin-linked card programs across more than 100 markets. See what the issuing platform does and how settlement is different.
PYUSDx Lets Any Business Mint a PYUSD-Backed Token
PYUSDx went live September 9, letting businesses issue custom stablecoins backed 1:1 by PYUSD. Launch partners have moved over $100 million.
Visa Opens Settlement Data to Onchain Card Lenders
Visa is combining VisaNet settlement data with onchain credit so stablecoin card programs can borrow working capital, after $2.5B financed, no defaults.
Ethereum Frames Let You Pay Gas Without Holding ETH
EIP-8141 splits a transaction into up to 64 frames, so an app can sponsor gas or accept stablecoins while Ethereum still gets paid in ether.
Ether.fi Neobank Adds Tokenized Stocks, Metals, Loans
Ether.fi's Summer release brings 90+ tokenized assets, Aave-backed borrowing near 4%, and 30+ fiat rails to its 500,000 self-custody members.
Mastercard Pilots Shared Identity Checks for Stablecoins
Mastercard and Borderless.xyz are piloting Crypto Credential for cross-border stablecoin flows, testing a single-audit compliance model with 3 partners.
Solana Pay Targets 330,000 Merchants in South Korea
Korean payments firm KSNET signed an MOU with the Solana Foundation to bring Solana Pay to 330,000+ merchants processing $4 billion in monthly volume.
World Series of Poker Adds Solana Crypto Buy-Ins for the First Time
The Solana Foundation is the 2026 WSOP presenting sponsor, and players can now buy into tournaments directly with crypto via MoonPay — with zero processing fees.
Mastercard Launches Crypto Partner Program — Uniting Binance, PayPal, Ripple, and 85+ Firms to Bridge Card Rails and Blockchain
The new global initiative brings together crypto-native companies and traditional financial institutions to explore cross-border payments, B2B transfers, and on-chain settlement.