VISA is reportedly testing the use of stablecoins to settle cross-border mobile money transactions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) marking its latest effort to expand on-chain payments across Africa as demand grows for faster and cheaper international transfers. The payments company is reportedly running the pilot with pan-African payments provider, Onafriq, using stablecoins to settle mobile money wallet top-ups behind the scenes through its VISA Pay platform without changing the customer experience. LAUNCH | VISA Pay Launches […]
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حذر صندوق النقد الدولي (IMF) أن الأصول المرمّزة ستبقى هامشية ما لم تُحل الأسواق مسألة من يملكها قانونياً وأين تتم التسوية النهائية. أظهر بحث جديد من BeInCrypto سبب ذلك، حيث رسم خريطة لسوق بقيمة 60 مليار دولار مجزأ عبر أنظمة تنظيمية ومغلق إلى حد كبير أمام المستثمرين الأفراد في الولايات المتحدة. بيّن لماذا تعد الوضوح القانوني
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A consortium backed by some of the biggest names in payments, banking, and crypto has unveiled a new dollar-pegged stablecoin network that directly challenges Circle’s business model by shifting the economics of stablecoin issuance from issuers to distributors. The initiative, called Open USD, is supported by more than 140 companies, including Stripe, Coinbase, Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, Google, Ripple and BNY, and is expected to launch later this year. INTRODUCING | Leading Global Payments, Banking Firms Launch the Open USD […]
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The collaboration will support stablecoin-powered payments, treasury, and digital asset solutions for businesses and financial institutions across the Middle East and beyond Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain – June 2026 – INFINIOS, a leading fintech innovator headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Circle Internet Financial, LLC, a subsidiary of one of the world’s leading financial […]
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FinTech Magazine published a June 23, 2026 Q&A with Global Payments executive Nabil Manji on stablecoins moving into enterprise payment infrastructure.
For TxFlows readers, this is useful single-source market color on how a major payments processor is framing stablecoins inside ordinary enterprise payment operations.
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Mastercard has opened the fourth edition of its Innovation Circuit in Singapore to examine how AI agents, digital identity and tokenisation could reshape payments. The programme, themed “Next Lap in Payments,” is being held at the Mastercard Experience Center in Singapore, its Asia Pacific innovation hub. It brings financial institutions, fintechs, merchants and other partners [...] The post Mastercard Launches Its Fourth Edition of Innovation Circuit in Singapore appeared first on Fintech Singapore .
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جمّد مُصدِر العملات المستقرة "تيثر" الأموال المحتفظ بها في جميع محافظ "ترون" الـ131 التي فرضت عليها عقوبات من قبل مكتب مراقبة الأصول الأجنبية التابع لوزارة الخزانة الأمريكية (OFAC) في 1 يوليو كجزء من تحديث تصنيف تنظيم داعش ولاية خراسان (داعش-خ). أضاف هذا الإجراء 134 عنوان عملة مشفرة كمُعرِّفات للمجموعة، 131 منها على شبكة "ترون" (TRX)
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Standard Chartered today announced the launch of its capability enabling institutional clients to access USDC minting and redemption, developed in partnership with Circle, the issuer of USDC through its regulated entities. The launch makes Standard Chartered the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) licensed to offer institutional clients access to USDC minting and redemption through a single onboarding and service experience, without requiring clients to hold direct accounts with Circle. The capability enables institutions to move value across traditional and digital […]
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In preparation for a talk at the ECB Forum today, the Bank of Korea published a paper on its unified ledger Project Hangang (Han River). It involves tokenized deposits from commercial banks, with interbank settlement using a wholesale CBDC. Seven banks participated in Phase I earlier this year, expanding to nine for Phase II which […] The post Korea’s unified ledger paper is silent on privacy. Central banks should take note appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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A consortium of more than 140 companies spanning payments, banking and digital assets has launched Open USD (OUSD), a new dollar-backed stablecoin network designed to let businesses issue, move and integrate digital dollars while sharing in the economic benefits traditionally reserved for stablecoin issuers. The initiative, led by the Co-Founder of stablecoin infrastructure firm, Bridge, is backed by companies including: Stripe, Coinbase, Visa, MasterCard, BlackRock, Google, Ripple, and BNY and is governed by an independent non-profit organization called Open Standard. […]
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A consortium of over 100 partners, including Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe, has formed Open Standard to launch a new stablecoin named Open USD (OUSD). The digital asset will share its reserve income with participating businesses, as reported by The Block. Open Standard will allow businesses to mint and redeem the stablecoin without fees or volume [...] The post Visa and Stripe Join Over 100 Partners to Launch Open USD Stablecoin appeared first on Fintech Singapore .
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