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Finance

Arf, Huma to Join Circle Payments Network for Seamless Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments

Swiss liquidity provider Arf, powered by Huma Finance's PayFi network, aims to make cross-border stablecoin settlements faster and more capital-efficient.

Irfan Ganchi, SVP of Product Management, Circle, on stage at Circle Forum Singapore

Finance

Stablecoin Startup RedotPay Attains Unicorn Status With $47M Raise for Regulatory Push

The Hong Kong company is scaling stablecoin-powered cards, wallets and payout services with backing from Coinbase Ventures, Galaxy and Vertex.

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Finance

Fnality Raises $136M to Expand Blockchain Payment Systems for Banks

Funding round backed by Bank of America, Citi, WisdomTree and others highlights institutional push into tokenized finance.

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Finance

Google Teams Up With Coinbase to Bring Stablecoin Payments to AI Apps

The tech giant expands its open-source AI protocol into financial transactions, partnering with Coinbase, the Ethereum Foundation to integrate stablecoin rails.

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Finance

UBS, PostFinance and Sygnum Conduct Cross-Bank Payments on Ethereum

The proof of concept, run under the Swiss Bankers Association, saw UBS, PostFinance, and Sygnum Bank carry out transactions using deposit tokens.

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Finance

PayPal Adding Crypto to Peer-to-Peer Payments, Allowing Direct Transfer of BTC, ETH, Others

The firm said users in the U.S. will soon be able to send bitcoin, ether and its own PYUSD stablecoin directly across accounts as part of the company's crypto payment push.

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Policy

Thailand’s Digital Tourist Wallet Rolls Out, With Crypto Link Still Stuck in Sandbox

Bangkok’s push to revive tourism now includes an e-money wallet for foreign visitors, with a crypto conversion feature still under regulatory review.

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Tech

Clearpool Expands to Payments Financing, Debuts Stablecoin Yield Token

The decentralized finance platform targets fintechs bridging fiat settlement gaps with short-term stablecoin credit.

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Finance

Instant Payments Fintech Ivy Adds Circle’s USDC, EURC Stablecoins

Real-time payment rails and stablecoins belong together, said Ivy CEO Ferdinand Dabitz.

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Finance

Bolt Embraces Stablecoin Payments for Global Marketplaces as Digital Dollar Race Heats Up

The new feature enables faster, cheaper cross-border payments for merchants and shoppers, the company said.

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