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PayPal Blockchain Lead José Fernández da Ponte Joins Stellar

The Stellar Development Foundation also hired Jason Karsh, a former Block and Blockchain.com executive, as chief marketing officer.

Jose Fernandez da Ponte, senior vice president of digital currencies at PayPal, speaks at Consensus 2025.

Finance

Mastercard Expands Stablecoin Push With Paxos, Fiserv and PayPal Integrations

The payments giant is integrating PYUSD, USDG and FIUSD into its network, expanding stablecoin payments and settlements for consumers and merchants.

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Finance

Fiserv Joins Stablecoin Fray, Teaming Up With Circle, Paxos, PayPal for Launch on Solana

The Fortune 500 fintech provider plans to roll out its digital asset platform with U.S. dollar stablecoin FIUSD to 10,000 institutions and 6 million merchants.

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Finance

PayPal Brings Its Stablecoin to Stellar for Cross-Border Remittances, Payments Financing

PayPal USD (PYUSD) plans to use Stellar for new payments and remittance use cases, as well as bringing PayFi options to millions of users and merchants.

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

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PayPal Crypto Head Says Banks Are Needed to Unlock Full Stablecoin Potential

At Consensus 2025, leaders from PayPal and MoneyGram pointed to regulation, real-world utility and trust as keys to stablecoin growth.

Jose Fernandez da Ponte, senior vice president of digital currencies at PayPal, speaks at Consensus 2025.

Finance

SEC Ditches PayPal's PYUSD Probe, Removing Key Regulatory Hurdle for Its Stablecoin

The SEC subpoenaed PayPal in late 2023 over its dollar-backed stablecoin.

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Finance

Coinbase Introduces Free Conversion for PayPal's PYUSD as Stablecoin Competition Intensifies

The partnership is another sign of stablecoin issuers jockeying for market share as regulation in the U.S. is advancing.

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Markets

PayPal to Pay 3.7% Annual Yield on Stablecoin PYUSD to Encourage Broader Use

The move is meant to increase adoption of PYUSD amid growing competition in the stablecoin market

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

Markets

PayPal Pushes Further Into Crypto by Adding Chainlink and Solana as New Offerings


The move expands PayPal and Venmo users’ access to major cryptocurrencies amid growing regulatory clarity in the U.S.

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Payments Firm Mesh Raises $82M as Stablecoin Adoption Soars

The fundraising was completed using PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin and was led by Paradigm.

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