3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (776+ words) The virtual card is initially available in Colombia, with expansion into additional markets planned over the coming months. Customers can register through the MoneyGram app, manage their balance, and spend online or in stores wherever Visa is accepted. The card…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (661+ words) The planned services include consumer payments, merchant acceptance, settlement, payouts, and real-time funding. Coinbase and Moov did not announce a launch date or identify which banks and credit unions will introduce the services first. Coinbase will provide the digital-asset infrastructure…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1565+ words) Nigeria has not made personal cryptocurrency ownership a criminal offence. It has instead moved from restricting banks’ involvement toward a framework that recognizes virtual assets as investments and regulates service providers. Nigerians can use compliant exchanges and wallets, but an…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (874+ words) The initiative is aimed at payment companies and fintechs rather than individual cardholders. Visa will provide authorized settlement information that participating lenders can use alongside onchain records to assess financing opportunities. Visa is not presenting itself as the lender or…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (848+ words) The proposed deal would give the USDC issuer direct access to Tazapay’s local banking relationships, payment connections, and payout infrastructure across more than 100 markets. It would also expand Circle’s ability to connect stablecoin settlement with traditional financial systems across Asia-Pacific…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (886+ words) The reported freeze follows Tether’s earlier restrictions on funds linked to Huione Guarantee, another Telegram-based escrow marketplace that has drawn scrutiny from blockchain investigators. However, Tether has not publicly confirmed the Xinbi-related freeze or disclosed the reason for the restrictions....

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (997+ words) Known as ‘Frame Transactions’, EIP-8141 would separate transaction authorization, gas payment and execution. This design could allow users to pay fees through stablecoins or other supported assets, while the network continues to settle fees in ETH. The development gained attention…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (781+ words) The change follows an amendment to Japan’s Payment Services Act that expanded the assets permitted to back trust-structured stablecoins. JPYSC remains designed to track the Japanese yen at a one-to-one ratio. The companies announced on September 7 that ¥1 billion of the…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (823+ words) The test shows how commercial banks could support round-the-clock international payments without relying on public stablecoins or cryptocurrencies, part of a broader shift our guide on why stablecoin rails are replacing wire transfers has been tracking. The banks completed the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1280+ words) Nigeria regulates digital assets rather than imposing a general ban on receiving them. The Investments and Securities Act 2025 brought virtual assets and related service providers within the country’s investment framework. The Central Bank of Nigeria also allows banks to maintain…...