Fiserv Inc. and Circle Internet Group Inc. early Monday announced they will collaborate to build products based on stablecoins for banks and merchants in Fiserv’s client base. The announcement came at the same time Fiserv said it plans to launch its own stablecoin, FIUSD, by year’s end. Simultaneously, Fiserv said …
Read More »As More Countries Adopt Stablecoin Laws, Usage Is Likely to Spread
With rules governing stablecoins under development in the U.S. Congress, there are now at least 14 countries and regions worldwide that have established or are considering regulations for the digital currency. The need for regulations in jurisdictions around the globe comes as stablecoins grow in awareness and usage and pose …
Read More »Eye on Service Businesses: eTip Employs Visa Direct for Wallet Tipping; iWallet’s Recurring ACH Option
The U.S. services industry is huge—more than 135 million Americans in the field, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—and ensuring they are paid is a key role for the payments industry. Two payments companies are helping with new services. Digital tipping platform eTip’s integration with Visa Direct allows …
Read More »Comerica Bank Adopts RTP’s OBO and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/16/25
Comerica Bank said it will be an early adopter of On-Behalf-Of-Payments (OBO) on The Clearing House Payments Co.’s RTP network, a real-time payments platform. OBO payments are originated by a sender acting on behalf of another person. SpotOn, a processor specializing in point-of-sale payments for restaurants, announced GoTo Place, a mobile-first …
Read More »Millennials Favor Payment Options That Match Their Mobile-First Lifestyles
When it comes to payments, Millennials want options that match their mobile-first lifestyle, such as mobile wallets, says a study by payments platform provider PXP Financial Ltd. Overall, 56% of Millennials—generally those born between 1981 and 1996—use a mobile device daily. Apple Pay is one of the most popular mobile …
Read More »‘Buy Now, Pay Never’ Debuts for Crypto, While Circle Soars on Wall Street
As cryptocurrency such as stablecoins inch toward mainstream acceptance, some platforms are starting to adapt slogans borrowed from the established world of payments. In the latest example, a new San Francisco-based company called NeverPay announced early Friday a program called Buy Now, Pay Never, which it says will let users …
Read More »PayPal Enlists in Mastercard One and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/4/25
Mastercard Inc. and PayPal Holdings Inc. said they will work together to develop new features to the recently introduced Mastercard One Credential, a digital payment service that supports multiple payment methods that launched in February. In related news, PayPal said it is adding new capabilities to its Venmo social payments platform, including limited time …
Read More »Flexa Teams with Nexus Wallet and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/30/25
Flexa, a payments platform based on digital assets, said it is working with wallet provider Nexus Wallet to simplify payments via the cryptocurrency Litecoin. The partnership is active at 41,000 retail locations in North America, the parties say. Stablecoin-based payments platform Stable Sea launched Stable Sea Terminal, said to be capable of …
Read More »P2P Brands Can Gain Wallet Share Despite Consumers’ Loyalty to a Primary Brand, J.D. Power Finds
While consumers remain extremely loyal to their primary peer-to-peer payment brand, opportunities exist for other brands to gain share of wallet as a secondary brand, as consumers use more than one P2P service to ensure they can send and receive money across their entire social network, a recent study by …
Read More »How Worldpay, OwlTing, and PSQ Are Moving on Stablecoins
The big processor Worldpay said early Tuesday it will work with BVNK, a stablecoin-technology company, to provide to Worldpay clients what the companies say will be “nearly instant global payouts” in stablecoins. The service will be available to clients in the United States and Europe starting in the second half …
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