Sling Money, a digital currency payment app developed by Avian Labs, has received regulatory approval in the United Kingdom to offer crypto-related services. This license comes at a time when stablecoin payments are gaining more popularity globally. Sling Money Joins Other Regulated Crypto Firms in the UK The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) granted Avian Labs approval to operate as a crypto services provider in the region. Before now, the company had secured a license under the European Union’s Mark ...

Key Takeaways V is driving growth from global payment volumes, cross-border strength and investments in AI and stablecoins.PayPal is boosting engagement via agentic commerce, Venmo monetization and expanding merchant services.PYPL trades at a lower valuation with faster projected EPS growth, pointing to stronger near-term upside.The global payments landscape continues to evolve as digital payments become more mainstream, regulatory scrutiny intensifies and platforms compete for dominance in terms of scale, ...

Amplify ETFs announced on Tuesday that it has launched two new exchange-traded funds designed to give investors focused exposure to core pillars of digital finance infrastructure: the Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (STBQ) and the Amplify Tokenization Technology ETF (TKNQ). In a press release shared with CryptoNews, the firm claims these latest launches position Amplify as a first mover in both the stablecoin and tokenization ETF categories, as adoption of blockchain-based financial infrastructure speed ...

韩国支付公司 BC Card 已完成一项稳定币支付试点，允许外国用户通过稳定币向韩国本地商户付款。 该试点由 BC Card 联合区块链公司 Wavebridge、钱包服务商 Aaron Group 以及跨境汇款机构 Global Money Express 共同推进，外国用户可将海外钱包中的稳定币兑换为数字预付卡进行消费。BC Card 是 韩国最大的支付公司之一，据称处理了全国超过 20% 的银行卡交易，覆盖约 340 万家本地商户。 （Cointelegraph） （来源：吴说） ...

Amplify ETFs, a fund provider with over $16 billion in assets under management, has brought to market two new ETFs that give investors targeted exposure to companies and cryptocurrencies behind stablecoins and tokenized assets. The Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (STBQ) offers exposure to payments companies, crypto infrastructure providers and platforms facilitating stablecoin-based trading. It tracks the MarketVector Stablecoin Technology Index, which includes equities and crypto assets such as DeFi ...

Stablecoin - OpenEden 在 Solana 上推出了 cUSDO，这是一种完全抵押、可赎回的收益稳定币 [1] - cUSDO 由美国国债担保 [1]

At the end of each year, the editorial staff at American Banker predicts who will have the biggest impact on the banking industry in the year ahead. For 2025, we chose 25 bankers, regulators, politicians, and execs in fintech, big tech, and payments — plus one pop superstar — and explained why we thought they would make a difference, positive or negative. Below, we examine whether we were right or wrong in each case. Processing ContentSee who we chose this year: 26 people who will change banking in 2026.  ...

📊 INSIGHT: Ethereum stablecoin B2B volume is up 156%, while P2B leads growth at +167%.Pointing to larger institutional payments and faster consumer-to-business adoption, per Ethereum Foundation Head of Ecosystem James Smith. https://t.co/LPvjmOtFZ7 ...

Stablecoin Earn Plus users after saying GN: https://t.co/v4ypGfxEeN ...

Institutional DeFi Focus - XRP Ledger has entered the top tier of institutional DeFi with over 1 billion USD in monthly stablecoin volume and top 10 RWA activity [4] - Ripple is building infrastructure to power the internet of value through acquisitions, focusing on institutional players [8][9][10][11] - Ripple is developing a portal for the XRP Ledger and XRP for institutional DeFi, anticipated to launch potentially in 2026 [12] Lending Protocol and Yield Generation - XRP Ledger lending protocol is coming, offering fixed-term, fixed-rate, uncollateralized credit for institutions and yield opportunities for XRP holders [18] - XRP's 124 billion USD market cap can be lent into institutional credit facilities to generate real yield [22] - Evernorth, backed by companies like SBI, Ripple, Pantara, and Kraken, is an institutional participant in the XRP ecosystem, actively managing XRP holdings through yield generation [24] Partnerships and Adoption - Major institutions like City, BlackRock, Fidelity, JP Morgan, Mastercard, State Street, DBS, Society General, NASDAQ, BNY, and Franklin Templeton are becoming Ripple partners [15][16][17] - Token Relations indicates XRP has seen its institutional activity drive retail adoption [29] - Over the next year or two, increased retail adoption is expected through major institutional players diving into the XRP Ledger and XRP [32] Technological Advancements - Ripple introduced permissioned DEXs on the XRP Ledger, unlocking institutional access to DeFi [33] - The XRP Ledger is evolving to enable use cases like FX swaps (a 75 trillion USD per day market), payroll payouts, cross-border B2B payments, and corporate treasury [34] - The lending protocol and ZKPs are key components expected to be in place, potentially leading to a full launch in 2026 [13][37]