According to Fortune, blockchain startup Tempo, backed by Stripe and Paradigm, has raised $500 million in a Series A round at a valuation of approximately $5 billion. The funding was led by Thrive Capital (founded by Joshua Kushner) and Greenoaks, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and SV Angel. Tempo aims to establish U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins as the foundational infrastructure for global payments. https://t.co/m5n9PN4svN ...

RT The Rollup (@therollupco)John Egan (@john3gan) shares his end game vision for payments with crypto and what characteristics define that system."Everyone should have access to interconnectivity through finance. If you want to send money to Africa or Asia, it shouldn't be any more difficult than making a payment at your local convenience store." ...

With Rio live, this marks a major step for Polygon’s gigagas roadmap, as the network continues to evolve core architecture to meet the demands of global payments and RWAs.Read the blog and see the PIPs included in the upgrade: https://t.co/JZs6YVIRQY ...

Overview - Avalanche connects capital to global payments [1]

Circle Payments Network (CPN): Momentum, New Features, and What’s AheadCPN is scaling fast, enabling financial institutions and enterprises to power global payments with stablecoin infrastructure built for speed, compliance, and programmability.We now support new payout corridors in Brazil, China, Columbia, Hong Kong, and Nigeria, making local currency payouts more accessibleCPN product updates✅ CPN Console: A new self-serve hub that shortens onboarding and integration time.✅ Travel Rule pre-checks: Reduce ...

Brex 🤝 SolanaBrex (@brexHQ):We’re moving payments onchain, so you can move money globally, 24/7.Brex customers will be able to send money globally in minutes, make payments 24/7, convert USD to USDC with zero fees, manage everything all in one platform, and more. https://t.co/ujy6ek66sU ...

Partnerships & Integrations - Avalanche 通过 LayerZero Labs 集成 PayPal USD (PYUSD)，为快速、安全和可扩展的支付轨道引入了可信的、美元支持的稳定币 [1] Technology & Infrastructure - Avalanche 正在构建全球支付的基础设施 [1]

Crypto things you might have missed:-Huge @Ripple XRP global payments partnership-AVAX ADA ETH updates🚨- @hedera selected for Wyoming’s new stablecoin-Spot trading volumes & DeFi TVL are surging-Fed to discuss crypto at October conferenceLIVESTREAM LINK IN BIO ...

With this robust upgrade, we’re building the world’s most interoperable, accessible & compliant onchain ecosystem — and XLayer is the OS powering it all. https://t.co/jH16wrK839Star (@star_okx):X Layer upgraded: 5,000 TPS, near-zero gas, OKB supply fixed at 21M.One chain, one token — powering the future of DeFi, global payments & RWA.X Layer is building the infrastructure to made everything on-chain. 🌐 ...

Partnerships & Integrations - Circle is collaborating with Corpay Inc to integrate USDC into its global FX and commercial card rails [1] Key Features of Modern Global Payments - Modern global payments offer 24/7 liquidity [2] - On-chain settlement is a feature of modern global payments [2] - Modern global payments provide familiar payment experiences [2]