What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 26, 2026
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Banking Dive
CFPB erases pre-Trump 2.0 history
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The New York Times
Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System
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CoinDesk
At $322 billion, the stablecoin market value exceeds the FX reserves of 95 nations
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Pymnts
Marqeta Teams With Banking Circle to Expand in Europe
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Reuters
Tether says it will launch ‘official’ stablecoin in Georgia, with government support
May 22, 2026
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Bloomberg
How Stablecoins Became Part of America’s Dollar Strategy
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Reuters
ECB, banks rift hampers Europe’s efforts to loosen reliance on US payments giants
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Tearsheet
BNPL moves into the conversation layer of commerce
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Ledger Insights
Kansas City Fed quietly publishes details re Kraken Fed account
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Financial Times
Euro stablecoin project gains backing of 37 banks
May 21, 2026
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American Banker
OCC’s Gould vows to defend preemption ‘as appropriate’
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Digital Transactions
Klarna Offers a Shopping Search App As BNPL Rivalry Grows
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CNBC
Fintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round
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CoinDesk
Stablecoins still dominate despite yield advantage of tokenized funds: JPMorgan
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Bloomberg
SoftBank Sells 26% Stake in Twenty One Capital to Tether
May 20, 2026
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American Banker
How NMI and Dwolla’s combo boosts a key card alternative
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Bloomberg
Fanatics, American Express Partner on Credit Card to Boost Fan Engagement
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Pymnts
Klarna Launches ChatGPT Shopping App With Live Prices
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MarketWatch
This new ‘buy-now-pay-maybe’ crypto card may refund some of your purchases — but at what cost?
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CoinDesk
Zerohash pursues new funding at more than $1.5B valuation after Mastercard drops investment plans
May 19, 2026
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American Banker
First Trump, Now Mamdani; politicians stepping into payments
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Semafor
Americans are buying now, paying later, poll finds
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CoinDesk
Revolut wants to take Dogecoin mainstream with its new physical payment card
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Pymnts
Klarna Bets on Worldline Partnership to Sustain BNPL Growth
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Electronic Payments International
Mastercard, JD.com team up to expand payments infrastructure
May 18, 2026
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Forbes
Card Skimming Fraud Costs More Than $1 Billion At The Gas Pump Each Year
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Digital Transactions
How Stablecoins Are Crashing the Agentic Commerce Party
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Money
Venmo App Update Means No More Spying on Friends’ Payments
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Apple Insider
New Apple Card promotion could net applicants free AirPods Pro
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Pymnts
Stripe President: Shoppers Want to Leave Mundane Tasks to AI
May 15, 2026
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American Banker
Klarna gets a jolt from its payment card
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Politico
Trump administration sides with banks in Illinois swipe fee case
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Bloomberg
Revolut Eyes Private Bank Arm for UK, Europe to Push Into Wealth
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Take on Payments
Differences in Payments Activity at Large and Smaller Institutions - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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Android Authority
YouTube will now let you to shop from your TV with Google Pay
