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Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 16, 2026
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Digital Transactions
Initiatives From Mastercard And Visa Bring Stablecoin Payments Closer to the Mainstream
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ABA Banking Journal
Illinois to appeal interchange ruling
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Pymnts
Mastercard, BVNK Launch Global Money Platform
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CoinDesk
Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally
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South China Morning Post
Visa’s China approval a ‘direct outcome’ of Xi-Trump summit, Beijing says
Oct 15, 2026
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Reuters
Fintech startup Ramp hits $60 billion valuation after $1.85 billion funding round
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Bloomberg
Crypto Scam Bust: Brooklyn DA Seizes Servers, Targets Eastern European Network
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CoinDesk
AI agents make 138M crypto payments as U.S. dominates spending on AI models
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Forbes
FIS Launches AI Banking Agent As Fintech Compliance Faces A Trust Test
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Digital Transactions
Square Injects AI and a Larger Display into its Kiosk POS Device
Oct 14, 2026
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TechCrunch
Amex introduces a framework to prevent AI agents from making unauthorized purchases
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American Banker
Stripe broadens the connection between AI shopping and payments
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Bloomberg
DOJ Probes UK Payments Firm Euro Exchange Amid Laundering Fears
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CoinDesk
Ripple adds Stripe-owned wallets to XRP Ledger as AI payments pass 14 million
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PaymentsJournal
Mastercard Plans to Keep Its European Network Running, Even Offline
Oct 13, 2026
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Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | Private-Credit Firms Are Buzzing About Getting In on JPMorgan’s Card Empire
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CBS News
Squeezed by inflation, more Americans are falling behind on debt payments
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MarketWatch
JPMorgan’s sees home lending decline, but credit card loans rise
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Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Banking watchdogs ramp up AI scrutiny as stability fears mount, sources say
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Bloomberg
Congo Central Bank to Require Franc Payments in Bid to Boost Local Currency
Oct 12, 2026
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Bloomberg
FTC Investigates Block Over Complaints of Frozen Square, Cash App Accounts
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The Hill
Sen. Roger Marshall settles $678 bill for 2020 campaign treats with bakery
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American Banker
Samsung plans to expand stablecoin support for its digital wallet
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The Paypers
MassPay adds Cash App as US payout option
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Wall Street Journal
Brink’s Asset Sale Addresses Merger Concerns, Says U.K. Regulator
Oct 09, 2026
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Wall Street Journal
The Credit-Card Bill That Banks Fear Most Has Gained Trump as an Ally
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Forbes
Why Visa And Mastercard Backed A Stablecoin That Could Cut Into Their Own Business
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USAToday
Cash App settlement payments from 2021 breach to go out soon
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Gizmodo
Meta Wants to Write the Industry Standards for Safe Agentic Commerce, Report Says
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The Paypers
Visa, Mastercard face UK class action over EEA card fees
Oct 08, 2026
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The New York Times
Amex Supersizes Newark Airport Centurion Lounge Before It Even Opens
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Banking Dive
Rain, Modern Treasury seek OCC trust charters
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CoinDesk
Samsung taps Solana and Sui to launch zero-fee USDC global remittances on 82 million phones
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Retail Dive
TikTok to add AI-powered discovery and one-click checkout
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Bloomberg
Stripe Expands Hiring in Dublin Helping Offset AI Job Losses