What We're Reading: Page 2
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Mar 04, 2026
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Fortune
Visa to expand card partnership with Stripe’s Bridge to over 100 countries
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Reuters
US and Britain split over crypto collaboration, sources say
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American Banker
Is Block the first domino for AI-spurred layoffs?
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Forbes
The Numbers Behind Jack Dorsey’s Latest Career Stumble
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Wall Street Journal
Kraken Becomes First Crypto Firm to Win Access to Fed’s Core Payments System
Mar 03, 2026
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Wall Street Journal
Jack Dorsey Blamed AI for Block’s Massive Layoffs. Skeptics Aren’t Buying It.
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POLITICO
World’s money launderers are shifting to crypto, report warns
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Reuters
Stablecoin use could weaken ECB’s hand, hamper lenders, ECB paper finds
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PYMNTS.com
Mastercard and Santander Mark Agentic Payment Milestone
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TechCrunch
Geopolitical drama reportedly stalls IPO of SoftBank-backed PayPay
Mar 02, 2026
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American Banker
Inside Visa’s quest to go beyond card swipes
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The New York Times
Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks for Vulnerable Seniors
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Financial Times
Mastercard hires Whitehall veteran to bolster push for key UK contract
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Semafor
Affirm’s Max Levchin on how market sci-fi stories line up with AI reality
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Bloomberg
Crypto Traders on Tenterhooks as Oil Prices Signal Risks
Feb 27, 2026
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Wall Street Journal
Brink’s to Acquire NCR Atleos in $4 Billion Deal in Combo of ATM Players
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American Banker
Stablecoins draw attention, but are still a tiny market
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Bloomberg
Apple in Talks With Banks to Start Payment Service in India
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Semafor
PayPal, Stripe not currently in talks
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PYMNTS
Klarna Hits 9 Million Daily Users as New Bank Features Take Hold
Feb 26, 2026
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Bloomberg
Plaid Reaches $8 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
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Financial Times
Klarna shows the perils of running a bank like a tech company
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American Banker
What Stripe would get by acquiring PayPal
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Digital Transactions
How Circle Is Marrying Stablecoins With Agentic Commerce
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CoinDesk
MetaMask expands debit card nationwide across US after EU pilot
Feb 25, 2026
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USA Today
Rising fees are changing how businesses take payments
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Business Insider
The Payments AI Arms Race Is on — and One Company Has Pulled Ahead
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Wall Street Journal
Circle Internet’s Quarterly Profit Surges on Stablecoin Demand
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PYMNTS
B2B Payments Leaders Rewire Cash Flow for Real-Time Action
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Bloomberg
Mexico regulators slam the brakes on Visa’s Prosa acquisition
Feb 24, 2026
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Bloomberg
PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slump
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American Banker
Credit-card bank reaches $10M settlement in debt-collection suit
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Coindesk
Meta is planning stablecoin comeback in the second half amid U.S. regulatory shift
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Retail Dive
US e-commerce sales to reach $1.8 trillion by 2030
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Forbes
The SEC’s “2% Haircut” On Stablecoins Is A Bigger Deal Than It Sounds
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