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Bank-Issued Stablecoins Enter Africa, Reshaping the Continent's Payment Landscape
African banks are launching fiat-backed stablecoins to bypass traditional correspondent banking, targeting the multi-billion-dollar remittance market with faster, cheaper cross-border payments.
Huaxi Securities: AI Drives Dual Acceleration in Cross-Border Payments—Rules and Technology
AI agents are reshaping cross-border payments, pushing both regulatory frameworks and technical infrastructure forward, according to Huaxi Securities' latest computer industry weekly.
SWIFT Doesn't Touch Money: How a Non-Settling Company Sat at the Center of Cross-Border Payments for 50 Years
It holds no funds, bears no credit risk, and competes with no customer. The six things it got right are now replaying in agentic payments.
XRP Ledger Agentic Transactions Hit All-Time High as AI Payments Surpass 3.99 Million
On-chain activity driven by AI agents reaches record levels, signaling a shift toward automated, machine-initiated payments on XRP Ledger.
U.S. Treasury Proposes Bringing Stablecoin Issuers Under AML and Sanctions Framework
The U.S. Treasury's proposed rule would require stablecoin issuers to meet anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance duties, reshaping cross-border settlement and agent payment infrastructure.
White House Crypto Adviser: Banks Shouldn't Fear Stablecoin Yields
A top White House crypto adviser urges banks to treat stablecoin yields as a manageable business opportunity, not a threat, amid ongoing legislative efforts.
Félix Raises $200M Led by a16z: Stablecoin Infrastructure Shifts from Remittances to Agent Economy Settlement
Cross-border remittance platform Félix has closed a $200 million funding round led by a16z, announcing its expansion into stablecoin payment infrastructure. How will this investment reshape the settlement landscape for machine-to-machine payments in the agent economy?
U.S. Congress Holds First Hearing on AI Agent Payment Rules: Authorization, Settlement, and Identity Take Center Stage
In a landmark hearing, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee debated how AI agents should authorize and settle transactions, with Circle, NYSE, and banking representatives clashing over the future regulatory framework.
Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Startup Diameter Pay Raises $10M
The funding will support KYC/KYA processes, sanctions screening, and on-chain taint detection for AI-agent-driven machine-to-machine payments.
Anthropic Debuts Claude Sales Agent for Retail and Travel
The AI firm says its new agent can handle customer interactions and order flows, lifting conversion rates by around 20% in early tests.
Bottomline Partners with Chainlink to Connect 600 Banks to Blockchain Settlement
The Swift service provider teams up with Chainlink to offer blockchain-based cross-border settlement to its banking clients, marking one of the largest attempts to bridge the Swift messaging network with public and private blockchains.
Solana Leads x402 AI Agent Payment Activity, Tops On-Chain Settlement Volume
Solana is outpacing other blockchains in AI agent payment activity via the x402 protocol, driven by low fees and high throughput, according to the latest data from Pluang.