Research jointly produced by Coinbase and The Block shows rapid growth in stablecoin transfer volumes, with roughly 73% of transfers occurring outside traditional banking hours. On an adjusted basis, quarterly transfer volume is projected to reach $1.5 trillion by end-2027. Notably, growth is concentrated in transaction frequency rather than market capitalisation, which stayed broadly flat over the past year.
Mastercard announced on October 19, 2026 a new security tool aimed at screening stablecoin transactions for fraud and sanctions-related risks. The product is targeted at banks, payment firms and merchants, and underscores how traditional payment giants are moving deeper into crypto-compliance infrastructure.
Core Summary Japanese financial giant SBI Group has led Singapore-headquartered stablecoin payments firm dtcpay’s $25 million Series A financing. The new capital will primarily be deployed to expand Asia-Pacific business, strengthen cross-border payment infrastructure, and promote compliant integration of stablecoins into traditional payment scenarios. As a major player in Southeast Asia’s stablecoin payments space, dtcpay’s access to traditional finance capital will further accelerate compliance across the industry. Editor: GoodInfo Global News Team ...
International remittance giant MoneyGram has launched a stablecoin-backed Visa debit card, enabling users to spend their stablecoin holdings at any of Visa’s global acceptance points. The move marks a key step for stablecoins from cross-border remittance into everyday consumer spending.
Stablecoin Card Spending Growing 100% Year Over Year Stablecoin card spending is growing 100% year over year, according to a Rain executive. Stablecoin settlement enables weekend and holiday processing, reducing trapped capital by over 40% and improving card economics.
Amazon, Coinbase, and Stripe Build Payment Rails for AI Agents Amazon (AWS) has announced a partnership with Coinbase and Stripe to build payment infrastructure for AI agents. This collaboration marks a significant shift from AI agents as experimental tools to autonomous economic participants. According to CoinDesk, AWS’s “AI wallet” will allow AI agents to purchase API services, web content, and other online services. Future versions will support more complex transaction scenarios such as hotel bookings. ...
Solana Foundation Pay.sh platform enables AI bots to discover, access, and pay for Google Cloud API usage.
Fintech giant Stripe unveiled Link at its annual conference — a digital wallet that integrates with autonomous AI agents, allowing them to securely shop and pay on behalf of users.