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Coverage of "Payments" on Cryptosearcher: the stories and the context behind them.

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Visa Launches Stablecoin Payouts Across 18 Billion Endpoints Globally

Visa moved stablecoins from pilots into live production, enabling real-time cross-border payouts through 18 billion endpoints. The integration slashes remittance costs below 1%, undercutting legacy wire transfer economics.

August 5, 2026

Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Through Zerohash IntegrationCrypto

Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Through Zerohash Integration

August 5, 2026

Uber's Q3 bookings jump to $60 billion as company tests stablecoins for global transfersCrypto

Uber's Q3 bookings jump to $60 billion as company tests stablecoins for global transfers

August 5, 2026

Crypto

Bybit Gets Green Light to Move Payments Across Europe from Austria Base

August 4, 2026

Crypto

Mastercard Closes $1.8 Billion BVNK Deal, Joins Payments Giants in Stablecoin Sprint

August 4, 2026

Bybit Now Runs Payments and Crypto Under Separate Licenses in EuropeCrypto Regulation

Bybit Now Runs Payments and Crypto Under Separate Licenses in Europe

August 4, 2026

Bybit Gets Green Light to Offer Payments Across Europe Under New Austrian LicenceCrypto

Bybit Gets Green Light to Offer Payments Across Europe Under New Austrian Licence

August 4, 2026

Mastercard seals 1.8 billion dollar bet on stablecoin infrastructureCrypto

Mastercard seals 1.8 billion dollar bet on stablecoin infrastructure

August 4, 2026

Mastercard seals BVNK deal, now controls stablecoin plumbing across 130 countriesCrypto

Mastercard seals BVNK deal, now controls stablecoin plumbing across 130 countries

August 4, 2026

Mastercard Completes $1.8B BVNK Buy to Wire Crypto and Banks TogetherCrypto

Mastercard Completes $1.8B BVNK Buy to Wire Crypto and Banks Together

August 3, 2026

XRP Ledger Activity Doubles to Over 1 Billion XRP in a Single DayCrypto

XRP Ledger Activity Doubles to Over 1 Billion XRP in a Single Day

August 2, 2026

MARA CEO Declares Bitcoin Missed Its Moment as a Payment SolutionCrypto

MARA CEO Declares Bitcoin Missed Its Moment as a Payment Solution

August 1, 2026

SoftBank and SMFG inject $1.9 billion into Seven & i Holdings to revamp payment systemsCrypto

SoftBank and SMFG inject $1.9 billion into Seven & i Holdings to revamp payment systems

July 31, 2026

Crypto Casinos Blend Blockchain and Traditional Payments in Complex WaysCrypto

Crypto Casinos Blend Blockchain and Traditional Payments in Complex Ways

July 29, 2026

Stablecoin Ecosystem Grows Beyond Simple Transfers as Big Players Vie for ControlCrypto

Stablecoin Ecosystem Grows Beyond Simple Transfers as Big Players Vie for Control

July 28, 2026

SoftBank Poised to Buy Japanese Payments Firm SP.LINKS for $625 MillionFinance

SoftBank Poised to Buy Japanese Payments Firm SP.LINKS for $625 Million

July 27, 2026

Connor Fitzgerald Leaves Stripe After Leading Stablecoin Card ExpansionCrypto

Connor Fitzgerald Leaves Stripe After Leading Stablecoin Card Expansion

July 27, 2026