BPI Plans Stablecoin Rail for Inbound Cross-Border Payments
BPI is preparing a stablecoin settlement pilot with Meridian for overseas payroll and other inbound payments to Philippine bank accounts.
Category: Stablecoins
BIS Researchers Find Stablecoin Flows Resist Capital Controls
A new BIS working paper finds stablecoin inflows respond to economic stress but show little measurable sensitivity to capital controls.
Hyundai Tests USDT for Cross-Border Treasury Settlement
Hyundai’s US and Mexican units completed a $20,000 USDT transfer pilot, testing stablecoin settlement within an established corporate treasury process.
AZ-COM Maruwa Plans JPYC Payments for 2,300 Logistics Partners
The Japanese logistics group plans to use yen-denominated JPYC for contractor payments, testing stablecoins in a high-volume business workflow.
US and UK Set Shared Direction for Cross-Border Stablecoin Rules
A joint policy statement backs one-to-one reserves, protected redemption rights and pathways for regulated stablecoins to reach both markets.
JCB and Circle to Explore USDC Treasury and Merchant Payments
The Japanese card network and Circle will study USDC-based internal fund transfers and merchant payments, but have not announced a commercial launch.
Tether Announces $20M Investment in Mercado Bitcoin
Tether announced a $20 million investment in Mercado Bitcoin, with the Brazilian platform planning to expand payments, tokenization and credit infrastructure.
PhotonPay Adds Apple Pay and Google Pay to Stablecoin Checkout
PhotonPay has added Apple Pay and Google Pay to Global Checkout, placing mainstream digital wallets alongside card, local-payment and stablecoin options.
BNK Busan Bank Tests Programmable Won Stablecoin Payments
BNK Busan Bank and the K-STAR alliance completed a proof of concept for programmable local-currency payments and settlement using a won-based stablecoin design.
LurraPay Adds MoonPay Virtual Accounts for Stablecoin Banking
LurraPay has integrated MoonPay Virtual Accounts, connecting dedicated USD, EUR and GBP account details with non-custodial stablecoin settlement.
Standard Chartered Opens Bank-Led USDC Minting and Redemption
Standard Chartered launched integrated USDC minting and redemption for eligible institutional clients through its DIFC operations, in partnership with Circle.
Cloudflare Unveils x402 Gateway for Stablecoin Micropayments
Cloudflare announced a planned gateway that will let customers charge for web resources through x402, with stablecoin settlement and payment checks at the edge.