Uzbekistan Starts Government Bond-Backed HUMO Payment Pilot
Uzbek regulators have started a controlled pilot for HUMO, a soum-pegged token backed by government securities, with more than 20 merchants prepared to participate.
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Bybit Pay Joins Mesh Network for Direct Crypto Payments
Bybit Pay is now available through Mesh, letting supported platforms add payments funded directly from users’ Bybit balances.
Bitcoin.com Plans USDU Support in Self-Custodial Wallet
Bitcoin.com plans to add UAE-registered USDU to its self-custodial wallet, initially supporting storage and transfers while other functions remain pending.
Samsung Wallet Plans Native Stablecoin Support
Samsung says its mobile wallet will add stablecoins, but it has not named supported assets, markets, partners or a launch date.
FCA Sprint Feedback Favors Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
Feedback from the UK FCA’s Stablecoin Sprint identifies cross-border payments as the clearest near-term opportunity while flagging limits in domestic retail.
PayPal Puts Stablecoins and Agentic Payments in Q2 Strategy
PayPal identified stablecoins and agentic payments as expansion areas while Q2 payment volume reached $486.4 billion, up 10% year over year.
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.
Klarna Applies to Establish a US Industrial Bank
Klarna applied to Utah and federal regulators to establish an FDIC-insured US industrial bank that would bring more payments, credit and merchant operations in-house if approved.
MiniPay Launches Visa Card for Stablecoin Spending
Opera’s MiniPay has launched a Visa debit card that connects stablecoin wallet balances to conventional merchant acceptance through Gnosis Pay.
GoMining Opens GoBTC Pay to Merchants and Wallet Providers
GoMining has released an SDK and APIs for GoBTC Pay, giving merchants and wallet providers a route to integrate bitcoin checkout with on-chain settlement.