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Eligible Visa Direct clients can now prefund accounts and send payouts in stablecoins, expanding Visa's latest push to bring blockchain-based payments into its global network.

GPN Q2 EPS beat estimates as Genius platform adoption lifts earnings, though revenues narrowly miss expectations.

Visa’s $2.4 billion cash acquisition of BioCatch on August 3, 2026, represents an 85% premium over the company’s 2024 valuation, signaling a strategic pivot to control the plumbing of future commerce. By securing this asset, Visa is positioning behavioral biometrics not merely as a fraud-prevention tool, but as the foundational agent identity layer for a […]

Arc, Circle's institutional blockchain, goes live September 16th with a validator cohort built from TradFi giants.

Cross-border payment growth and strategic expansion support the industry players, but rising technology costs and consumer spending pressures continue to weigh on margins. Companies like V, MA, PYPL, FIS and WEX are likely to navigate industry challenges.

The biggest card companies are taking different paths to the same goal: dominating the rails beneath stablecoins.

Circle's USDC distribution deal with Coinbase has been renewed on existing terms, and Arc's testnet has processed half a billion transactions.

The BeInCrypto Stage returns to Rio Innovation Week for a fourth year, with panels on tokenised equities, prediction markets and crypto voter.

Seth Klarman spent four decades building a reputation for buying almost nothing, so when Baupost quietly planted a nine-figure flag in a payment network last quarter, the choice of which rail he picked over the obvious favorite deserves a close look.

The stock of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL) is down 5% after the stablecoin issuer reported mixed financial re...

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) shares rose around 7% in pre-market trading after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter results in line with expectations, secured the first federal bank charter granted to a stablecoin company and raised parts of its full-year outlook. The company also announced that BlackRock, Visa and Mastercard will serve as validators for its upcoming blockchain network.

Investing.com -- Shares of Circle Internet Group jumped 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter earnings in line with estimates and disclosed it had received the first federal bank charter awarded to a stablecoin company.

The card networks are keeping their options open with respect to stablecoin communities, locking arms with Circle on its latest effort.

The new product, Stablecard by Western Union, combines a digital wallet with a USDPT-backed Visa secured credit card.

A year after the GENIUS Act, the US is experiencing a stablecoin gold rush. Western Union announced it’s own stablecoin. Paypal did too. Transaction volume on stablecoins is greater than Visa and Mastercard combined and ACH. Canada’s stablecoin market is a bit different. There are only 2 issuers of ...

Central Bancompany Inc (CBC) reports a 16% year-over-year increase in adjusted net income, robust loan growth, and a refreshed $100 million buyback authorization.

The firm is hurting from a slowdown in the crypto market, and the announcement of a new competitor will further pressure the stock.

Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa, joins Scarlet Fu and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discuss that Visa has unveiled it's own stablecoin platform. It's designed to let financial firms issue, move and manage stablecoins.

Fidelity National tops Q2 EPS estimates as Banking Solutions fuels growth and margins improve, but the company lowers its full-year revenue and earnings outlook.

Visa has agreed to acquire BioCatch, an AI powered fraud intelligence company focused on detecting and preventing digital payments fraud. The deal is aimed at strengthening Visa's cybersecurity tools across its global payments network and services for banks, merchants and consumers. The acquisition comes as digital scammers increasingly use AI driven tactics to target online transactions and accounts. Visa, listed as NYSE:V, is moving deeper into AI based security at a time when digital...

Palantir beats expectations, White House to review AI security risks, Snap gathering optimism, and more news to start your day.

The president called card interchange fees a “ripoff” in a social media post backing the Republican co-sponsor of a bill aimed at reducing them.

Visa said the acquisition “complements” its cyber, fraud, risk and security offering as the threat from scams increases.

Financial stocks were higher in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.6%

Visa is acquiring BioCatch as artificial intelligence increases the scale and sophistication of account-takeover scams.

Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.

Visa’s latest deal could signal a new era in fighting digital scams as artificial intelligence-enabled fraud spreads. The payments giant plans to buy BioCatch, a provider of fraud intelligence technology, for $2.4 billion in cash. Visa said the addition of BioCatch will complement its current security efforts and help clients better protect themselves and their customers from the growing threat of account takeovers, scams, money mules, and application fraud.

Financial stocks were higher in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Stat

Elon Musk is rolling out X Money, a new banking feature offering debit cards and high interest rates for select users.

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Monday after President Donald Trump