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Holders will be able to do more with their gold, instantly spending Tether's tokenized version anywhere Visa is accepted.

Circle stock sinks on reports of Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard nearing launch of a joint stablecoin platform. But should you buy the dip in CRCL shares today?

If you have been wondering whether Visa at around US$317 per share still offers value, the answer depends heavily on how you look at its valuation. The stock has pulled back recently, with returns down 2.8% over the last week, down 3.3% over the last month, and down 8.4% year to date, even though the 3 year and 5 year returns both sit at 42.3% and 42.0% respectively. Recent headlines around the payments sector have focused on shifts in consumer spending, regulatory scrutiny on fees, and...

Stripe, Visa and Mastercard are close to launching a new stablecoin platform, with Coinbase considering joining. The total stablecoin market sits around $320 billion, dominated by Tether's USDT at $187 billion. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

Mastercard is using regulated stablecoins to enable intraday, weekend, and holiday settlement, with USDC, PYUSD, RLUSD, and others supported across eight chains.

Find insight on Visa, RHB Bank, Heartland and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

V's stock is down, but rising volumes and stablecoin traction are challenging the disruption narrative.

Founded in Switzerland in 2017, Tangem is a crypto wallet maker that manufactures hardware self-custody products to secure digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The Zug, Switzerland-headquartered firm says its cold wallet solutions support more than 16,000 tokens ...

MoneyGram is launching MGUSD through a massive established distribution system with hundreds of thousands of retail locations and tens of millions of users. MGUSD ...

The revenue-sharing agreement between Coinbase and Circle has been in place since 2023 and is up for renewal in August.

Circle Internet (NYSE:CRCL) shares fell 2% in Wednesday morning trading after a report suggested that several major payment companies are preparing to launch a competing stablecoin platform. The development raised concerns about intensifying competition in the rapidly expanding digital payments and stablecoin markets.

Brown Advisory, an investment management company, released its “Brown Advisory Global Leaders Strategy” for the first quarter of 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy focused on delivering strong long-term performance by investing in a focused portfolio of companies that solve customer problems and provide good returns for […]

Credit card giants Visa (NYSE: $V) and Mastercard (NYSE: $MA) are reportedly close to introducing a new stablecoin ...

They are down, but they aren't out.

Payouts to merchants from a $5.5 billion settlement fund ponied up by the card networks began this year, with a second distribution in the offing.

After piloting the buy now, pay later service on its debit cards, Block said it’s going mainstream with its option to pay in installments.

Payments sector winners include Mastercard, Visa and mid-tier challengers, including Shift4 Payments and Adyen

Is the company repeating past mistakes?

In late May 2026, Visa announced an expansion of its Visa Commercial Solutions Hub by integrating Visa Accounts Receivable Manager, giving eligible issuers built-in, AI-powered virtual card processing and reconciliation across 69 geographies at no additional cost, subject to terms and availability. Early users report very large efficiency gains, including sharply shorter payment cycles and highly automated virtual card processing, highlighting how Visa is trying to remove long-standing...

Kyle Samani, co-founder of Forward, breaks down his latest deal on the main stage at Solana, a minority stake in Henri, a reinsurance RWA yielding 12-13%, funded by a Galaxy debt facility at 3.5%. He makes the case for why Solana has quietly become the dominant chain for institutional payments, tokenized equities, and real world assets. From Western Union and Visa to Meta and PayPal, the biggest names in finance are all building on the same rails. Plus, why he thinks most altcoins are bleeding out, Ethereum L2s are in trouble, and why this bear market might be the best investing opportunity in crypto right now.

Neil Martin explains why digital rails and cash must work together, if the National Payments Vision goal of enabling consumers and businesses to have genuine choice in how they pay, is to be realised

MA tests instant euro-krona payments on TIPS, validating atomic settlement and end-to-end cross-border processing.

Shares of the Brazilian neobank’s parent slumped Tuesday, one day after it announced its long-time CFO was stepping down.

On a recent Rich Habits Podcast segment, market commentator Ron Santella put it bluntly: “The playbook from last week hasn’t changed. It’s actually gotten more entrenched. Higher for longer is the base case.” For households waiting on a refinance or a first home purchase, he was even more direct: “Today’s report tells you it’s not ... Tariff-Driven Inflation Is Trapping Mortgage Rates, and the Fed Can’t Fix It with Rate Cuts

Visa veteran Rob Livingston joins as CFO as Nubank prepares for planned US banking expansion.

Investing.com -- BofA Securities downgraded Nubank to “underperform” from “neutral” rating, cutting its price objective to $10 from $16, after the Brazilian neobank announced chief financial officer Guilherme Lago would step down effective July 13, adding to a string of senior leadership departures the broker said had become "harder to ignore."

Nubank has announced that Rob Livingston, a former senior executive at Visa and Capital One, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer on July 13, 2026, succeeding longtime CFO Guilherme Lago, who shifted to a Special Advisor position and will continue to support the finance and strategy function. This handover marks a shift from a finance leader who oversaw Nubank’s evolution into a large digital banking platform to an incoming CFO with deep global payments and credit experience...

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BofA Securities downgraded Nu Holdings to ‘Underperform’ from ‘Neutral’ and cut its price target to $10 from $16.

Visa (NYSE:V) has integrated Visa Accounts Receivable Manager into its Commercial Solutions Hub, aiming to streamline virtual card adoption and automate payments and reconciliation for issuers and suppliers. Visa also announced a collaboration with Men in Blazers Media Network to create soccer focused City Guides that connect local small businesses with fans during major sporting events. Visa, trading at about $322.77, has seen its share price decline 6.8% year to date and 10.9% over the...