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Stablecoins advanced from card-program features and settlement funding to a bank-backed ZelleUSD plan and a Repay payment-flow test. Proposed Federal Reserve identification controls added a clearer compliance perimeter as these products move closer to mainstream payments.
Payments and financial infrastructure companies continued combining around scale, from Nuvei's proposed Payoneer acquisition and Deluxe's Celero purchase to Finastra's core-banking separation. Acquisition plans and exploratory deals also reached open banking, SMB finance, and traditional banking services.
Revolut secured UAE payment licenses while extending Visa Click to Pay across Europe and enrolling tens of millions of European users. A refund after an Irish ATM glitch showed that the expansion also carried operational demands.
Authorities opened new routes for digital payments while raising pressure on providers: Mexico simplified digital accounts, the Fed proposed a cross-border path for FedNow, and Illinois taxed digital-asset services. Rising UK authorized-payment fraud and an HSBC Australia fine added enforcement pressure around scam protection.
Coinbase added an SEC-registered AI adviser for Coinbase One members, allowing automated portfolio actions and multi-asset recommendations. The move pushes the exchange toward recurring advisory and wealth-service revenue.
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