Blockchain payments company Ripple is acquiring BC Payments Australia as part of a strategy to strengthen its regulatory footprint and expand cross-border payment capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region.

Fintech giant Revolut has officially become a fully licensed bank in the United Kingdom, marking a major milestone in its expansion into traditional financial services.

Mastercard has formally expanded its Crypto Partner Program to more than 85 companies, pulling together some of the biggest names in both traditional finance and the blockchain industry - Binance, PayPal, Ripple, JPMorgan Chase, Coinbase, Stripe, and others - in what amounts to one of the most coordinated efforts yet to wire crypto into the everyday payment infrastructure consumers already use.

The European Central Bank’s Eurosystem has unveiled Appia, a strategic initiative designed to support the development of a European tokenized financial ecosystem while maintaining central bank money at the core of the system.

The financial system wasn't built for machines. That's becoming a problem. As autonomous AI agents move from experimental tools to active economic participants, a structural mismatch is emerging: the infrastructure powering global finance - correspondent banking, card networks, ACH transfers - operates on timelines and fee structures designed for humans.

Elon Musk confirmed that X Money, the payments arm of his social media platform, will enter early public access in April 2026.

Stablecoin payments startup KAST announced Monday it has closed an $80 million Series A funding round, valuing the company at $600 million - a striking jump from its $10 million seed raise just over a year ago.

Latin America processed $730 billion in cryptocurrency volume in 2025, according to data from Lemon, marking a 60% year-on-year increase and cementing the region's position as one of the most consequential crypto markets on the planet.

Nasdaq is working with Kraken parent company Payward to build infrastructure for issuing and trading tokenized versions of stocks and exchange-traded products, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Coinbase has rolled out crypto futures trading for users across 26 European countries, expanding its derivatives offering as the exchange pushes to build a broader multi-asset trading platform.