Stripe unveils AI foundation model for payments and stablecoin accounts
Stripe has introduced the AI foundation model for payments and expanded its money management capabilities with stablecoin-powered accounts. This development…
08 May 2025
Coinbase rolls out new protocol for stablecoin payments
Coinbase has unveiled x402, a new payment protocol that allows for instant stablecoin payments directly over HTTP. This move aims to transform the way APIs, applications, and AI agents conduct…
08 May 2025
PayPal and dLocal expand payments services in emerging markets
dLocal has expanded its partnership with PayPal to provide businesses with enhanced capabilities to process payments in more than 40 new emerging markets. This leverages dLocal's platform to facilitate both…
07 May 2025
Payments platform Agree secures $7.2m in seed funding
Invoicing and payments platform Agree has raised $7.2m in a seed funding round, led by Tyler Hogge at Pelion Venture Partners. Blank Ventures and angel investor Gokul Rajaram also participated…
07 May 2025
TPG and Corpay to take AvidXchange private in $2.2bn deal
TPG and Corpay have teamed up to acquire AvidXchange in an all-cash deal valued at $2.2bn, taking the payments firm private. The firms will pay $10.00 per share for AvidXchange,…
07 May 2025
Visa invests in stablecoin payments firm BVNK
Visa, through its Visa Ventures division, has invested in South Africa-based stablecoin payments firm BVNK. BVNK offers stablecoin payments infrastructure through a single API platform that connects banks and blockchains. …
06 May 2025
PhonePe launches upgraded version of SmartSpeaker
Walmart backed digital payments entity PhonePe has introduced an upgraded version of its SmartSpeaker, a device designed to facilitate payment voice notifications for merchants. The latest iteration of the SmartSpeaker…