All articles by Satarupa Bhowmik

Satarupa Bhowmik

Tether invests in Whop to bring stablecoin payments to global creator marketplace

The funding will support Whop’s expansion across LATAM, Europe, as well as APAC.

Razorpay, superU target frictionless commerce through agentic payments

The collaboration links superU AI’s conversational layer with Razorpay’s payments stack.

OKX secures payment institution licence ahead of EU stablecoin rules

With the PI licence in place, OKX’s products – OKX Pay and OKX Card – will fall under a regulated payments regime.

Digital wallet X Money enters internal beta

The payments initiative is part of X’s broader push to move beyond its roots as a social media platform.

Vault Payment Solutions taps Thredd to drive expansion

The firm plans to roll out new prepaid, debit and private-label card products in its home market and in the UK.

PayPal reports growth in Q4 profit

Total Payment Volume for the quarter reached $475.1bn, representing 9% growth on a reported basis.

Ripple gains full EU electronic money licence in Luxembourg

The firm had announced conditional approval last month and said it has since met all regulatory requirements set by the CSSF.

Mastercard to trim headcount by 4% despite profit growth

The company’s net income for the fourth of 2025 rose to $4.1bn, a surge of 22% from $3.3bn a year earlier.

Intellect Design Arena ramps up US foothold with AI-first payments platform

The platform is said to apply AI models at key points before and during payment processing to support anomaly detection.

Metroblox unveils USDC-backed stablecoin for transport payments

The company describes the new offering as a “low-cost, real-time” settlement system for transport-related payments.