Topic: #payments
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Coinbase benchmark finds newer AI models caught less payment fraud in replay
Coinbase said Oct. 7 that newer Opus, Sonnet and GPT versions caught fewer fraudulent payments, and less fraud value, than their predecessors in a fixed historical replay of its Onramp screening.
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Samsung adds USDC transfers to Samsung Wallet on 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices
Samsung will let eligible U.S. Galaxy users send USDC to wallets and to bank accounts in more than 60 countries from late October, with Solana, Sui, Coinbase and Bastion supporting the rollout.
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Samsung Wallet to add USDC transfers for US Galaxy users in late October
Samsung said it will add USDC transfers to Samsung Wallet for eligible US Galaxy users in the last week of October. Users will be able to send to crypto wallets and pay out to bank accounts in more than 60 countries.
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Samsung Wallet to add Solana-based USDC payments for 82 million U.S. Galaxy phones
Samsung Wallet will add USDC cross-border payments running on Solana for 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices in the last week of October 2026, according to a Solana Foundation announcement reported by U.Today.
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Samsung Wallet adds USDC on Sui for 82 million US Galaxy devices, report says
Samsung is adding Circle's USDC to Samsung Wallet with Sui as its infrastructure partner, targeting 82 million US Galaxy devices with gasless transfers, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Polygon adds TRON support to Open Money Stack for USDT payments and transfers
Polygon Labs added TRON to its Open Money Stack, saying businesses can move USDT between TRON and supported EVM networks without separate wallet, bridge or fiat-ramp providers.
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Tangem launches physical Visa card, says crypto card access lags demand
Swiss wallet provider Tangem announced its first physical Visa card on Wednesday. It told Cointelegraph that where crypto cards are available doesn't match where its payment demand comes from.
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SBI Holdings, Mesh and Money Forward plan Japanese crypto payments joint venture
SBI Holdings, Mesh Connect and Money Forward reached a basic agreement on a Japanese joint venture for digital asset transfers and payments. Mesh would own 60%, and the companies plan to launch in 2026.
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World Liberty Financial plans USD1 payments push for Web2 firms, report says
World Liberty Financial plans to extend its USD1-based payments tech to large Web2 firms paying drivers, contractors and creators, Crypto Briefing reported. No WLFI statement was cited, and no live Web2 partner is confirmed.
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OKX launches OKX Money app for stablecoin savings, up to 10% yield and card spending
OKX introduced OKX Money, an app that converts more than 50 local currencies into dollar stablecoins, offers up to 10% APY on eligible USDG balances and adds virtual and physical cards.
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Chainalysis estimates $176 billion in China crypto activity, 59.1% peer-to-peer
Chainalysis estimates China generated at least $176 billion of crypto activity in the year through June 2026, with 59.1% moving through domestic peer-to-peer transfers, CryptoSlate reported.
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OKX launches OKX Money stablecoin app with up to 10% APY on USDG balances
OKX has launched OKX Money, a stablecoin savings and payments app, in parts of Latin America, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. Qualifying users can earn up to 10% APY on eligible USDG balances.
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Stripe plans stablecoin card expansion to more than 100 countries by year-end
Stripe expects its stablecoin card programs to reach more than 100 countries by year-end, crypto lead Henri Stern told CoinDesk, as card spending in stablecoins tripled year over year, per Paymentscan.
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Tempo stablecoin supply jumps 161% in a week after Open USD launch
Stablecoin supply on Tempo, the Stripe- and Paradigm-incubated Layer 1, rose about $450 million (161%) in one week to roughly $729 million after Open USD launched, per DefiLlama data.
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Binance to require Brazil users to disclose purpose of cross-border crypto transfers
Starting Nov. 1, Binance will ask Brazilian users to state the purpose and counterparty type of international crypto transfers. Withdrawals stay blocked, and deposits can be held, until users answer.
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Open USD (OUSD) launches with $468M supply, Stripe distribution deal
Open USD (OUSD), a stablecoin backed by more than 200 organizations, debuted Sept. 30 with about $468 million in circulation and a Stripe distribution deal, entering a market where USDT and USDC hold about 84%.
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Daines' ADAPT Act would spare stablecoin purchases from gains tax, not Bitcoin
Sen. Steve Daines' proposed ADAPT Act would let people spend qualifying dollar stablecoins without recognizing gain or loss starting in 2027. Bitcoin purchases would still be taxable dispositions, CryptoSlate reported.
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Ripple and CSD BR mirror BTG Pactual fund records on the XRP Ledger
Ripple and Brazilian market infrastructure operator CSD BR announced on Sept. 29 a first phase to mirror BTG Pactual fund-share ownership records on the XRP Ledger. CSD BR keeps the official register.
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Stable integrates Visa Direct for StableChain payouts to banks and mobile wallets
Stable, the company behind USDT-native Layer-1 StableChain, has integrated Visa Direct, according to a September 30 announcement, linking onchain stablecoin rails to bank accounts and mobile wallets.
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Binance Pay links USDT wallets to PayPay merchants in Japan via HIVEX
Binance Pay has partnered with TBCASoft's HIVEX network so eligible overseas users can pay with USDT at PayPay merchants across Japan. Merchants get paid in yen, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Binance Pay opens USDT spending at PayPay merchants in Japan via HIVEX
Binance Pay said eligible overseas visitors to Japan can spend USDT at most PayPay-supported merchants starting Wednesday, with payments routed through HIVEX and merchants still settled in yen.
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Citi and Coinbase link banking rails for two-way stablecoin payments, newsletter says
Large Citi corporate clients can accept stablecoin payments without holding tokens, with Coinbase converting them to dollars, according to Tyler Warner's Morning Minute newsletter published by Decrypt.
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The Clearing House picks Quant for tokenized deposits; announcements silent on QNT
The Clearing House chose Quant to supply software for a planned US tokenized-deposit network due in the first half of 2027, but the announcements don't say whether banks need the QNT token.
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USDT issuance grew on Ethereum without a sustained rise in contract holdings, BIS finds
A BIS working paper found more USDT was issued on Ethereum without a sustained rise in smart-contract holdings, with the contract-held share slipping to roughly 10% to 15% after late 2024, CryptoSlate reported.