PYMNTS · B1 · July 20, 2026
Visa’s new stablecoin platform now in beta, gives financial institutions, FinTechs and crypto firms a managed environment for stablecoins. Stablecoins were supposed to make payment networks less necessary.
This signal affects stablecoin or CBDC distribution, regulated settlement, treasury use, payment corridors, deposit competition, or programmable money infrastructure.
PYMNTS · B1 · July 20, 2026
Corporate cash management is taking a role in bank earnings as companies seek better control over payments, liquidity and working capital. Citi’s Services and Treasury and Trade Solutions businesses each posted 18% revenue growth.
This signal has a direct bearing on payment products, authorization, acceptance, issuing, acquiring, settlement, merchant distribution, compliance, or the economics of payment providers.
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PYMNTSVisaB1Markdown source recordVisa’s new stablecoin platform now in beta, gives financial institutions, FinTechs and crypto firms a managed environment for stablecoins. Stablecoins were supposed to make payment networks less necessary.
PYMNTSCitiB1Markdown source recordCorporate cash management is taking a role in bank earnings as companies seek better control over payments, liquidity and working capital. Citi’s Services and Treasury and Trade Solutions businesses each posted 18% revenue growth.
PYMNTSPYMNTSB1Markdown source recordThe European Central Bank is warning that widespread adoption of stablecoins could pull retail deposits out of traditional banks. ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said banks have already lost ground to mobile apps and other digital payment providers, which can capture transaction fees and valuable customer data, Decrypt reported Friday (July 17).
PYMNTSPYMNTSB2Markdown source recordCapital Layer expands into Japan with Green Monster Inc (TSE: 157A) and demonstrates a cross-border stablecoin settlement with O-Bank, building a Japan–Taiwan corridor. At WebX Tokyo (July 13–14), one of Asia’s largest Web3 conferences, Capital Layer, a digital asset orchestration layer for Asia, set out its vision for a cross-border stablecoin settlement corridor across Asia.
PYMNTSPYMNTSB2Markdown source recordOSL, a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, announces circulating supply of USDGO, a compliant enterprise-grade stablecoin operated and distributed by OSL, has surpassed US$1 billion. Hong Kong, July 20, 2026 – OSL Group (HKEX:863) (OSL), a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, today announced that the circulating supply of USDGO, a compliant enterprise-grade stablecoin operated and distributed by OSL, has surpassed US$1 billion.
PYMNTSPYMNTSB1Markdown source recordAP payments decisions are shifting as finance leaders involve developers and IT early, judging platforms on integration as much as features. A PYMNTS Intelligence and WEX collaboration.
Digital TransactionsDigital TransactionsB1Markdown source recordDatacap Systems Inc. is entering the softPOS arena with its new SureTap point-of-sale application, with which merchants can use their own devices.
CoinDeskCoinDeskB1Markdown source recordThis restructuring is part of a strategy to build a full-stack payments platform following its acquisitions of Monavate and Baanx. Affected workers will receive severance, continued benefits and transition support.
The PaypersThe PaypersB1Markdown source recordPayouts.com launched role-based Digital Employee AI agents for accounts payable, collections, treasury, reconciliation, and financial close. The agents can process invoices, match purchase orders, run KYC or KYB checks, and escalate exceptions to human staff rather than replace oversight.
CoinDeskAmazonB1Markdown source recordAZ-COM Maruwa will adopt yen stablecoin JPYC to pay 2,300 business partners and truck drivers. The move aims to speed up cash flow amid Japan’s logistics labor shortages.
Finextra — PaymentsFinextra — PaymentsB1Markdown source recordACI Worldwide is reportedly exploring a sale of its electronic-billing division at a valuation of roughly $1.5 billion. The unit generated about $818 million in 2025 revenue and $141 million in adjusted EBITDA, while deliberations remain preliminary.
Glenbrook Payments NewsGlenbrook Payments NewsB1Markdown source recordThe article links a new 25% US tariff regime on Brazilian exports to a Section 301 finding that includes Pix, Brazil's free instant-payment system. It says US authorities regard parts of the Pix ecosystem as burdening American commerce, while critics see the action as pressure against a successful public payment rail.
Digital TransactionsDigital TransactionsB1Markdown source recordDatacap Systems Inc. is entering the softPOS arena with its new SureTap point-of-sale application, with which merchants can use their own devices.
PaymentsJournalPaymentsJournalB1Markdown source recordDelve into Gen Z banking trends and learn why it's crucial for banks to adapt to the preferences of this young demographic. Banking relationships often start earlier than most people realize—and they tend to last longer than expected.
Tearsheet — PaymentsTearsheet — PaymentsB1Markdown source recordBanks are expanding from providing SMB capital to supplying operational intelligence and integrated financial tools. Capital One says fragmented systems make cash-flow management harder, while U.S. Bank's Enhanced Payments puts ACH, instant payments, and domestic and international wires into one interface.
Finextra — PaymentsFinextra — PaymentsB1Markdown source recordACI Worldwide is reportedly exploring a sale of its electronic-billing division at a valuation of roughly $1.5 billion. The unit generated about $818 million in 2025 revenue and $141 million in adjusted EBITDA, while deliberations remain preliminary.
The PaypersThe PaypersB1Markdown source recordBitPay received MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider from the Dutch AFM. The licence lets it passport regulated crypto-payment and stablecoin services across the EU under one framework, while expanding its European compliance and operating presence.
CoinDeskAmazonB1Markdown source recordAZ-COM Maruwa will adopt yen stablecoin JPYC to pay 2,300 business partners and truck drivers. The move aims to speed up cash flow amid Japan’s logistics labor shortages.
Glenbrook Payments NewsGlenbrook Payments NewsB1Markdown source recordThe article links a new 25% US tariff regime on Brazilian exports to a Section 301 finding that includes Pix, Brazil's free instant-payment system. It says US authorities regard parts of the Pix ecosystem as burdening American commerce, while critics see the action as pressure against a successful public payment rail.
Digital TransactionsDigital TransactionsB1Markdown source recordA-Comm Technologies Inc. said its draft A-Comm Evidence Protocol for agentic commerce is available for public comment through Aug.
Tearsheet — PaymentsPayPal / Stripe / UBSB2Markdown source recordThe public preview says a reported $53 billion Stripe-Advent bid for PayPal is a bet on controlling more of the commerce journey: merchant software, checkout, consumer identity, wallets, fraud, and eventually AI commerce. Advent would bring payments deal experience, but PayPal has reportedly resisted engagement; the remainder is subscriber-only.
PaymentsJournalPaymentsJournalB1Markdown source recordDelve into Gen Z banking trends and learn why it's crucial for banks to adapt to the preferences of this young demographic. Banking relationships often start earlier than most people realize—and they tend to last longer than expected.