28 March 2026
Austin, Texas, USA

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Articles by PYMNTS

Mastercard Moves to Normalize Crypto Inside Its Payments Ecosystem

CryptoMarch 12, 2026

The blockchain technology underpinning cryptocurrency is increasingly becoming divorced from the volatility and speculation of crypto markets themselves.In turn, its finding a new role as financial iÃ...

Mastercard Teams With Crypto Giants on Blockchain Payment Program

CryptoMarch 12, 2026

Mastercard has launched an initiative aimed at exploring the future of cryptocurrency payments.The companys Crypto Partner Program, announced Wednesday (March 11), brings together 85 differen...

Meta Taps AI to Combat Fraud Across WhatsApp and Facebook

CryptoMarch 12, 2026

Meta has launched new artificial intelligence-powered anti-scam tools for its platforms WhatsApp, Facebook and Messenger.These tools are designed to help users of these platforms spot and avoid scammÃ...

Wells Fargo Files Plan for WFUSD Digital Assets Effort

CryptoMarch 12, 2026

Wells Fargo has filed a trademark application for WFUSD, a new digital asset-centric platform.WFUSD would provide services featuring software for tokenization of assets and cryptocurrency payments ...

Can Crypto’s Open Network Dreams Survive Going Corporate?

CryptoMarch 12, 2026

The reality of financial blockchain adoption is turning out to be a very different story than the permissionless approach the digital asset space was built atop philosophically.Institutions includingÃ...

SquareFi Launches Stablecoin Infrastructure for Cross-Border B2B Payments

CryptoMarch 12, 2026

Squarefi  emerged from stealth Tuesday (March 10) and announced its stablecoin-based financial infrastructure for global business payments.This infrastructure is currently serving FinTechs and globa...

How CFOs Are Tweaking Their Tech for Stablecoin Use

CryptoMarch 12, 2026

Stablecoins have struggled to gain traction in everyday corporate finance. The obstacle is not the technology itself. It is the way most companies are built to move money.Trying to fit digital asset â...

Can Crypto’s Open Network Dreams Survive Going Corporate?

CryptoMarch 12, 2026

The reality of financial blockchain adoption is turning out to be a very different story than the permissionless approach the digital asset space was built atop philosophically.Institutions includingâ...

Kraken Fed Approval Is SPDI Bank Model’s Biggest Test Yet

CryptoMarch 11, 2026

The question of who is allowed to connect directly to the core settlement systems that move money across the United States has historically been a straightforward one, and it came with just one answeâ...

How the Financial Sector Views Kraken’s ‘We’re the Bankers Now’ Claim

CryptoMarch 11, 2026

The financial industry in the United States rests in part on an architecture of trust and institutional legitimacy.Access to the Federal Reserves infrastructure has long been viewed as the ultimate sâ...