Stablecoins & Markets
Kim Min-jun
Coverage focuses on reserves, redemption and the flow of money through digital-asset markets.
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CJSOI news covering payments.
Reap and Visa Plan Stablecoin Cards in 100+ Markets
The collaboration targets a wider geographic rollout; it does not mean every market is already live.
SoFiUSD Settlement Goes Live on Mastercard
SoFi says transactions are live as it migrates its card program to stablecoin-based settlement.
Visa Opens Its Stablecoin Platform for Beta Testing
Selected clients can test wallet, issuance and transfer workflows, beginning with Open USD.
Circle Launches Managed Stablecoin Payments
CPN Managed Payments lets institutions use stablecoin settlement while interacting in conventional currency.
Payoneer Plans Stablecoin Tools With Bridge
Payoneer plans receiving, holding and sending stablecoins, with an initial rollout in the second quarter.
Google UCP Connects AI Shopping to Merchant Systems
The open commerce protocol covers checkout and order workflows while leaving the retailer in control.
Visa Brings USDC Settlement to U.S. Institutions
Cross River Bank and Lead Bank begin settling with Visa in USDC over Solana.
Visa Proposes a Way for Merchants to Recognize AI Agents
Visa and Cloudflare set out a protocol for identifying authorized shopping agents at checkout.
Google AP2 Gives AI Purchases a Signed Paper Trail
Google's Agent Payments Protocol records what a shopper authorized an AI agent to buy.
