John Adams

The government's instant processing rail hopes to enable new use cases, while Klarna adds to its network.

The card network's moves include supporting coins from Fiserv, PayPal and others; and offering services to what's expected to be a fast-growing industry.

The financial technology seller plans its own coin and interoperability with PayPal's PYUSD, potentially reaching millions of consumers and merchants and thousands of banks.

The USDC issuer has added fintechs from Brazil and the U.K. to boost distribution. Plus, Klarna pumps the gas on AI and more in the global payments and fintech roundup.

The banking giant's JPMD sounds like a stablecoin, but it isn't exactly the same thing. Here's why that matters.

The bank, which has spent years building an advanced data sharing system, says market forces will drive the project more than political support.

The retail giants are kicking the tires on their own currencies. The potential prize is a way to reimagine prepaid cards and gain a key position as new forms of artificial intelligence-powered payments take off.

New forms of artificial intelligence can take most, if not all, of shopping and checkout out of the hands of humans. Not everybody is going to be comfortable with that, though the payment giant sees travel as a good place to start.

Payments greater than $1 million are favored among the Charlotte-based bank's corporate clients; the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority taps NVIDIA for AI testing and more in this week's global payments roundup.

The French institution is one of the first to take advantage of new regulations that are supportive of crypto. Payment experts say banks have work to do to beat existing stablecoins.