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In a sea of coins, the transfer firm's CEO says that by working with partners to build its own branded coin, it can control more of the related products and lower costs.

The card networks are pouring funds into on-site development of emerging payment innovation amid rival efforts to dilute U.S. influence.

The companies are connecting their tools in an effort to streamline the complexities involved in payments that use digital assets and advanced artificial intelligence.

Block's CEO is more bullish on bitcoin, but stablecoins add another option for the payment company's users to build their spendable balances while furthering the company's super app ambitions.

Even after the passage of federal legislation governing stablecoins, the card network is covering its bases as it pursues more digital asset products.

Like most payment companies and banks, the stablecoin firm is lining up a suite of services for demand that hasn't quite materialized, but likely will – in some form.

The card brand says advanced artificial intelligence is making it easier for crooks to trick consumers, but the technology also allows banks to fight back.

The two fintechs will increase distribution of a 'pay by bank' option that has picked up steam in recent years as merchants and consumers seek relief from card fees.

Whether red or blue, leaders share an affinity for battling fintech giants, as the liberal mayor is pressuring regulators to scuttle Western Union's plan to buy digital transfer Intermex, shortly following PayPal's 'DEI settlement' with the Trump administration.

New Federal Reserve stats show most consumers carry and store paper money, even as digital payments become mainstream.

The two banks are among the large firms that are pouring $4 billion into DeployCo, a large-scale enterprise artificial intelligence venture born out of OpenAI's acquisition of AI consultant Tomoro. Payment technology experts say the deal gives the banks improved access to development expertise as new forms of AI penetrate all aspects of banking.

The payment company will waive transaction fees totaling about $30 million for veteran-owned, farming, manufacturing or technology-based small businesses following an investigation into a 6-year-old former investment program designed for Black and minority-owned small businesses.

Leaders from Wells Fargo, JPMorganChase and more talked about how banks can respond to the fast-moving changes in money movement, new forms of artificial intelligence, fraud, digital assets and more.

The payments company posted strong adjusted earnings following a dramatic downsizing, which management attributed to the influence of artificial intelligence.

Citi payments exec Driss Temsamani said there's more work needed to bridge gaps to enable artificial intelligence to work broadly for payments and finance.

If a card is immediately not easy and safe to use in an external app, consumers will quickly turn to another card, executives from Regions Bank, Pinnacle Financial Partners and Barclays warned American Banker's Payments Forum.

The B2B payments fintech contends the digital asset can wring inefficiencies out of corporate payments processing.

The card network, which reported earnings on Thursday, reports some early impacts on travel payments, and has set up a site to help customers with questions about changes in consumer and business spending habits.

Expenses and foreign exchange pressured Western Union; while Visa added more blockchains to its stablecoin settlement pilot. That and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.

Tipalti has developed a set of agentic artificial intelligence agents designed to help businesses navigate transactions and apply for refunds.