Technology

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union will be issuing its own stablecoin at the end of this year, becoming one of the first U.S. credit unions to do so.

The two BNPL giants' pay-over-time loans will now be available for in-store purchases on Apple Pay in a move to capture more sales at brick and mortar stores.

State regulator says blockchain tools are key to detecting money laundering and sanctions violations.

Visa is introducing a premium service to the Middle East, and Lloyds Banking says its cash protection product is showing results. Plus, Brex teams up with Doordash and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.

Nancy Beaton, President of Uphold U.S. and CRO/CMO of Uphold Ambre Soubiran, CEO, Kaiko Raghav Chopra, Managing Partner, Tephra Digital Moderator: Holly Sraeel

The payment company has made a series of moves to bolster its stablecoin and other coins to build a market for digital assets. Its Links feature adds to the strategy.

Google has launched its Agent Payments Protocol, an open protocol that establishes a payment-agnostic framework for users, merchants and payments in agentic AI. Payment companies such as Adyen, American Express, Mastercard and PayPal helped develop the protocol.

Prosecutors say Daryl Heller lured 2,700 investors with promises of safe ATM profits but misappropriated $185 million.

The companies have signed a new data-sharing agreement that includes an undisclosed pricing structure. Plaid said it will not pass the new costs on to its clients.