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The Museum of American Finance opened a free, Smithsonian-affiliated home in Boston's Seaport on Friday, betting it can make money history stick.

As stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies enter the mainstream, lawmakers in Illinois have imposed a new transaction tax on digital assets. It will raise costs for everyday consumers and drive away businesses.

The parent company for crypto exchange Kraken bought the stablecoin payments fintech as it awaits a response to its national trust bank charter application.

The fintech said that Senior Vice President of Group Finance Hwa Tsao would become the company's interim chief financial officer effective Sept. 1 following the departure of CFO Ethan Tandowsky at the end of August. Separately, Gayathri Rajan will assume the role of chief product officer, effective immediately.

The company has built even more safeguards into the model, including a fallback to Opus 4.8 for requests that trigger security controls.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said tokenized bank deposits are likely to be a reality in 2027, and added that he is working with banking agencies on digital assets and capital requirements.

As AI agents become more of a presence in retail commerce, payments processors and merchants alike are going to have to adjust to a new world where purchasing decisions are made at machine-speed.

Analyses show that generally speaking, companies that deploy AI the most are also recruiting more humans.

Wise grew its net revenue 19% year over year to $2.5 billion in its fiscal 2026, aided by increased deposits, cross-border volume and spending on the Wise card. It's the latest sign that interest in cross-border payments and multicurrency accounts is heating up.

X Money includes rudimentary functions like deposits and P2P transfers. But it's also laying groundwork for a potential move into agentic commerce and broader financial services — which analysts say is necessary for the app to thrive in a crowded market.