Blockchain

Ease of use and client accessibility was key to client adoption and core to the bank's design.

Legacy payment systems won't cut it as autonomous software agents begin transacting and collaborating at scale. New payment rails that take advantage of blockchain technology will be vital in the future.

The next generation of enterprise technology will be both intelligent and decentralized. The rise of agentic AI confirms this vision, but it also challenges us to think bigger.

Banks that think they can compete in the stablecoin space are making a huge mistake. The smart move would be to upgrade infrastructure to allow assets to move between banks and crypto accounts seamlessly.

The group, along with partners Avalanche, B2C2, Galaxy Digital, U.S. Bank and Wintermute created Lynq, a real-time, yield-bearing settlement network.

In an era of deglobalization, decentralized financial products like blockchains are looking more appealing to some.

The agreement surpasses Stripe's $1.1 billion deal to buy stablecoin payments platform Bridge in February.

The largest asset manager globally announced Tuesday it will enter a new master custody service agreement with Anchorage Digital, the only U.S. federally chartered digital asset bank.

The new system is intended to help trading partners improve liquidity, mobility and speed, the organization said.

The event Wednesday marked the first time Teng has spoken in the U.S. capital since becoming CEO.

The president's son spoke at a panel alongside the co-founders of the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial the day after it launched a new stablecoin.

In an interview with American Banker, Belshe, who leads the world's largest independent cryptocurrency custodian, talked about regulatory changes under the new administration and his hopes for a digital asset market structure.

As interest in stablecoins increases, and regulatory guardrails appear on the horizon, institutions may be ready to work with secure digital asset platforms.

While often used to describe a digital asset that hedges against cryptocurrency's volatility, the reality of stablecoins is much more complex.

The distributed ledger developer announced the grant program in tandem with its real-world asset token standard.

The bank, which owns a minority stake in Viva Wallet, can take over the company in June if its valuation falls before a certain level — which has resulted in a legal dispute with Haris Karonis, the fintech's owner. That and more in American Banker's weekly global payments roundup.

Honorees from American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments discuss spotting tangible uses for innovation, rather than buying into hype.

With transparency, security and reliability embedded at its core, a blockchain is not merely a way to enhance existing systems — it represents a model for what banking should aspire to be.

The U.S. is risking the status of the dollar as the world's reserve currency by delaying the launch of a central bank digital currency. Adopting a "federated" version of a CBDC could answer the concerns of many skeptics.

Ripple, MoneyGram and FV Bank all bolstered their ability to distribute digital assets, with cross-border transactions emerging as a primary use case.