Regulators in two countries are strengthening rules requiring banks and merchants to accept paper, while a majority of Canadian payments are now tap to pay.

The comments came during a two-hour chat on X Spaces in which Trump and his sons offered a decentralized finance company as an answer for the de-banked.

The crypto company founded by Donald Trump's sons will officially launch Monday.

The card network is building a model for account-to-account payments, which are gaining popularity, while Swedish regulators criticize Klarna's money-laundering prevention efforts. That and more in American Banker's global payments roundup.

The Republican presidential nominee laid out his economic platform during a speech at the Economic Club of New York.

The Democratic nominee should seize the moment and reset her party's relationship with the crypto industry, focusing on safety, equity and access to financial services.

Shan Hanes, the former leader of Heartland Tri-State Bank, previously pleaded guilty to embezzling tens of millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency scheme that caused the Kansas bank's failure.

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller says the central bank is tracking research on financial stability risks related to payments, as well as blockchain and crypto developments.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the upper chamber could pass a bill laying out the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency this year, though few details were offered on how such a bill would cross the finish line.