Why India cannot build a world-class fintech champ yetIndia boasts world-class digital finance but lacks global consumer fintechs. Regulatory hurdles prevent innovation, unlike in markets with ...
18 May, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath suggests exploring gold-based stablecoins for IndiaZerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath questioned the long-term suitability of dollar-backed stablecoins for India and proposed exploring a gold-...
11 May, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
Will stablecoins replace Visa and Mastercard? $719 trillion forecast signals major shift in global payments by 2035Stablecoin forecast 2035 explained: Stablecoin transactions could hit $719 trillion by 2035. This surge is fueled by younger generations em...
05 May, 2026, 01.08 AM IST
Crypto card spending surges to $600 million monthly: How are crypto cards becoming one of 2026’s fastest-growing payment trends?Crypto card spending growth 2026: Crypto cards are experiencing a surge in popularity, with monthly transaction volumes reaching approximat...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
Trump's new front against Iran: The US hunts hidden crypto networksAmerica's Operation Epic Fury is now Operation Economic Fury. The US is targeting Iran's cryptocurrency networks. This aims to stop Iran fr...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
Iran’s sanctions-busting crypto ambitions grow on toll paymentsIran proposes digital currency for Strait of Hormuz passage tolls. This move highlights a significant sanctions-evasion network. While legi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Bitcoin down 23% in FY26, Ethereum hit $5K peak in August. Here is what analyst expectBitcoin saw a 23% decline in FY26, ending at $66,694. Ethereum reached a peak of $5,000 in August 2025. Despite market volatility and geopo...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $187 million this week, down 28% on-yearThe number of deals during the week was also down at 18 transactions, compared to 24 in the corresponding week last year. Compared to the p...
04 Apr, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
OpenFX secures $94 million in round led by Accel, AtomicoLightspeed, Faction VC, M13, Northzone, and Pantera participated in the funding round of the cross-border payments infrastructure startup. ...
31 Mar, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
Mastercard to buy stablecoin infra firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billionMastercard is set to acquire BVNK, a stablecoin payments infrastructure company. The deal, valued up to $1.8 billion, signals Mastercard's ...
17 Mar, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
Pakistan to partner with firm connected to Trump family's main crypto businessPakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with SC Financial Technologies, an entity linked to World Liberty Financial, the crypto b...
14 Jan, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
India-based Speed raises $8m from Tether and Ego Death Capital to accelerate lightning-powered bitcoin and stablecoin paymentsSpeed, an India-based company, has secured $8 million in funding. This investment will fuel global expansion for its Lightning-powered Bitc...
31 Dec, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
Stablecoins overtakes Visa in daily transaction volumes as market cap tops $300 billion: Binance reportStablecoins have crossed $3.1 trillion in daily transactions, surpassing Visa and nearing US ACH volumes. Their market cap has topped $300 ...
14 Nov, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
Visa bets on stablecoins to speed up cross-border paymentsVisa is piloting a new system allowing businesses to use stablecoins for international payments, eliminating the need to pre-deposit cash i...
30 Sep, 2025, 12.41 PM IST
Ripple to buy stablecoin platform Rail for $200 millionRipple will acquire stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200 million, aiming to boost its position in the digital payments space. The dea...
08 Aug, 2025, 09.26 AM IST
More than 90% of stablecoin transactions aren’t from real users, study findsOut of about $2.2 trillion in total transactions in April, just $149 billion originated from “organic payments activity,” according to Visa.
06 May, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
Tech Mahindra partners Quantoz to offer Stablecoin as a Service to US banksTech Mahindra will help customers integrate Quantoz’s NEXUS platform into their legacy infrastructure, which will enable automated token, c...
05 Apr, 2021, 12.37 PM IST