payments

Stablecoin payments startup KAST raised an $80M Series A; sources say the raise is at a $600M valuation and KAST expects a $100M annual revenue run rate in 2026

Stablecoin payments startup KAST raised an $80M Series A; sources say the raise is at a $600M valuation and KAST expects a $100M annual revenue run rate in 2026

KAST, a stablecoin payments firm, has raised $80 million in its latest funding round, as venture capitalists continue to pour money …

How Circle, Stripe, Coinbase, and others are building stablecoin-based agentic payments infrastructure that makes microtransactions between AI agents economical

How Circle, Stripe, Coinbase, and others are building stablecoin-based agentic payments infrastructure that makes microtransactions between AI agents economical

Circle Internet Group Inc. and Stripe Inc. are racing to build payments systems for a world that doesn't exist yet …

Visa and Stripe's Bridge plan to expand their partnership to issue stablecoin-linked cards in 100+ countries; the cards are currently live in 18 countries

The world's biggest fintech and the world's largest payments network are expanding their stablecoin partnership.

Sources: SoftBank-owned Japanese payments app PayPay delays its IPO roadshow that was scheduled to launch Monday, as markets were rattled by the strikes in Iran

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Sources: SoftBank-owned Japanese payments app PayPay delays its IPO roadshow that was scheduled to launch Monday, as markets were rattled by the strikes in Iran

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Plaid allowed employees to sell some of their shares at an $8B valuation, up 31% from the $6.1B valuation in April 2025 and 40% below its $13.4B peak in 2021

Plaid, a company that connects financial applications to users' bank accounts, enabling payments and data verification …

Total on-chain ransomware payments fell 8% YoY to $820M in 2025, despite a record 50% rise in claimed victims; the median payment grew 368% YoY to nearly $60K

Total on-chain ransomware payments fell 8% YoY to $820M in 2025, despite a record 50% rise in claimed victims; the median payment grew 368% YoY to nearly $60K

TL;DR  — Ransomware payments stagnated despite record attacks claimed.  Total on-chain ransomware payments fell by approximately 8% …