Circle Secures Bank Charter, Lays Groundwork for Expansion
Circle is taking a significant step toward becoming a federally regulated institution. The USDC issuer has won approval from the...
How Software Turned Payments Into a Seamless Part of Commerce
Payments used to be a distinct step in a transaction. Increasingly, they’re just another feature of the software people already...
Swift’s Blockchain Ledger Opens New Possibilities for Global Payments
Swift has launched a blockchain-based ledger, allowing 17 international partner banks to send cross-border payments using tokenized deposits as the...
N.C. Banks Can Freeze Some Payments for 30 Days
Banks in North Carolina now have expanded authority to delay certain customer transactions if they suspect financial exploitation. The new...
Illinois Becomes First State to Tax Crypto Transactions
Illinois has become the first state to tax digital asset transactions, creating a new cost that could apply every time...
Build Momentum Behind Zelle for Business
One in three U.S. small businesses already use Zelle in some capacity. Yet despite that level of adoption, few business...
Apple Resumes Card Payments in India Following RBI Rule Changes
After a five-year hiatus brought on by disputes with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Apple is quietly beginning to...
UK Banks Bring Swift’s Cross-Border Payments Push to Consumers
Swift is making its first major push into consumer payments, with Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, and NatWest becoming the first...
Rhode Island’s Self-Checkout Law Could Become a National Model
As the first state to enact staffing requirements for self-checkout lanes, Rhode Island is becoming a test case for the...
Apple Speeds Up Security Patches in Race to Beat AI
AI-driven malicious activity is pushing Apple to speed up how it delivers software updates. Instead of holding security fixes for...
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