
New rules in the US, UK and EU have turned stablecoins from a product experiment into a regulated business. Two industry voices explain what changed, from investor diligence to the balance sheet.
Charitarth Sindhu·October 30, 2026

ACI Worldwide and Circle plan to show how USDC settlement can plug into existing bank payment systems, starting in Colombia, where Bre-B is already busy.
Marvin Evans·October 28, 2026

Ripple and Robinhood signed a deal spanning RLUSD, Ripple Treasury and Ripple Prime. Parts are live on Bitstamp, and parts are still promises.
Marvin Evans·October 28, 2026

Ripple added AI orchestration and RLUSD-based 24/7 Returns to its corporate treasury platform. Fintechbits notes the release gives no rate and no payer for those returns, which is exactly where GENIUS Act rules bite.
Marvin Evans·October 27, 2026

SoFi now pays interest on digital dollars through a tokenized deposit that converts into its stablecoin. The design keeps the yield away from SoFiUSD just as US regulators move to ban stablecoin yield.
Charitarth Sindhu·October 24, 2026

Coinbase and Thunes will connect stablecoin infrastructure to payouts in more than 140 countries. Unlike Visa's USDC step days earlier, neither announcement names a stablecoin, corridor or launch date.
Charitarth Sindhu·October 22, 2026

A US QR code standard for paying invoices over FedNow, RTP or USDC had its first public demo. One credit union has tested it, and no bank has committed to a production launch.
Charitarth Sindhu·October 20, 2026

France's ACPR has authorised Flowdesk Europe as a payment institution for stablecoin custody and transfers. Fintechbits notes the licence lands about seven months after the EBA's 2 March 2026 enforcement date for such firms.
Marvin Evans·October 19, 2026

Cross River is wiring Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin into its banking core. Fintechbits notes the service runs only in unnamed states and comes with no named client, volume or fee.
Marvin Evans·October 16, 2026

Visa has moved stablecoin prefunding for Visa Direct out of pilot, with Inyo Global first to offer it. Fintechbits notes the release names one enabler, one stablecoin and no volumes, a narrower step than Mastercard's same-day launch.
Marvin Evans·October 16, 2026

Mastercard has shipped its first product built on BVNK's stablecoin stack. Fintechbits notes the launch arrives two months after a deal worth up to $1.8 billion closed, yet names no stablecoin, volume or price.
Marvin Evans·October 16, 2026

Canada's bank-trust-issued dollar token now has somewhere to go. RemitBee's RPass turns CADD into local-currency payouts abroad, skipping the usual detour through US dollar stablecoins.
Charitarth Sindhu·October 10, 2026