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Central Bank of Argentina Considers Letting Lenders Trade Crypto for Clients

Crypto December 10, 2025

The Central Bank of Argentina is reportedly considering letting traditional lenders trade cryptocurrencies for their clients.The central bank is drafting a measure and could have it ready as soon as οΏ½...

3 Takeaways for Banks, Payment Firms From the IMF’s Stablecoin Report

Crypto December 9, 2025

Stablecoins, once dismissed as cryptos training wheels for traditional finance, have spent the past year pedaling into the financial mainstream.While they remain a relatively small, even puny, portioοΏ½...

Bybit and Circle Team to Expand USDC Access

Crypto December 9, 2025

Cryptocurrency exchangeΒ BybitΒ is teaming with an affiliate ofΒ Circle, issuer of the USDC stablecoin.The collaboration,Β announcedΒ Monday (Dec. 8), is designed to expand access to USDC across Bybit...

β€˜Cash to Crypto Swaps’ Use Stablecoins to Bypass Bank Security

Crypto December 9, 2025

Criminals are reportedly turning to stablecoins hide wealth from their illicit activities.Β Thats according to a report Sunday (Dec. 7) by The New York Times (NYT).The newspaper said it analyzed corpo...

Americans Could See Electric Bills Jump 4% in the Summer Heat - PYMNTS.com

Business June 10, 2025

When the thermometer starts to climb this summer, your electric bill will likely climb with it.Thats according to recent figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), showing that thοΏ½...

New Klarna Card Marries BNPL Flexibility to Visa Debit Rails - PYMNTS.com

Business June 4, 2025

Klarna is piloting a card that spends like debit but can flip into pay later mode, extending the buy now, pay later (BNPL) model from the checkout screen to the in-store experience. Unveiled TuesdayοΏ½...

Retailers Cautious in Descriptions of Tariff-Related Price Increases - PYMNTS.com

Business June 1, 2025

Retailers areΒ reportedly tryingΒ to answer questions about tariff-related price increases without mentioning price increases. They are doing so as they try to tell investors that they are taking ste...

Stablecoin Legislation Moves Forward After Senate Dems Drop Opposition - PYMNTS.com

Business May 21, 2025

The U.S. Senate has voted to advance the GENIUS Act, the countrys first stablecoin legislation. As Bloomberg News reported, the bipartisan vote on Monday (May 19) came two weeks after the Senates DeοΏ½...