Coinbase and Thunes Link Stablecoins to Local-Currency Payouts

Coinbase and Thunes announced a collaboration on October 19, 2026, to connect stablecoin infrastructure with…

Mastercard Adds Risk Screening to Stablecoin Payments

Mastercard announced Stablecoin Security on October 19, 2026, with Borderless.xyz and Keyrails as initial partners.…

Tether Backs Peso’s Latin American Payment Expansion

Tether said on October 21, 2026, that it led a pre-seed investment in Bolivian fintech…

Malaysia and Thailand Join Singapore’s BLOOM Initiative

Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand have joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative as policymaker…