Much has been written about transaction data as the “new gold” or “new oil.” In an era where data-driven decision-making is becoming the norm and customers increasingly expect hyper-personalized ...

Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue (pdf) to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” driven by innovations in finance, such as crypto assets. That revolution is now unfolding.

Kraken has secured a Federal Reserve “master account,” giving its banking arm direct access to the Fed’s core payment systems and making it the first crypto firm to operate on the same rails as ...

The system enables AI agents to automatically pay for blockchain data and compute credits in USDC, as autonomous crypto applications gain traction. Blockchain infrastructure company Alchemy has ...

ATLANTA — MARTA is changing course ahead of the full rollout of the Better Breeze system. Channel 2 Action News previously reported when the transit agency was telling riders their balances would not ...

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigeria must strike a balance between cash and digital payments to ensure rural communities, informal traders and small businesses are not left behind. CBN ...

Abstract: Thus, the aim of this research paper is to examine new methods of liquidity forecasting in the banking system with the emphasis on payment system data. It stresses the need for accurate ...

PayPal Holdings CEO Alex Chriss during the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, India, in October. 2025 was a big legal year for stablecoins, with the passage of federal legislation and, more recently, the ...

An effective currency needs to be widely accepted, easy to use, and stable in value. By now most of us have recognized that cryptocurrencies fail at all three things, despite lofty ideals revolving ...