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ACI Worldwide and Circle announce a partnership, initially focusing on Colombia’s Bre-B instant payment system and exploring the integration of stablecoins such as USDC into existing payment infrastructure.
October 26，IOSG Ventures announces an investment in Fun. Fun provides fiat trading, payment routing, and cross-chain settlement services for prediction markets, on-chain trading, and DeFi platforms.
Piero Cipollone, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, said that the digital EUR aims to strengthen the EU’s payment sovereignty; if the legislation is passed within the year, real-transaction testing may take place in 2027 year, with the earliest 2029 year for launch.
[New Fundraising] X Pay Raises $1 Million in Funding; Zerra Ventures and Others Participate X Pay is a payment infrastructure built on the x402 standard, providing payment, settlement, wallet, usage metering and other functions for AI Agents, APIs and SaaS. Source: https://financewire.com/2026/10/22/x-pay-raises-1-million-to-expand-payment-infrastructure-for-ai-agents-and-apis/
BlockBeats reported that Dutch payment infrastructure company X Pay completed 1000000 USD financing and will expand to more chains, conduct security audits, and advance API market and EU compliance preparations.
Thunes and Coinbase announced a strategic partnership to integrate fiat currency and digital asset networks, expanding Coinbase customers' ability to send funds cross-border and access local clearing and last-mile delivery capabilities.
Tether Capital announced a strategic investment in AIsa. AIsa provides AI agents with access and payment services for data, software,API and computing resources.
Gate US announced that it had joined Open Standard, which has participation from 200 institutions, to promote the development of open, interconnected stablecoin infrastructure.
Over the past 2 years, Stripe, Mastercard, and Circle respectively acquired Bridge,BVNK and Tazapay, with the total transaction value exceeding 3000000000 USD。
At a Singapore roundtable discussion, Bitbase Chief Business Officer Nicholas Lo said that stablecoin income already has a certain foundation, but the proportion used for everyday payments remains low, leaving the consumption link yet to be filled.
OpenPayd said it expects to complete its merger with Titan Acquisition Corp. and list on Nasdaq by the end of the year. The transaction is still awaiting completion of SEC review and shareholder approval. The company plans to use the listing proceeds to expand in the U.S. market, with the goal of 2027 year April launching services.
Payment infrastructure Walapay announced the completion of 4600000 USD seed round financing, led by Gen Venture Capital with participation from multiple institutions. The funds are intended for obtaining licenses, expanding banking partnerships, and growing the team.