NEWS: USDGO, the enterprise stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, has crossed $1 billion in circulating supply. Regulated, bank-issued digital dollars are scaling fast.
NEWS: The Adyen Index 2026 finds 95% of Australian retailers are now familiar with agentic commerce, even as consumer trust lags. The industry is ready for AI shopping agents; shoppers are still catching up.
Merchant Spotlight: Real Results from a Bolt Partner in the beverage space.
We love hearing directly from the merchants we work with, and this feedback from a longtime partner really stuck with us:
"Once we got Bolt, we've really been pleased with how the platform has performed. We're seeing $10,000+ orders at a clip we've never seen before, higher conversion rates, higher average order value, more items per order, and bigger tickets on a more regular basis."
Their advice to other merchants considering an expedited checkout solution?
"I'll be the first one to say — you have to take a look at Bolt. They have an amazing product."
NEWS: Circle has struck a deal to acquire IBM's blockchain patent portfolio, stacking up intellectual property as the USDC issuer builds out its stablecoin infrastructure. The patent land grab in digital money is on.
NEWS: Delaware has proposed a new corporate structure, the 'AI Company,' to give autonomous AI agents a recognized legal identity. As agents start to transact, the law is racing to catch up.
NEWS: Coinbase has rebranded its machine-payments stack as AiFi, or Agentic Finance, betting that AI agents will need programmable, real-time money. It's building the rails for agents to pay on Base.
NEWS: ACI Worldwide and dLocal are joining forces to connect global merchants with emerging markets, expanding reach for cross-border payments where local rails are hardest to navigate.
NEWS: Matera has launched the first payment software compliant with the new ANSI X9.150 QR standard, enabling account-to-account payments across FedNow, RTP, ACH, Zelle and even stablecoins.
Who owns the financial experience? Bolt Founder & CEO @ryanbreslow is taking the @money2020_me main stage to dig in. 🗓 Day 3 · Sept 16 · 12:15 · The Executive Summit, Riyadh. If you're there, come find us!
NEWS: New Paybis data shows B2B has taken over stablecoins: business payments now drive about 97% of its stablecoin volume, up from 36% in 2023. A corporate tool first, a consumer asset second.
NEWS: The US and UK have issued joint recommendations on stablecoins, signaling transatlantic alignment on how digital dollars and pounds should be regulated. Cross-border rules are starting to converge.
NEWS: Apple is launching Apple Upgrade, a lease-to-own program powered by Klarna, in the US today. Flexible monthly payments on premium devices, with pay-over-time baked into Apple's own checkout.
NEWS: A group of leading financial institutions and Bitcoin companies has pledged $15M to launch a Bitcoin Security Consortium, pooling resources to harden the ecosystem against threats.
NEWS: Mastercard is expanding its virtual card platform with new security controls and embedded payments, giving businesses safer, more programmable ways to pay inside their own software.
NEWS: Chime has launched Chime Invest, letting users buy stocks and ETFs commission-free in-app, with managed portfolios optional. The neobank keeps widening from spending into wealth.
NEWS: Marqeta has partnered with Zerohash to bring stablecoin payments to issued cards. Marqeta handles the card, Zerohash handles custody, compliance and liquidity. Spending digital dollars just got easier.