Payments

Telcos Are Trying to Become Banks Again

A few years ago Orange gave up on its bank after spending roughly a billion euros building it. Now telcos are trying again, this time they are being handed licences.

Blockchain Makes FX Cheaper. It Doesn't Make Liquidity Free.

A €10 million payment shows why the ledger is the cheap part, and why local cash, compliance and payout infrastructure still set the price.

Swift Never Moved Money. Its New Blockchain Doesn't Either.

Seventeen banks are preparing to move commitments on to Swift's blockchain.

AI Agents: Paid Web for Machines

Agent payments are not about cheaper transactions.

Stripe Is Trying to Make Crypto Disappear

🤖 Agents Are Paying Each Other $43M

Enterprise Onchain

Rain.xyz: The Stablecoin Settlement Layer

The Startup That Eliminated the Sponsor Bank

WHAT EVERYONE MISSED: The Real Game Behind Ripple's $1.25B Hidden Road Play

Ripple Just Dropped $1.25B on Hidden Road and Changed the Game