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Open USD is not being viewed by market experts as just another dollar-backed stablecoin. The larger threat, they say, is that OUSD gives major payment firms, exchanges, custodians and asset managers a direct economic reason to distribute it. Open Standard, a consortium backed by more than 140 compan

Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines, a service built to let AI agents and software systems make high-speed payments across cards, bank accounts and stablecoins. Key Points: Mastercard says Agent Pay for Machines supports machine-driven commerce, including microtransactions worth fractions of

Mastercard plans to settle card payments in regulated stablecoins across eight blockchains, including the XRP Ledger, in a push toward round-the-clock on-chain transactions. Key Points: ❯ Mastercard will route card settlement through regulated stablecoins on eight separate blockchains. ❯ Supported t

MoonPay has rolled out a virtual Mastercard debit card that lets AI agents and human users spend stablecoins straight from self-custodial wallets at any online merchant. MoonAgents Card Launch The product, called MoonAgents Card, converts stablecoins into fiat at the point of payment. MoonPay announ

BlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton are actively exploring the XRP Ledger as infrastructure for payments, tokenization, and stablecoin settlement, a senior Ripple executive has confirmed. Institutional Interest Grows Ripple ecosystem leader Odelia Torteman said the three firms view the net