Visa Aims to Expand Stablecoin Usage to Gig Workers
Visa has launched a pilot program allowing freelancers and gig economy workers to receive payments in stablecoins. Building on Visa’s stablecoin cross-border project introduced last month, this initiative will test whether such payments are viable. The Visa Direct pilot lets businesses fund payouts in fiat currency while disbursing earnings directly to workers’ stablecoin wallets. It […]
Google’s Latest Weapon in the Fight Against Fraud: Litigation
In a bid to curb an escalating wave of phishing and financial fraud, Google has filed a lawsuit against a group of cybercriminals allegedly behind large-scale credential theft campaigns. These threat actors, known as the Smishing Triad, use a phishing-as-a-service toolkit called Lighthouse to develop and deploy convincing text-message scams. These fraudulent texts contain malicious […]
Empowering Merchants with Embedded Lending: How ISVs Can Optimize Revenue This Holiday Season
As the 2025 holiday season approaches, a convergence of payments technology—from embedded financial services to agentic AI—will influence consumer shopping behavior. Adobe for Business projects point-of-sale financing transactions will value $1 billion on Cyber Monday alone. Additionally, shoppers will use mobile payments for 56.1% of holiday sales, marking the first time mobile purchases exceed half […]