Payments and On-Ramps
2 storiesPayments and On-Ramps covers products that move value between bank money, cards, stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, merchants, and consumer wallets. It includes fiat on-ramps and off-ramps, merchant gateways, fraud and compliance infrastructure, crypto-linked cards, remittance networks, Lightning payment services, payroll streaming, and embedded checkout APIs. Reporting should examine payment methods, settlement, custody, KYC and transaction monitoring, chargebacks, fees, regional availability, integrations, outages, licensing, and security. Exchanges and wallets use separate tags when trading or key control, rather than payment conversion or acceptance, is the main function.
Samsung Wallet to Add Stablecoin Support, Raising Key User Questions
Samsung's 2026 roadmap includes native stablecoin support for Wallet, but the company has not confirmed which tokens, networks, or markets will be involved, leaving major questions about custody, eligibility, and user experience unanswered
Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patents to Bolster USDC Banking Links
Circle has purchased nearly 1,000 IBM blockchain patents, aiming to strengthen USDC's integration with banks and payment networks as stablecoins expand into mainstream financial infrastructure