Australia2026-09-08 05:23:09Australia Cancels 45 Crypto Remittance Registrations in Past YearAustralia's financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, has canceled, suspended, or refused renewal of 45 cryptocurrency and remittance registrations over the past year, targeting services that are inactive, insolvent, or incapable of proper operation. Among them, GetCoins, a brand under BA Digital Ventures, had its virtual asset service provider registration revoked in June over suspected ties to organized crypto investment scams. AUSTRAC also launched an investigation into Western Union and suspended Cryptolink's crypto ATM network. The full list of 45 entities was not disclosed, but the public VASP register includes Cryptolink, Self Custody, Jam Xchange, and Coinsec Australia.900
El Dorado2026-08-10 08:19:53Latin American Fintech El Dorado Integrates BNB Chain for Stablecoin DepositsTechub News reports that El Dorado, a Latin American fintech platform, has integrated BNB Chain, allowing users to deposit USDT and USDC directly on the network. The integration removes the need for cross-chain bridges, giving the platform's 1.15 million users direct access to BNB Chain. El Dorado previously supported four chains, including Arbitrum and Polygon. With the addition of BNB Chain, the platform now supports five networks in total. The platform primarily covers seven Latin American countries, including Venezuela and Argentina, and offers peer-to-peer conversion between local fiat currencies and dollar-pegged stablecoins, as well as cross-border remittance services. Users can now use BNB Chain without bridging assets from other networks, simplifying the deposit process. Deposits of both USDT and USDC are now live on BNB Chain. The original information was reported by CryptoBriefing, and Techub News shared the update. This brings BNB Chain into the same set of supported networks as Arbitrum and Polygon for stablecoin deposits.2420
Samsung2026-08-10 00:28:46Samsung Wallet to Introduce Stablecoin Accounts, Remittances in Select Markets This YearSamsung Electronics plans to introduce stablecoin functionality to Samsung Wallet in select countries this year, according to Digital Asset. The initial offering will include stablecoin account opening, overseas remittance, and payment features. A gradual global expansion will follow, depending on each country's regulatory framework and market environment. ChainCatcher reported this development.1810
Western Union2026-08-04 12:33:52Western Union Launches Stablecard Built on Rain Stablecoin InfrastructureWestern Union has officially launched Stablecard, a Visa-integrated payment card powered by Rain's stablecoin infrastructure. The card enables users to receive USDPT, a stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank on Solana, and spend it instantly at Visa-accepting merchants worldwide or withdraw cash as needed. The initial rollout covers 37 markets, with Western Union planning to expand to more than 60 markets by the end of the year. According to the company, stablecoin support will lower the need for pre-funded capital in cross-border remittances, improve capital efficiency, and pave the way for additional digital financial services. The new product highlights how established remittance providers are integrating blockchain-based settlement into mainstream payment flows, leveraging Solana for issuance and Visa's global network for point-of-sale spending.1870
World Liberty2026-07-23 12:00:15World Liberty Enters Global Remittance Market With World SwapWorld Liberty Financial has launched World Swap, a foreign exchange and remittance platform aimed at lowering cross-border transfer costs through direct links to debit cards and bank accounts.420
Solana2026-07-22 21:30:14MoneyGram and Western Union Move to Solana as On-Chain Remittance Gains GroundMoneyGram has joined Solana's developer platform and is now operating as an active validator. With Western Union already on Solana, the world's largest remittance firms are converging on the same blockchain for stablecoin-based transfers.420
Tether2026-07-22 13:05:13Tether Backs LemFi to Bring USDT Remittances to Africa and AsiaTether has made an undisclosed strategic investment in LemFi, aiming to embed USDT into key remittance corridors serving Africa and Asia through faster, lower-cost settlement rails.400
SBI Remit2026-07-10 17:39:13SBI Remit Partners with Tottori Bank, Leveraging Ripple Tech for Remittance Services to Foreign Workers in JapanSBI Remit has announced a partnership with Tottori Bank to offer remittance and salary deposit services for foreign workers in Japan, utilizing Ripple's distributed ledger technology. This expands SBI Remit's network to 26 financial institutions.440