Amazon’s efforts to develop a stablecoin are still in the “early stages,” according to the Journal, and there are a lot of questions to sort out. There have reportedly been discussions to use outside stablecoins to settle transactions, but there’s also the possibility the online giant could develop its own.

Retailers consider move that could upend how billions are processed — and potentially sidestep traditional banking infrastructure altogether.

US Senate passes the GENIUS stablecoin bill, advancing it to the House for a vote in 3 weeks with rules on backing, audits, and oversight.

Walmart and Amazon's plans to move payments to stablecoin from traditional payments is not easy says analysts.

Walmart and Amazon are reportedly exploring their own corporate stablecoins as a customer payment option, which could potentially reduce the billions of dollars the retailers pay in credit transaction fees.

The U.S. GENIUS Act, advancing in the Senate, could drive broader adoption of stablecoins by offering regulatory clarity. Major firms such as Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and international banks are exploring launching their own stablecoins.

Retailers such as Amazon and Walmart pay commissions Visa or Mastercard every time a customer uses these cards. Of course, stores are not happy about

The Senate is preparing for a final vote Tuesday on a bill that would establish the first federal framework for dollar-backed cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a major victory for an industry that has pushed for more favorable oversight in Washington,

The firm's stablecoin clearing system aims to facilitate adoption by solving the stablecoin sector's fragmentation problem.

The retail giants are kicking the tires on their own currency. The potential prize is a way to reimagine prepaid cards and gain a key position as new forms of artificial intelligence-powered payments take off.

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