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23.09.26
Payment Sovereignty Goes Global: Britain Bets £50 Million on Its Own Rails — and Australia Is Watching
UK banks are raising £50 million to build a domestic alternative to Visa and Mastercard. It is the latest move in a worldwide scramble for payment independence — and it sharpens a debate Australia has been having about eftpos for years.
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25.08.26
Visa and Mastercard’s Stablecoin Strategy: Bet on Every Horse
The card giants are joining Circle’s Arc blockchain and buying up crypto infrastructure — a deliberate “multi-coin, multi-chain” play to stay essential no matter which stablecoin wins.
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