Daily brief
June 17, 2025
7 stories curated for this day.
- LemFi acquires UK credit fintech Pillar to launch credit cards for immigrants. Sources: lemfi (opens in a new tab) , thepaypers (opens in a new tab) , finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Circle deploys a new pre-mint address for USDC on Solana ahead of the upcoming CCTP V2 mainnet launch. Sources: circle (opens in a new tab)
- Jingle Pay has announced a partnership with Western Union to enable cross-border payment services. Sources: thepaypers (opens in a new tab) , finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Experian announced that Monzo has joined its Support Hub platform. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Zūm Rails and Western Union Canada have partnered to enable real-time cross-border payment services. Sources: thepaypers (opens in a new tab) , finextra (opens in a new tab)
- OpenPayd and Circle are collaborating to offer a payment network that integrates both fiat and stablecoin transactions. Sources: thepaypers (opens in a new tab)
- Cryptocurrency exchanges Gemini and Coinbase are expected to receive licenses to operate within the European Union under the MiCA regulation. Sources: thepaypers (opens in a new tab)