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Swyftx has obtained an Australian financial services license and is seeking opportunities in the cryptocurrency payments sector.
According to Foresight News , citing Cointelegraph, Australian cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx has obtained an Australian financial services license, indicating its intention to explore opportunities in the cryptocurrency payments sector. The license allows Swyftx to offer derivatives such as cryptocurrency options or futures to retail customers and authorizes it to provide non-cash payment services, enabling the fintech company to offer payment services to both business and retail clients. Swyftx interim co-CEO Andrea Yuen stated that after obtaining a license to provide payment services, the company "will no longer be a pure cryptocurrency spot exchange." Swyftx does not currently hold an AFSL license for spot cryptocurrency trading.
AngelList will cease supporting cryptocurrency investments at the end of July due to the shutdown of its third-party payment service.
According to Foresight News , AngelList, a venture capital firm, announced on its official help page that it will no longer support investment and financing using cryptocurrencies starting July 31, 2026. The announcement stated that its third-party cryptocurrency payment service provider will soon cease operations, therefore the option to use digital assets such as USDC, USDT, DAI, and ETH to complete new investments, fundraising, or rolling fund subscriptions will be suspended across the platform until further notice. Other financing methods, such as ACH transfers and wire transfers, will not be affected. The announcement states that investments completed on or before July 31, 2026, will not be affected by this change and require no action from users; thereafter, users will need to use ACH or wire transfer to complete fund payments. For outstanding capital commitments originally planned to be made in cryptocurrency, AngelList advises investors to transfer all corresponding cryptocurrency assets to their AngelList accounts for safekeeping before July 30, or to complete subsequent investments via wire transfer or ACH. AngelList stated that it is evaluating the possibility of restoring digital asset financing functionality through a new service provider, but there is no definite timetable yet.
Ripple disclosed eight developments related to RLUSD, covering payments, exchanges, and cross-chain infrastructure.
According to Mars Finance, Jack McDonald, Senior Vice President of Ripple's Stablecoin Business, disclosed eight recent developments regarding RLUSD in an article published on X on June 29th. These developments cover settlement, regional access, on-chain liquidity, cross-border payments, multi-chain support, exchange listing, charitable initiatives, and the Japanese market. Mastercard has expanded its settlement capabilities, supporting RLUSD on eight blockchain networks, including XRP Ledger. Ripple has also expanded RLUSD availability in Turkey through partnerships with BiLira, Bitexen, and Bitlo, and partnered with Bitso to enable RLUSD and MXNB to support liquidity and cross-border trading through XRP Ledger's Permissioned DEX. RLUSD also achieves multi-chain support through Wormhole Native Token Transfers and entered the Japanese market through SBI VC Trade after obtaining approval from the Japanese Financial Services Agency. In addition, RLUSD has been listed on exchanges such as Gate and Floq and integrated with cross-chain infrastructure provider Squid Router. Meanwhile, Ripple has joined Water's GetBlue campaign as its exclusive digital asset and payment partner.
Albert Wong, Senior Vice President of OSL BizPay: Leveraging a global compliance network to empower stablecoin cross-border payments in emerging markets such as ASEAN.
According to Foresight News , Albert Wong, Senior Vice President of OSL BizPay, stated at the GBA-ASEAN Summit 2026 held in Hong Kong on June 30th that as major economies around the world successively introduce clear regulatory policies, stablecoins are accelerating their penetration from the Web3 space into traditional cross-border trade and commercial payments. He pointed out that there is a huge demand for cross-border settlement between Hong Kong and ASEAN. In a complex and diverse market environment, the OSL Group is leveraging its compliance licenses and localized expert teams in multiple markets to help companies overcome the pain points of cross-border payments and solve the problem of efficient and instant deposit and withdrawal exchanges between stablecoins and local fiat currencies. He stated that stablecoin payments not only help multinational corporations reshape their capital flow models, but also effectively empower companies in emerging ASEAN markets that lack dollar liquidity support, enabling instant cross-border fund transfers. In the future, OSL will continue to work with ecosystem partners to build compliant payment infrastructure connecting different markets, realizing the vision of "currency flowing as freely as information," and comprehensively empowering the global development of enterprises.
US sanctions Iran’s BitBank, saying it processes ‘Hormuz Safe’ Bitcoin payments
US Treasury says the Iranian exchange processed payments received through Iran’s Strait of Hormuz maritime scheme and helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.
Circle to acquire Tazapay to expand USDC cross-border payments
Tazapay processes $25 billion in annualized volume and offers payout rails across 100-plus markets, extending Circle’s USDC payments reach.