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That kind of trust is what drives us every day. We're just getting started and excited to keep delivering results like these for our partners.

Their advice to other merchants considering an expedited checkout solution? "I'll be the first one to say — you have to take a look at Bolt. They have an amazing product."

Merchant Spotlight: Real Results from a Bolt Partner in the beverage space. We love hearing directly from the merchants we work with, and this feedback from a longtime partner really stuck with us: "Once we got Bolt, we've really been pleased with how the platform has performed. We're seeing $10,000+ orders at a clip we've never seen before, higher conversion rates, higher average order value, more items per order, and bigger tickets on a more regular basis."

NEWS: Circle has struck a deal to acquire IBM's blockchain patent portfolio, stacking up intellectual property as the USDC issuer builds out its stablecoin infrastructure. The patent land grab in digital money is on.

NEWS: Delaware has proposed a new corporate structure, the 'AI Company,' to give autonomous AI agents a recognized legal identity. As agents start to transact, the law is racing to catch up.

NEWS: Coinbase has rebranded its machine-payments stack as AiFi, or Agentic Finance, betting that AI agents will need programmable, real-time money. It's building the rails for agents to pay on Base.

NEWS: ACI Worldwide and dLocal are joining forces to connect global merchants with emerging markets, expanding reach for cross-border payments where local rails are hardest to navigate.

NEWS: Matera has launched the first payment software compliant with the new ANSI X9.150 QR standard, enabling account-to-account payments across FedNow, RTP, ACH, Zelle and even stablecoins.

NEWS: Kraken parent Payward is acquiring Magic Labs' wallet-as-a-service business, 60M+ wallets, $10B+ in stablecoin volume and 200K+ developers, folding embedded, non-custodial wallets into its stack.

Who owns the financial experience? Bolt Founder & CEO @ryanbreslow is taking the @money2020_me main stage to dig in. 🗓 Day 3 · Sept 16 · 12:15 · The Executive Summit, Riyadh. If you're there, come find us!

NEWS: New Paybis data shows B2B has taken over stablecoins: business payments now drive about 97% of its stablecoin volume, up from 36% in 2023. A corporate tool first, a consumer asset second.

NEWS: The US and UK have issued joint recommendations on stablecoins, signaling transatlantic alignment on how digital dollars and pounds should be regulated. Cross-border rules are starting to converge.

NEWS: Apple is launching Apple Upgrade, a lease-to-own program powered by Klarna, in the US today. Flexible monthly payments on premium devices, with pay-over-time baked into Apple's own checkout.

NEWS: A group of leading financial institutions and Bitcoin companies has pledged $15M to launch a Bitcoin Security Consortium, pooling resources to harden the ecosystem against threats.

NEWS: Mastercard is expanding its virtual card platform with new security controls and embedded payments, giving businesses safer, more programmable ways to pay inside their own software.

NEWS: Chime has launched Chime Invest, letting users buy stocks and ETFs commission-free in-app, with managed portfolios optional. The neobank keeps widening from spending into wealth.

NEWS: Marqeta has partnered with Zerohash to bring stablecoin payments to issued cards. Marqeta handles the card, Zerohash handles custody, compliance and liquidity. Spending digital dollars just got easier.

NEWS: Nium is doubling down on stablecoins, acquiring Cypher this month to speed cross-border settlement. The Singapore-and-SF payments firm already lets clients issue Visa and Mastercard cards backed by stablecoin holdings.

NEWS: MoonPay has folded in Y Combinator-backed Glide, its sixth acquisition of 2026, adding cross-chain crypto-deposit tech to its funding stack in an all-equity deal.