{
  "id": 15424807,
  "title": "Stablecoin supply stalls, but payments jump 45% as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe connect crypto to cash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/stablecoin-supply-stalls-but-payments-jump-45-as-visa-mastercard-and",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-18T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/18/stablecoin-supply-stalls-but-payments-jump-45-as-visa-mastercard-and-stripe-connect-crypto-to-cash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Analytics firm Allium said stablecoin payments hit $482 billion this year so far, up 45%, as card spending surges and global payment firms add crypto rails.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/polygon-sees-coinme-acquisition-as-entry-to-payments-sector-dominated",
        "published": "2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}