Payment provider innovation and regulatory changes are setting a long-term growth runway for cryptocurrency payments. But providers will still need to overcome low merchant acceptance and a sense of mistrust before crypto can go mainstream.

Now that Trump is in office again, crypto regulations could boost crypto ownership and payments momentum—slowly

The National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show closed earlier this week, bringing together retailers, tech companies, and industry experts to discuss the future of retail. Key takeaways included Gen Z’s influence on shopping, which will last even if TikTok goes away, the accelerating trend cycle, hesitation to adopt new payment technologies, and the transformation of digital grocery. Here are four takeaways from the event.

The service could help make users feel more comfortable making payments with the digital asset

The milestone signals confidence in crypto’s future under Trump. Upcoming regulation could finally get crypto payments off the ground.

This hurdle will make it difficult for payment players’ recent crypto launches to gain traction

This high-value deal shows Stripe’s commitment to crypto payments. Bridge’s focus on cross-border payments could help stablecoins take off

B2B payments are fast becoming the biggest opportunity for stablecoins to gain traction—now PayPal has to convince everyone else.

Banks should plan to adjust their products to meet changing customer needs and sentiment, while considering changing financial regulation.

The family-led project was light on details, but the debut could signal friendlier crypto regulation if he’s elected

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It has a much smaller market cap than the likes of USDT. The entire asset category is still far from mainstream

An aversion to risk and debt has narrowed down their choice of banking products and led them to adopt unconventional money-management tactics.

Now clients can invest in crypto through traditional financial institutions—and neither will have to directly hold digital currency.

The crypto-wary regulator is expected to pave the way for easier investment in Bitcoin over the next week.

India’s CBDC setbacks suggest the digital euro will have to overcome many hurdles

Precipitously decreased funding is creating headwinds for fintech, but emerging environmental and regulatory crises will present innovative startups and vendors with lucrative opportunities in 2024.

Ad spending growth is tapering off, but major changes are coming to the market, including the deprecation of third-party identifiers, a new era in TV ad measurement, and growing use of AI in advertising.

This time, it’s the former CEO of the world’s largest bitcoin and altcoin crypto exchange.

The FTX founder will face the consequences of his illegal crypto dealings—but how does publicity around the trial affect the financial services industry?