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Sony has patented a way to pay for PlayStation digital content by using the controller to connect a phone to the console. The idea is to make “buying” games, DLC, and in-game items easier, a phone could send payment information through the controller so users would not have to enter it on the console. The patent mentions credit cards, bank accounts, gift cards, and digital wallets. The controller could use vibrations, sounds, or lights to signal when devices connect. The system could use NFC and Bluetooth between the phone, controller, and console.

56% of global ecommerce value now flows through digital wallets. That’s according to Global Payments’ 2026 report, which surveyed consumers across 42 markets. The number says something important about how people want to pay: customers are increasingly bringing their own payment habits with them, and those habits look different from market to market. A customer in Brazil might reach for one wallet, while a customer in another market has a completely different default. For businesses selling globally, being able to support those local preferences can be the difference between having a customer reach checkout and actually completing the payment. That’s why we think local payment infrastructure is becoming a core part of global commerce. Credible is building the Open Payment Stack to make that easier: one integration connecting businesses to local payment methods, currencies, collections and payouts across markets. The goal is simple: let businesses go global while letting customers keep paying local.

THE BLOCK: BlackRock wants it so investors can use digital wallets "to allocate efficiently across crypto, stablecoins, and exposure to long-term stocks and bonds." The firm's CFO laid out BlackRock's big-picture crypto vision even as its digital asset AUM fell roughly 40% in Q2 amid the broader market downturn.

Mastercard experienced a major outage on Saturday, leaving customers in Australia and other countries unable to make some card payments. The outage caused transactions to be declined in Australia and other countries. More than 1,700 outage reports were recorded in Australia at one point, and some people also had problems using Mastercard through digital wallets like Apple Pay. For some customers, the only option was to use cash or another card until the issue was fixed.

Coupang and Woori Bank completed a KRW stablecoin payment and settlement PoC, described as Korea's first end-to-end validation covering payment, real-time settlement, and on/off-ramp all in a live-equivalent environment. The tested flow: Coupang Eats order payment routes through a KRW stablecoin and settles to merchants in real time. Woori Bank handled the on/off-ramp piece, linking digital wallets to bank accounts to convert between stablecoin and fiat. The infrastructure choice is notable, this ran on Tempo, a stablecoin-specific L1 where Coupang is an early partner and investor. Tempo's other backers include Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Deutsche Bank, so Coupang isn't just testing someone else's rail, it has a stake in the underlying chain itself. The stated benefit for small merchants is faster cash turnover and lower financial costs versus traditional settlement, and Coupang flagged a broader ambition, if the stablecoin ends up circulating and being used like actual currency across Coupang's ecosystem and beyond, that expands the distribution loop further.