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Crypto
Stablecoin growth bottleneck is banks, not blockchain
Stablecoin payments are expanding quickly in corporate transactions, but their main constraint is bank infrastructure rather than blockchain technology, the article said. Annualised stablecoin payments were about $390 billion at end-2025, or about 0.02 percent of the $208 trillion cross-border payments market. Banks still handle on- and off-ramps, compliance and local payment-network access, and reliance on a single bank is seen as a key operational risk.
AI & Enterprise
Google adds AI image creation tool Google Pix to Workspace
Google is adding its AI image generation and editing tool, Google Pix, to Google Workspace. TechCrunch reported on Sept. 1 that Google Pix will be rolled out over the coming weeks to Workspace business customers and paid subscribers to Google AI Pro and Ultra. Built on Google’s image generation model Nano Banana, the tool can be used for routine design tasks such as posters, social media posts and illustrations. Google plans to integrate it directly into Workspace, starting with Docs and Slides before expanding to Google Drive.
Finance
Instant payments success decided by ecosystems, not infrastructure
Instant payments do not automatically spread simply because a real-time payment network has been built, an analysis showed. Adoption speed depends more on existing national payment ecosystems, including card and cash habits, merchant participation and pricing policies. McKinsey classified the global market into three types: markets where instant payments are the main method, those where they complement card ecosystems, and those where they compete with entrenched habits. India and Brazil were cited as success cases.
