How AI is rewiring Payment Orchestration Stack; Credit card transaction processing flow by Stripe; 3 Markets Fueling the Shift to Agentic Commerce;

Sam Boboev

Nov 05, 2025

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JP Morgan Launches Kinexys — a Blockchain Network to Revolutionize Fund Flows

JP Morgan has unveiled Kinexys, a blockchain-based platform designed to modernize how institutional fund flows are tracked and managed across multiple banks. The tool uses distributed ledger technology to boost transparency, speed, and efficiency in complex fund movements — a longstanding friction point in capital markets. Kinexys represents one of the …

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What a16z’s “State of Crypto 2025” Really Says About Stablecoins and AI

Crypto in 2025 is looking less like a rebellious teenager and more like a young adult at the big kids’ table (albeit one still wearing a hoodie). Andreessen Horowitz’s “State of Crypto 2025” report dubs this “the year crypto went mainstream,” and for good reason. From stablecoins suddenly acting as the fastest money on the internet to AI and crypto teaming up in unexpected ways, the once-fringe industry is stepping into the spotlight.

In this Fintech Wrap Up, we’ll dive into two major themes from the report – the mainstreaming of stablecoins and the convergence of AI and crypto – with a conversational (and occasionally irreverent) spin. Buckle up: 2025 was the year crypto got comfortable in the mainstream, but not without raising a few new questions along the way.