AI to replace accountants; Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard to launch stablecoin; JPMorgan vs Coinbase;

This week, we break down why JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon publicly challenged ‪Coinbase‬, why JPMorgan, ‪Citi‬, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are building a tokenized deposit network, and why ‪stripe‬, ‪Visa‬, ‪Mastercard‬, and Coinbase are reportedly backing a new stablecoin platform that could reshape global payments.We also discuss why Mastercard is expanding stablecoin settlement across multiple blockchains, and why Revolut wants to launch a U.S. bank with stablecoin services built in from day one.On the AI front, Ramp just hit a $44 billion valuation and launched Stack, an AI-powered operating system for accounting firms. If AI can automate reconciliation, month-end close, bookkeeping, and finance operations, what happens to accountants?Plus:• ‪Revolut‬ launches a major credit card push in the UK• Revolut CTO Vlad Yatsenko steps down after helping build Europe's largest fintech• Worldline, ING, and Mastercard complete one of Europe's first live agentic payment transactions• OnePay, backed by Walmart, reaches millions of users and takes aim at banks• Why stablecoins are becoming the battleground between banks, fintechs, card networks, and crypto companiesThe financial industry is changing fast.JPMorgan, Coinbase, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, Revolut, Ramp, Walmart, Citi, and Bank of America are all making bets on the future of money.The question is simple:Who wins when stablecoins, AI, and agentic commerce collide with traditional banking?