LAST WEEK IN SOLANA PAYMENTS

Summary from the TLDR Crypto newsletter

Solana stablecoin transaction volume reached a record $650B in February, doubling the previous all-time high. TradFi and emerging market integrations deepened as Crossmint backed Western Union's USDPT stablecoin launch with wallet and payment API infrastructure, while Raenest's 1M+ African fintech user base gained USDT/USDC support on Solana, and the Noah-Nafolo partnership targeted remittance corridors to cut up to 12% in legacy bank fees. Crossmint also previewed agentic payment cards enabling AI agents to transact via Visa Intelligent Commerce.