Walmart’s Stablecoin Gambit: Reinventing Payments at Scale

Walmart’s Stablecoin Gambit: Reinventing Payments at Scale

Walmart, long a bellwether for retail disruption and ambitious in its experiments with technology, is reportedly exploring the issuance of a dollar pegged stablecoin, potentially signaling a major shakeup in how consumers transact. (coindesk.com) Why the move makes sense At the heart of the proposal is a simple but compelling financial rationale: transaction costs. Credit and debit card payments come with interchange and processing fees, often b…