Two major news stories from last week are worth paying attention to: Trip.com’s international version has integrated TripleA, allowing users to pay for hotels and flights directly using stablecoins. Meanwhile, Interactive Brokers officially enabled clients to fund their stock accounts with USDT or USDC, achieving compliant deposits and withdrawals. Every time before boarding a flight, I often see people refreshing their stock app—probably checking if they need to make any moves before losing internet access. Trading stocks while traveling is an essential need for most business travelers. These changes signify that stablecoin payments are accelerating their integration into mainstream scenarios. Trip.com’s early adoption isn’t an isolated case. Many Web2 giants have already been exploring the stablecoin space, driving the global rollout of crypto payments. But closer to the crypto community is the @Pan_Ecosystem’s Pan Card, an ecosystem payment and benefits card with even richer use cases. It not only covers flights and hotels but also supports subscriptions to ChatGPT and Claude, and can be used for purchases on Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, and other mainstream platforms. You can even use it to top up your X Premium membership, with seamless online and offline payments. What’s more, it offers perks similar to token assets, such as airdrop expectations and various ecosystem benefits. There’s one feature of the Pan Card that particularly attracts me: It’s compliant, supports withdrawals to Hong Kong bank accounts, processes instantly, and charges zero fees. You can transfer funds directly into Hong Kong bank accounts via local systems like FPS or CHATS. From Laszlo Hanyecz buying pizza with 10,000 BTC to Dogecoin rising through payment consensus, and now the emergence of diverse payment ecosystems, the industry has evolved from single-use cases to comprehensive integration. Starting in 2026, we’re likely to witness @BNBCHAIN and @WorldLibertyFi bringing even more new opportunities, making the payment sector even more vibrant and exciting.