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Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V (NASDAQ: V) and Teamshares Inc. submitted a confidential draft Form S-4 to the SEC on December 18, 2025 for a proposed business combination first announced on November 14, 2025. Upon closing, the combined company will operate as Teamshares Inc. and the parties intend to list securities on Nasdaq under the tickers TMS and TMSW. Completion remains subject to shareholder approvals, SEC review and the effectiveness of the S-4, plus customary closing conditions.

Visa (NYSE: V) announced completion of hundreds of secure, agent-initiated transactions with partners, advancing AI-driven commerce toward mainstream use in 2026. 47% of U.S. shoppers now use AI for shopping tasks, Visa reports, and the company says more than 100 partners are engaged—including 30 in the VIC sandbox and 20 agents integrating with Visa Intelligent Commerce.

Visa outlined regional pilots starting early 2026, introduced the Trusted Agent Protocol for safe agent checkout, and named Akamai as a partner for identity and fraud controls.

Akamai and Visa (V) announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol with Akamai Cloud capabilities to authenticate AI shopping agents, strengthen identity and user recognition, and help prevent fraud in agentic commerce.

Key points: Visa Trusted Agent Protocol will convey agent intent and payment signals; Akamai will apply edge-based behavioral intelligence and user recognition to detect anomalies before transactions touch sensitive systems. The release cites a 300% surge in AI-powered bot traffic and more than 25 billion AI bot requests in a two-month period, and notes Trusted Agent Protocol can scale to 175 million Visa-accepting merchant locations.

Visa (NYSE: V) launched USDC stablecoin settlement in the United States, expanding its stablecoin settlement pilot and enabling U.S. issuers and acquirers to settle with Visa in Circle USDC.

Key highlights: $3.5B annualized stablecoin settlement run rate as of Nov 30; 7-day settlement windows via blockchain for faster funds movement; initial U.S. banking participants are Cross River Bank and Lead Bank; broader U.S. availability planned through 2026. Visa is a design partner for Circle’s Layer 1 blockchain Arc and plans to operate a validator node once Arc goes live.

Visa (NYSE: V) launched a Stablecoins Advisory Practice through Visa Consulting & Analytics to advise banks, fintechs, merchants and businesses on stablecoin strategy, market fit and implementation.

Key disclosed metrics: the stablecoin market cap has surpassed $250 billion, Visa reports a $3.5 billion annualized settlement run rate as of Nov 30, 2025, and Visa now supports more than 130 stablecoin-linked card issuing programs in 40+ countries. Services include training, strategy, use-case sizing, go-to-market planning and technology enablement; Visa Direct pilots permit prefunding cross-border payouts in certain jurisdictions.

Visa (NYSE: V) announced that Najada Kumbuli is appointed President of Visa Foundation, effective December 11, 2025. Kumbuli will manage the foundation’s impact investing and grantmaking and serve as Visa’s head of global philanthropy.

Kumbuli has 15+ years in investment strategy and philanthropy, served as Investment Director at Calvert Impact Capital, and has led Visa Foundation investments since 2020. The foundation has committed $350 million across 150+ partners, supporting 12 million SMBs and 14 million jobs in over 100 markets. She succeeds Graham Macmillan, who was president since 2019.

Visa (NYSE: V) launched a global art collection tied to FIFA World Cup 26™, unveiling the first five pieces at a Miami showcase on December 4, 2025. The debut works by Darien Birks, Nathan Walker, Cesar Canseco, Ivan Roque, and Rafael Mayani reflect host-country and Miami culture.

Visa is partnering with Pharrell Williams’ digital content and commerce platform JOOPITER and hosted the event with KidSuper to amplify creators and connect their art with global audiences during the tournament.

The full collection, representing more than 20 artists across six continents, will be revealed globally ahead of next summer’s FIFA World Cup 26™, which features 48 nations competing across 16 host cities. Visit visa.com to view available works.

Visa (NYSE: V), Pismo and Circle Asia Technologies announced a strategic collaboration to launch Vietnam’s first AI-powered PayLater card with a phased rollout planned for early 2026. Powered by Pismo’s API-driven, cloud-native platform and Visa’s global network, the product uses AI underwriting to issue an active virtual credit card with flexible installment features in under 5 minutes and aims to expand credit access without requiring a bank account. The initiative includes a partnership with a large Vietnamese commercial bank to support compliance and scale. Pismo, acquired by Visa in 2024, will remain network-agnostic while integrating with Visa infrastructure to accelerate core modernization.

Visa (NYSE: V) released survey data on December 2, 2025 showing tech-driven shifts in holiday spending and payments.

Key findings: 47% of US shoppers used AI for at least one shopping task; 28% would be excited to receive cryptocurrency as a gift (45% for Gen Z); and Visa forecasts 4.6% YoY growth in total U.S. holiday spending. Consumers flagged trust concerns: 61% prefer human customer service and 60% want clearer AI data use explanations.