Stablecoins

21 May 26 @ 18:39

A growing coalition of European lenders is betting that stablecoins can strengthen the continent’s position in digital finance, with Amsterdam-based joint venture Qivalis adding 25 banks to its euro stablecoin... read more

18 May 26 @ 17:07

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has challenged the growing argument that Europe should answer dollar stablecoin dominance with euro-denominated equivalents, warning that such instruments may import financial fragilities rather... read more

14 May 26 @ 13:47

Stablecoins are no longer best understood as a specialist corner of the crypto market. They are increasingly being tested as practical settlement instruments across the payments stack, from tokenised assets... read more

30 Apr 26 @ 18:04

Stablecoins are rapidly shifting from a crypto-sector instrument to a serious payments proposition, as regulatory change in the United States gives banks and fintechs greater confidence to engage with digital... read more

27 Apr 26 @ 12:54

The UK Government has set out a broad package of payments reforms designed to prepare the sector for stablecoins, tokenised deposits, Open Banking and AI-driven transactions. The move reflects a... read more

22 Apr 26 @ 19:34

Stablecoins are moving more decisively into the heart of global payments infrastructure. Nium’s new partnership with Coinbase marks another step in that direction, giving business clients the ability to send,... read more

14 Apr 26 @ 20:03

Swiss banks are moving from theory to experimentation in the race to build regulated digital money. Six institutions — UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank and BCV — have joined... read more

12 Apr 26 @ 20:58

Stablecoins are beginning to establish themselves as a serious instrument in business-to-business payments, shifting the conversation from speculative crypto activity towards practical treasury use. The latest figures suggest that adoption... read more

12 Apr 26 @ 20:56

Confirmo’s regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland is more than a corporate milestone. It is an early illustration of how Europe’s stablecoin payments market is beginning to divide... read more

26 Mar 26 @ 19:08

Thunes is attempting to narrow one of the most persistent divides in modern payments: the gap between traditional banking infrastructure and the digital asset economy. Its latest move brings stablecoin... read more

19 Mar 26 @ 15:00

PayPal’s decision to extend access to its PYUSD stablecoin across 70 markets is more than a product expansion. It is a carefully judged attempt to position stablecoins as a practical... read more

17 Mar 26 @ 15:04

Mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure specialist BVNK in a deal worth up to $1.8 billion, marking one of the clearest signals yet that major card networks are positioning... read more