Stablecoins

11 Jun 26 @ 15:57

Japan’s three largest banking groups have taken a significant step towards the mainstream adoption of stablecoins, unveiling plans to jointly develop and issue a yen-backed digital currency that could enter... read more

10 Jun 26 @ 17:08

Mastercard is expanding its settlement capabilities to support regulated stablecoins, intraday settlement, and card settlement over weekends and public holidays, in a move that underlines the growing convergence between traditional... read more

04 Jun 26 @ 20:58

Money transfer giant MoneyGram has taken a significant step into digital finance with the launch of its own US dollar-backed stablecoin, MGUSD, as the race to integrate blockchain technology into... read more

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