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Thunes links stablecoin payouts to the Swift banking network

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

PayPal takes PYUSD global to transform payments

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

Mastercard makes a decisive stablecoin move with BVNK acquisition

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

Ripple expands payments platform for cross-border flows

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

Ripple has expanded its enterprise payments platform to support end-to-end money movement across both traditional fiat currencies and stablecoins, marking a further step in the convergence between conventional financial rails... read more

UK fintech industry warns BofE Regulations hurt innovation

08 Mar 26 @ 13:03

Innovate Finance has sharply criticised proposed stablecoin regulations from the Bank of England, arguing that the framework risks undermining the development of a competitive sterling-based stablecoin market. In a response... read more

ECB warns stablecoins could undermine monetary policy

08 Mar 26 @ 13:02

European Central Bank has warned that the rapid growth of stablecoins could undermine monetary policy in the euro area by draining retail deposits from traditional banks and disrupting the mechanisms through... read more

Visa and Bridge expand stablecoin cards to 100 countries

03 Mar 26 @ 16:14

Visa and Bridge – the stablecoin infrastructure provider acquired by Stripe earlier this year –  are to expand their stablecoin card programme to more than 100 countries across Europe, Africa,... read more

Barclays considers blockchain platform for payments

02 Mar 26 @ 18:11

Barclays is reportedly in advanced discussions with technology vendors over the development of a blockchain-based platform capable of supporting payments, deposits and digital asset applications. The move, first reported by... read more

Illicit crypto flows hit $154bn as stablecoins move to the fore

25 Feb 26 @ 17:53

The rapid ascent of stablecoins as a pillar of digital finance is now intersecting with a more troubling statistic: illicit cryptocurrency flows reached an estimated $154bn in 2025, the highest... read more

Payoneer seeks US trust bank charter to anchor stablecoin ambitions

25 Feb 26 @ 17:51

Payoneer has taken a decisive step into the regulated heart of the American financial system, filing an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish... read more

Stablecoins are growing — but much of the capital is standing still

16 Feb 26 @ 14:31

Stablecoins have moved decisively into the financial mainstream. With more than $300 billion in circulation and annual settlement volumes estimated to exceed $20 trillion, tokenised dollars now function as a... read more

From Promissory Notes to Stablecoins: Inside Russia’s shadow payments network

05 Feb 26 @ 10:06

When Western governments cut major Russian banks off from the Swift messaging system in the wake of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, they hoped to choke the country’s ability to... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more