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Tech billionaires back Erebor to fill Silicon Valley Bank void

07 Jul 25 @ 10:37

A cohort of prominent tech investors is preparing to launch Erebor, a new US bank designed to serve the innovation economy in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. The... read more

Orbital bridge real-time euro payments across SEPA and stablecoins

03 Jul 25 @ 09:26

Orbital, a cross-border platform that orchestrates payments across stablecoins and traditional rails, has partnered to unlocks faster, cost-effective, and compliant euro transactions, bridging traditional payments with digital assets. Cross-border payments... read more

Why Circle wants to become a bank

02 Jul 25 @ 09:06

Circle, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin USDC, is taking a step towards becoming a fully fledged bank. The company has filed an application with the Office of the... read more

Russia’s shadow stablecoin: $9bn moved so far

26 Jun 25 @ 11:07

A new rouble-pegged cryptocurrency, A7A5, has quietly become a potent tool in Russia’s efforts to circumvent Western sanctions — moving $9.3bn in transactions within four months of its February launch.... read more

JPM’s deposit token: Useful innovation or payments red herring?

25 Jun 25 @ 12:40

JPMorgan’s unveiling of JPMD, a blockchain-based “deposit token”, signals yet another attempt by a major bank to reconcile traditional finance with the decentralised future. Positioned as a step beyond stablecoins,... read more

Revolut and Fiserv signal stablecoin acceleration with launches

24 Jun 25 @ 10:15

The stablecoin race is intensifying. Two of the financial sector’s most recognisable names – UK-based neobank Revolut and global payments giant Fiserv – are poised to deepen their presence in... read more

Coinbase launches e-commerce payments platform

23 Jun 25 @ 16:15

Coinbase has unveiled a new service, Coinbase Payments, designed to push stablecoins into the mainstream of e-commerce by simplifying crypto acceptance for merchants. The move signals a broader push into... read more

Stablecoins at the crossroads: Entering the financial mainstream

23 Jun 25 @ 11:35

Stablecoins, once confined to the fringes of the crypto universe, are moving into the financial mainstream. These digital tokens, typically pegged one-for-one to a fiat currency such as the US... read more

BCP Technologies launches rare tGBP stablecoin

04 Jun 25 @ 10:55

BCP Technologies, a UK-based crypto asset service provider registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has launched a new pound-backed stablecoin, Tokenised GBP (tGBP), in a move that may signal... read more

Stablecoins and the Euro: Europe’s strategic crossroads in digital currency

28 May 25 @ 11:56

In the unfolding contest over the future of money, Europe faces a critical inflection point. While stablecoins are becoming more prominent as retail payment tools, their proliferation also raises significant... read more

Worldpay taps stablecoins for cross-border payouts via BVNK

27 May 25 @ 17:12

Worldpay has announced a strategic collaboration with digital payments infrastructure provider BVNK to launch near-instant stablecoin payouts for businesses in the US and Europe. The move marks a significant step... read more

Stablecoins and the race to modernise payments infrastructure

13 May 25 @ 14:28

The future of money is being redrawn in real time — and stablecoins are rapidly taking centre stage. In Q1 2025, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong captured the zeitgeist in one... 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