08 Oct 26 @ 20:02
ANZ has completed a live cross-border corporate treasury transaction using tokenised deposits and Swift’s blockchain-based ledger, in a test aimed at showing how digital money could move between banks without... read more
29 Jul 26 @ 17:56
ZUG, Switzerland — July 28, 2026 — It’s well known that a cross-border payment goes through a chain of correspondent banks before arriving to the receiver. Every link adds the... read more
12 Jul 24 @ 13:50
Cross-border payments have long been a critical aspect of global finance, facilitating trade and economic interaction across nations. However, the complexities and inefficiencies associated with these transactions have often led... read more
07 Mar 22 @ 09:36
Just days after Sberbank announced its collapse in Austria and subsequent withdrawal from the European banking sector, VTB Bank has also announced it will quit Europe. VTB Bank is Russia’s... read more
30 Sep 26 @ 13:04
The battle over the future of digital money is becoming less about choosing between stablecoins, tokenised bank deposits and central bank money, and increasingly about building infrastructure capable of allowing... read more
24 Sep 26 @ 16:29
Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, front companies, commodity revenues, promissory notes and stablecoins. A Financial Times investigation... read more
10 Aug 26 @ 20:39
FIS has completed the global rollout of its Digital One™ Commercial platform with its launch across the Asia-Pacific region, providing banks with a unified digital banking platform designed to modernise... read more
15 Jul 26 @ 12:09
As of April 2026‚ nearly half the total USDT supply exists on the Tron blockchain‚ specifically $86 billion of the 130 billion‚ more than half․ That was not a coincidence․... read more
20 May 26 @ 10:57
Friendly fraud is not immune to the march of AI, and indeed, the emergence of automated tech as a defence against chargebacks has been embraced in industries with the strictest... read more
28 Apr 26 @ 18:14
ACI Worldwide has launched a major expansion of its Connetic platform in the US, positioning the service as a response to the growing complexity faced by banks operating across multiple... read more
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
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
19 Jan 26 @ 17:27
Project Agorá, the flagship cross-border distributed ledger initiative led by the Bank for International Settlements, has entered its long-anticipated testing phase. After progressing from design to prototype build during 2025,... read more
09 Dec 25 @ 13:22
A2A payments have long promised to rebalance the economics of digital commerce. This year, their ascent has begun to look less like a thought experiment and more like a structural... read more
08 Dec 25 @ 15:25
B2B payment infrastructure is evolving to become faster and more intelligent. This shift currently sees large corporates, as well as small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), increasingly using commercial cards – including purchase... read more
26 Nov 25 @ 17:45
The push to modernise Britain’s financial plumbing has taken a decisive step forward with the launch of a national pilot exploring tokenised sterling deposits. Led by UK Finance and six... read more
26 Nov 25 @ 09:48
The global financial system has crossed a decisive threshold with the full-scale shift to ISO 20022, marking the end of the long coexistence with the legacy MT messaging format and... read more
25 Nov 25 @ 15:46
Klarna is making a bold push into digital money, unveiling plans for a US dollar-backed stablecoin just months after its high-profile stock market debut. The move marks a striking pivot... read more
17 Nov 25 @ 17:45
JPMorgan Chase has reached a series of landmark agreements with the fintech data aggregators that serve as the connective tissue of the Open Banking ecosystem, securing the right to charge... read more
12 Nov 25 @ 23:02
The online gaming payment terrain has advanced rapidly as players expect instant deposits, quick payouts and reliable access to their funds. You’ve likely noticed that the most modern platforms feel... read more
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
27 Sep 26 @ 18:53
Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more
27 Sep 26 @ 18:52
Seven major UK financial institutions have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits, marking an important step in Britai... more