Payments
ECB delivers digital euro rulebook, begins modular build
The European Central Bank (ECB) has completed the two-year preparation phase of its digital euro project, delivering a draft rulebook and confirming the start...
Money 20/20 USA: AMINA Bank talks stablecoin-anchored convergence
At this year’s Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, Myles Harrison, chief product officer at AMINA Bank, sat down with Capital Pioneer to discuss market...
Money 20/20 USA: JP Morgan and Mastercard on building blockchain muscle
JP Morgan’s digital assets arm, Kinexys, took the stage at Money 20/20 USA to talk blockchain muscle, tokenisation and universal ledgers with Mastercard.Raj Dhamodharan,...
Coinbase and Citi team up on digital payments
Coinbase and Citi have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at simplifying how institutions convert between fiat and digital assets to settle payments, manage treasury,...
Money 20/20 USA: American payments sector braces for change
North America is fast becoming the epicentre of a global payments revolution, with real-time transactions and stablecoin innovation poised to reshape how money moves...
Ripple acquires GTreasury to expand blockchain solutions
Ripple has announced its acquisition of GTreasury, marking a strategic expansion into the corporate treasury space.The move positions Ripple to offer integrated crypto and...
BCB drives fiat-crypto integration
BCB Group has partnered with Copper to facilitate on- and off-ramping for digital and fiat currency payments for Copper clients.Meanwhile, Copper, a digital assets...
Citi powers always-on digital transactions
Citi has announced the integration of its Citi Token Services platform with its 24/7 USD Clearing solution. The move will allow institutional clients in the...
Swift adds blockchain ledger to core infrastructure
Swift has announced the integration of a blockchain-based shared ledger into its core infrastructure, marking a major milestone in its strategy to support tokenised...
Swift rings in Sibos 2025 with tokenisation and innovation centre stage
Swift has officially opened its annual Sibos conference in Frankfurt with a call to embrace tokenisation, interoperability and next-generation infrastructure, setting the tone for...
Google launches AP2 for agent-led payments
Google has announced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) to initiate and transact agent-led payments across platforms. AP2 is designed to handle a wide range of...
ABA welcomes payments modernisation bill
The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has welcomed the passage of the Payments System Modernisation Bill through the House of Representatives. With this bill, Australia’s regulatory...
Japan Post launches digital yen
Japan’s largest retail bank, Japan Post Bank, has announced plans to issue a blockchain-based digital yen backed by deposits.Set to be launched in 2026...
China eyes yuan-backed stablecoins
China is weighing the introduction of yuan-backed stablecoins to accelerate global adoption of its currency, in what would mark a major policy reversal on...
Mastercard enables crypto-fiat conversions
Binance, a leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has enabled the conversion of crypto to fiat with direct payouts with Mastercard Move. Powered by...
Ripple to acquire Rail to expand payments infrastructure
Ripple has announced plans to acquire Toronto-based stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200m, in a move aimed at strengthening its position in the global...