Payments
ClearBank rolls out stablecoin rails
ClearBank Europe has launched its digital asset rails, a new capability enabling programmable liquidity for cross-border settlement. Now live, the service is being used by clients for cross-border payment flows,...
Mastercard granted New York BitLicense
Mastercard Transaction Services has been granted a BitLicense by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The license introduces requirements regarding consumer protection, cybersecurity, financial...
BIS: Project Agorá has delivered on its objectives
Project Agorá has successfully demonstrated that a shared ledger can address many of the pain points it was set up to overcome, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which led the project. A report published by BIS today confirmed that...
Visa adds five blockchain networks to stablecoin pilot
Visa has added five blockchains to its global stablecoin settlement pilot, expanding how issuers and acquirers can settle with the network. The five new networks: Arc: An...
Comment: The Pioneer Awards showed market’s maturity
Last night, something remarkable happened at Shakespeare’s Globe.For the first time under the Capital Pioneer banner, we brought together the builders, innovators and visionaries...
Pioneering Conversations: Interoperability vital for the multi-moneyverse
For this week’s Pioneering Conversation, you’ll read the key takeaways from an insightful panel on building a ‘multi-moneyverse’ at the Innovate Finance Global Summit, the flagship event of UK FinTech Week.The...
BIS backs tokenisation over stablecoins for payments
The head of the Bank for International Settlements has said tokenisation, not today’s stablecoins, is the development most likely to reshape cross‑border payments and...
BCB Group integrates with Circle Payments Network
BCB Group has announced its integration with Circle Payments Network (CPN) to support fiat on- and off-ramp services for cross-border stablecoin transactions. CPN, which is operated by Circle...
OwlTing Group expands Visa collaboration
OwlTing Group has expanded its collaboration with Visa to support the use of Visa Direct within OwlPay’s payment infrastructure, enabling eligible US debit cardholders to acquire USDC stablecoin without...
Crypto Finance, AMINA and Incore Bank advance Google Cloud ledger pilot
Crypto Finance, AMINA and Incore Bank have completed the second stage of their payment‑infrastructure pilot on Google Cloud’s Universal Ledger.The development moves the initiative...
Ripple adds native digital asset tools to treasury platform
Ripple has added native digital asset functionality to its treasury management system (TMS), becoming the first provider to embed such capabilities directly into a...
Ripple to secure an Australian Financial Services License
Ripple has announced plans to obtain an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) through an acquisition to expand its regulated footprint in Asia Pacific.The license...
Euroclear debuts US Treasury service
Euroclear has launched a US Treasury Delivery Versus Payment (DVP) service for market participants operating in the US and settling USD transactions. The first trade was completed on 6 February...
Renew takes helm as BCB expands
BCB Group has appointed Tim Renew as chief executive, effective at the end of January 2026. Co-founder Oliver Tonkin will move into the role...
Archax partners with OpenPayd on institutional fiat settlement
Archax has entered a new partnership with financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd in a move designed to remove friction from fiat settlement across its global...
Ripple backs LMAX cross-asset strategy
LMAX Group, a cross-asset marketplace for FX and digital assets, and Ripple have partnered to accelerate the convergence of traditional and digital capital markets...