Payments

AMINA advances cloud payment infrastructure

AMINA Bank and Crypto Finance Group have completed a payment infrastructure pilot on the Google Cloud universal ledger (GCUL).  The pilot programme demonstrates how...

Swift completes ISO 20022 migration

SWIFT has completed its migration to the ISO 20022 messaging standard, retiring the Message Type (MT) format for cross-border payments. The coexistence period for payment...

Citi and Swift trial digital currency settlement

Citi has completed a landmark trial with Swift to test fiat-to-digital currency settlement workflows, marking a pivotal step in bridging traditional finance with emerging...

DBS, JP Morgan Kinexys link tokenised deposits

DBS and Kinexys by JP Morgan have announced a landmark collaboration to develop an interoperability framework enabling interbank tokenised deposit transfers across multiple blockchains.The...

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...