Stablecoins
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...
Western Union debuts USDPT stablecoin on Solana
Western Union has announced the launch of USDPT, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and built on the Solana blockchain.The token...
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...
JPYC issues Japan’s first regulated Yen stablecoin
JPYC Inc. has launched Japan’s first regulated yen-backed stablecoin under the revised Payment Services Act, marking a significant milestone in the country’s digital currency...
Japan pushes into digital yen
Japan’s three largest banks have joined forces to issue a yen-pegged stablecoin, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. MUFG, SMBC Group and Mizuho are...
FSB warns on inconsistencies in stablecoin and crypto recommendations
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has called on its members to focus on consistent implementations of crypto-assets and stablecoins, noting issues with the current...
SG-Forge expands stablecoin access through Bitpanda
Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE) has deepened its partnership with Bitpanda to enable retail access to its regulated stablecoins within decentralised finance environments, marking a new...
Citi Ventures expands digital exposure
Citi Ventures has invested in BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure provider headquartered in San Francisco, in a move that underscores growing institutional interest in regulated...
Hundreds join inaugural CP Summit
The Capital Pioneer Summit opened today in London with a rallying call for the global capital markets community to embrace transformative technologies while working...
SG-FORGE enters DeFi with stablecoins
Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE) has announced the deployment of its Euro and Dollar stablecoins on the decentralised finance protocols, Morpho and Uniswap, through its partners.  The bank is...
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...
SocGen taps Bullish for stablecoin
Bullish has partnered with Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE) to become the first to offer USD CoinVertible (USDCV), SG-FORGE's new stablecoin. USDCV provides institutional, corporate, and retail...
Stablecoin limits spark debate
The Bank of England (BoE) plans to restrict systemic stablecoin holdings, according to the Financial Times. In response, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, alongside UK trade groups,...
IMF warns capital markets lag stablecoin growth
Capital markets are facing growing risks from stablecoins and AI-driven finance, according to the IMF, which says regulatory frameworks have failed to keep pace...
Stablecoin settlement goes mainstream
Circle, issuer of USDC, and Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, have partnered to bring stablecoin settlement to cross-border payments. The collaboration will...