Stablecoins

Stablecoin cross-border B2B transactions to reach $5 trillion by 2035

The total value of cross-border B2B stablecoin transactions will reach $5 trillion by 2035, up from $13.4 billion in 2026, according to a study from Juniper Research. The...

McKinsey: Digital assets are reshaping the future of fintechs

The rise of digital assets, including stablecoins and tokenised deposits, is reshaping the future of the fintech industry, according to a new report from...

UK–US task force could define future of global finance

A transatlantic task force between the UK and US could reshape the future of global finance, according to policymakers and industry leaders. At the Innovate...

UK risks falling behind in digital assets

The UK will struggle to become a global hub for digital assets unless regulators balance consumer protection and competitiveness, industry leaders have warned.  Speaking at the Innovate...

UK government to support payments infrastructure modernisation

In an announcement at IFGS, Lucy Rigby KC MP told attendees the UK government has published details on how it will support and modernise payment systems infrastructure. This will...

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...

PBW: SG-Forge on measures of regulatory clarity

Regulatory strategy and regulatory progression should be assessed as separate measures of market clarity, according to panellists at Paris Blockchain Week.On a panel discussing...

HSBC advances stablecoin plans

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of HSBC, has been issued a stablecoin issuer licence by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority...

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...

Swiss banks launch joint CHF stablecoin sandbox

UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank, BCV and Swiss Stablecoin AG have formed a new industry consortium to test a Swiss‑franc‑denominated stablecoin in a...

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...

B2C2 announces Solana partnership

B2C2 has collaborated with the Solana Foundation to support institutional stablecoin activity on the Solana network.  Under the partnership, B2C2 will use Solana as a core settlement network for...

ClearToken launches settlement stack on Canton

ClearToken and Canton Network have entered a strategic partnership under which ClearToken will deploy three Daml-based Digital Asset Platforms (DAPs) directly on the Canton Network. The partnership introduces what...

Bank of Japan to experiment with blockchain

The Bank of Japan is testing out the use of central bank money for a wide range of settlements on blockchains. The sandbox project will involve technical experimentation...

Russia reassesses stablecoin policy stance

Russia has plans to shift its currently conservative stance on fiat-backed stablecoins this year. Speaking at a conference organized by Alfa-Bank, the Russian monetary authority’s first deputy chairman Vladimir Chistyukhin announced plans to investigate the feasibility...

China tightens controls on stablecoins

China plans to tighten its crackdown on virtual currencies, starting with a ban on unauthorised offshore issuance of yuan-pegged stablecoins.According to a notice published...