Stablecoins

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...

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...

Morningstar: Stablecoins and tokenisation set to reshape capital markets

Stablecoins and tokenised assets are accelerating structural change across global capital markets, according to Morningstar DBRS, which has warned that banks and financial institutions...

Citigroup mulls stablecoin custody

Global bank Citigroup is exploring the provision of stablecoin custody and related services, signalling growing interest among traditional financial institutions in digital assets following...

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...

S&P assigns first-ever credit rating to DeFi protocol Sky

S&P Global Ratings has issued a B- (Stable Outlook) issuer credit rating to Sky Protocol, formerly known as Maker Protocol, marking the first time...

UK digital assets parliamentary group relaunches

A cross-party group of UK MPs and Lords has relaunched to shape future regulation for crypto and digital assets. The move comes as the...

Stablecoins: Banking’s greatest remix?

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Standard Chartered prepares for the next chapter in payments innovation

Banking and finance professionals are often criticised for being out of touch with the challenges their corporate clients face.   This cannot be levelled at Vibhor...

Western Union mulls stablecoin services

Western Union is reportedly considering introducing stablecoin-related services through its digital wallet infrastructure, as US lawmakers seek to formalise oversight of the burgeoning crypto...