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Fiserv launches live stablecoin banking platform

Fiserv has launched its digital asset platform with live banking clients as financial institutions increasingly explore stablecoins to improve payment efficiency and reduce settlement...

BCG: Financial firms start positioning for quantum era

Financial services firms have started making early investments into quantum computing, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group.The report, Quantum Is Getting Real....

Oracle links banks to Swift’s tokenised ledger

Oracle has announced an integration with Swift's blockchain ledger, enabling financial institutions to connect tokenised deposit infrastructures across institutions while maintaining existing payment systems...

ECB launches new digital euro innovation programme

The European Central Bank has launched a new phase of its digital euro innovation programme, inviting payment providers, fintechs, merchants, technology firms and public...

Nethermind becomes CMTA member

The Capital Markets and Technology Association (CMTA) has announced blockchain engineering and security specialist Nethermind as its latest member, as efforts to establish trusted...

Deutsche Bank picks Thought Machine for core overhaul

Deutsche Bank’s Private Bank has selected Thought Machine’s Vault Core platform for its technology transformation.The move marks a key step in the lender’s plan...

Deutsche Bank backs Google’s financial AI launch

Deutsche Bank has helped develop Google Cloud's new Financial Research Agent.Earlier this year, in its Q1 2026 results, Deutsche Bank said it was investing...

Nomura unit wins crypto services approval

Nomura's Laser Digital Japan has secured approval to provide institutional crypto asset services.It comes as traditional capital markets players continue to respond to the...

HSBC, Standard Chartered test Swift blockchain ledger

HSBC and Standard Chartered have executed the first live cross‑border bank‑to‑bank transaction using tokenised deposits on Swift’s blockchain‑based ledger. The banks described it as...

Citi launches real-time Custody+ platform

Citi Investor Services has unveiled Custody+, a new suite of near- and real-time custody solutions designed to help institutional investors operate in an increasingly...

CBI calls for UK AI adoption push

The Confederation of British Industry and consultancy Oliver Wyman have called for a national drive to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption across the UK economy,...

MUFG trials blockchain settlement

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has launched a proof-of-concept to bring Japanese Government Bond (JGB) repo transactions on-chain, working with Digital Asset, Progmat and...

Galaxy and BNY expand digital asset infrastructure

Galaxy and BNY are collaborating to advance digital asset infrastructure for institutional markets, combining digital asset custody and staking within a single servicing model. The partnership will...

BlackRock launches tokenised money market funds

BlackRock has launched its first tokenised fund offering in Europe, introducing on-chain share classes for selected BlackRock Institutional Cash Series money market funds. The launch extends...

Diesta adds J.P. Morgan payee verification

Insurance payments platform Diesta has integrated Kinexys by J.P. Morgan’s payee verification technology to help insurers, brokers and managing general agents (MGAs) reduce payment risks and improve digital settlement processes. The...

BNY launches digital fund servicing platform

BNY has launched new digital transfer agency capabilities, extending its fund servicing platform to support digitally native funds and tokenised assets across multiple jurisdictions and blockchains. The...