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4 weeks to go until the Pioneer awards gala
The countdown is on. With just four weeks to go, anticipation is building for the Capital Pioneer Awards Gala Dinner, taking place on 24...
Pioneering Conversations: Interview with Bloomberg’s Emilie Gallagher
As capital markets continue to embrace tokenisation, the demand for trusted, standardised reference data continues to rise. To meet this rising demand, Bloomberg has collaborated...
UK stablecoin regime to land in 2026
The UK’s top financial regulators – the Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – are working to finalise a regulatory regime for stablecoins before...
BNP Paribas joins consortium to launch euro stablecoin
BNP Paribas has joined a consortium of nine major European banks to form Qivalis, an Amsterdam‑domiciled joint venture that will issue a euro‑denominated stablecoin...
Apex’s digital pivot
The next wave of capital markets innovation won’t be driven by trading desks or hedge funds, it will be shaped by how ordinary investors...
Digital euro enters build phase
The European Central Bank (ECB) has named the technology providers for five core components of the digital euro, marking a key milestone in its...
Aviva Investors eyes a tokenised future
As the digital asset sector continues to expand, Aviva Investors is closely monitoring developments, particularly the increasing activity around stablecoins and tokenised money market...
Schroders launches Global Digital Assets Centre in Singapore
Schroders, one of the UK’s largest asset managers, has launched a Global Digital Assets Centre of Excellence in Singapore to advance its capabilities in...
Revealed: First UK tokenised fund
Baillie Gifford is the first asset manager to launch a fully tokenised fund in the UK.The tokenised fund is a feeder to Baillie Gifford’s...
Disintermediation and revenue loss likely, warns Franklin boss
Traditional capital markets firms will have to change fee structures, suffer short-term revenue losses from intermediary functions and potentially suffer near-term balance sheet disruption.That’s...
Robinhood completes Bitstamp acquisition
Robinhood Markets has officially completed its acquisition of global cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp.Speaking to Capital Pioneer ahead of today’s announcement, JB Graftieaux, chief executive officer...
ICMA to lead Project Guardian fixed income workstream
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has been named as the lead for the fixed income workstream within Project Guardian.Project Guardian was launched as...
Mastercard partners with MoonPay on stablecoin payments
Mastercard and MoonPay have announced a partnership aimed at bringing stablecoin payments into the mainstream, enabling businesses and consumers to spend digital assets as...
Citi and SDX partner on private market tokenisation
Citi and SDX have announced a collaboration to extend the reach of tokenisation into private market investments.Through the tie up, US bank Citi will...
UK Chancellor announces crypto regulatory regime
In a major step toward aligning crypto with traditional finance, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced new legislation to bring cryptoasset activities under UK regulation.The...
Coinbase partners on UK innovation booster
Coinbase, Fabric Ventures, Animoca Brands and Founders Factory have launched an accelerator cohort that they claim could transform the UK’s blockchain and AI ecosystem.This...