Tag: cross-border payments

The Financial Action Task Force released a report warning that peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers conducted through self-custody wallets present growing risks for sanctions evasion and money laundering. The FATF identified the ...

Visa and Bridge announced plans this week to expand their stablecoin-backed card offering from 18 countries to more than 100 by the end of 2026—a pivotal step toward making digital ...

SoFi Technologies announced March 3 that it will integrate its SoFiUSD stablecoin into Mastercard's global payment network—a move that marks the first time a U.S. bank has embedded a tokenized ...

Qivalis, a consortium of nine major European banks including ING, UniCredit and CaixaBank, is in advanced talks with cryptocurrency exchanges and market makers to secure distribution for a Euro-pegged stablecoin ...

Deutsche Bank is preparing to integrate Ripple's enterprise blockchain infrastructure into its cross-border payments framework, according to developer community disclosures — a move the German lender expects to cut transaction ...

OKX has secured a Payments Institution licence in Malta, clearing the regulatory path to offer stablecoin-powered payment services across the European Union ahead of MiCA's core requirements taking effect in ...

China has formally extended its cryptocurrency prohibition to cover renminbi-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, with new guidance from the People's Bank of China and the China Securities Regulatory Commission ...

UAE digital bank Zand has partnered with Ripple to deploy a dual-stablecoin infrastructure for institutional payments and settlements, combining Zand's dirham-backed AEDZ token with Ripple's dollar-backed RLUSD to enable regulated ...

Visa is expanding its stablecoin settlement capabilities through a new advisory practice and broader support for USDC, positioning itself to capture blockchain-based payment flows as digital dollar volumes grow and ...

A mandatory global banking standard taking effect in November 2026 could accelerate blockchain adoption by forcing financial institutions to overhaul legacy payment systems, according to analysis from financial intelligence firm ...