Kyrgyzstan launched the KGST stablecoin, pegged 1:1 to the Kyrgyzstani som, and placed it on the BNB Chain. The announcement followed a meeting of the...
U.S. and U.K. authorities advanced parallel actions tied to alleged forced-labor “pig-butchering” scams, while the U.K. also outlined a path to reimburse victims of a...
The Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon, one of the world’s most influential financial institutions, is exploring tokenized deposits. This pilot is part of the...
In a significant development for the future of cross-border payments, Visa has launched a pilot project that allows banks and financial institutions to pre-fund international...
Visa has launched a pilot allowing banks and financial institutions to pre-fund cross-border payments using stablecoins. Announced at SIBOS 2025, the Visa Direct stablecoin pilot...
UK Finance launches GBTD pilot with six banks to test tokenised sterling deposits until 2026. Quant Network to power digital pound pilot, exploring payments, remortgaging...
Japan’s SBI Shinsei Bank has partnered with Singapore-based Partior and Japan’s DeCurret DCP to explore multicurrency tokenized deposits for cross-border transactions. The three firms signed...
Vietnam passed a resolution last Tuesday to allow local companies to operate cryptocurrency trading platforms. The initiative is under a five-year trial, during which cryptocurrencies...