(IN BRIEF) Nordea has joined Qivalis, a consortium of European banks developing a regulated euro-denominated stablecoin designed to support digital payments and blockchain-based financial services. The initiative aims to strengthen European financial infrastructure and autonomy while operating under the EU’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Environment, Financial, Finland, Technology
Tagged banking consortium, blockchain payments, blockchain technology, cross-border payments, crypto regulation, cryptocurrency regulation, digital assets, Digital Ecosystem, digital finance, digital payments, Electronic Money Institution, euro stablecoin, Europe, European financial autonomy, European Union, financial infrastructure, financial services, financial technology, fintech, Ian Smith, Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, MiCAR, Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Stockholm, Nordea, Nordea Joins European Banking Consortium Developing MiCAR-Regulated Euro Stablecoin, Nordea Joins European Banking Consortium Developing Regulated Euro Stablecoin, Nordea Supports European Stablecoin Initiative Focused on Cross-Border Digital Payments, Nordic banking, payment systems, Qivalis, regulated stablecoin, stablecoin
(IN BRIEF) Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have outlined a joint strategy to support the adoption of tokenisation and distributed ledger technology in UK wholesale financial markets. The regulators said the technology could improve market efficiency, lower … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bank of England, blockchain technology, CHAPS, cryptoassets, DIGIT, digital assets, digital finance, Digital Securities Sandbox, distributed ledger technology, DLT, FCA, Financial Conduct Authority, financial regulation, Financial Stability, HM Treasury, PRA, Prudential Regulation Authority, prudential treatment, RTGs, settlement systems, stablecoins, tokenisation, tokenised collateral, tokenised securities, UK financial markets, wholesale finance, wholesale markets
(IN BRIEF) AFME has published a new paper outlining its vision for a DLT-based transformation of European capital markets, advocating for a shift from centralized and fragmented systems to a network-based, interoperable architecture driven by private-sector innovation. The proposed model … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AFME, AFME Proposes Policy Framework to Enable Scalable DLT Adoption in Capital Markets, AFME Sets Out Roadmap for Future Distributed Finance Infrastructure in Europe, Association for Financial Markets in Europe, blockchain finance, central bank money, Coen ter Wal, commercial bank money, digital assets, distributed finance, distributed ledger technology, DLT, ECB Appia, European capital markets, financial regulation, interoperability standards, Pontes initiative
(IN BRIEF) Amundi has launched the Amundi Bitcoin ETP, a fully backed exchange-traded product that provides investors with exposure to bitcoin through a regulated and accessible format. Approved by the French financial regulator and listed on Euronext Paris, the product … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged AMF, Amundi, Amundi Expands Investment Offering with Fully Backed Bitcoin ETP Listed on Euronext Paris, Amundi Introduces Bitcoin ETP to Meet Growing Demand for Regulated Crypto Investment Solutions in Europe, asset management, Autorité des Marchés Financiers, bitcoin ETP, bitcoin investment, CACEIS, crypto assets, digital assets, Euronext Paris, European finance, exchange traded product, MiCA regulation, portfolio diversification, regulated investment
(IN BRIEF) SIX and Chainlink have partnered to bring equities data from Swiss and Spanish exchanges, representing over €2 trillion in market value, onto blockchain networks for the first time. Through Chainlink’s DataLink service, this high-quality financial data becomes accessible … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Blockchain, blockchain ecosystems, BME Exchange, Chainlink, Chainlink DataLink, DeFi, digital assets, digital securities, equities data, Fernando Vázquez, Financial Market Infrastructure, market data, Matthew Nurse, SIX, SIX and Chainlink Enable Blockchain Access to Over Two Trillion Euro in European Equities Data, SIX Expands Global Market Data Access by Bringing Swiss and Spanish Equities Onchain Through Chainlink Integration, smart contracts, Spain, Swiss Exchange, Switzerland, tokenized assets
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered and B2C2 have formed a strategic partnership aimed at improving institutional access to digital asset markets by linking regulated banking infrastructure with deep crypto liquidity across spot and options. The collaboration will enable B2C2’s institutional clients … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ASIA, asset managers, B2C2, B2C2 Partners with Standard Chartered to Expand Institutional Connectivity Between Banking and Digital Asset Markets, banking rails, corporates, crypto markets, digital assets, family offices, fiat-to-crypto, financial services, hedge funds, institutional investors, institutional liquidity, Luke Boland, market connectivity, More Reliable Fiat-to-Crypto Settlement for Institutions, Options, regulated access, SBI, settlement infrastructure, Spot Trading, Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered and B2C2 Collaborate to Deliver Faster, Thomas Restout
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has launched a new professional segment on ETFplus that allows institutional investors in Italy to trade crypto-linked exchange-traded products within a transparent, competitive, and regulated framework building on its existing offering of over 100 crypto-linked instruments in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Technology
Tagged Aurelien Narminio, crypto ETPs, digital assets, ETFplus, Euronext, Euronext Clearing, Euronext Introduces Dedicated Professional Trading Segment for Crypto ETPs on ETFplus, Euronext Securities Milan, European capital markets, institutional demand, post-trade services, professional investors, regulated market
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has joined a consortium of twelve major European banks to create Qivalis, a joint venture based in Amsterdam that aims to launch a euro-pegged stablecoin in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. The initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alicia Pertusa, Amsterdam, Banca Sella, BBVA, BBVA Joins European Banking Consortium Qivalis to Launch a Regulated Euro-Pegged Stablecoin, BIS Agorá, blockchain payments, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, cross-border payments, Danske Bank, DekaBank, digital assets, DZ BANK, Electronic Money Institution, euro stablecoin, ING, Jan-Oliver Sell, KBC, MiCA, Qivalis, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, SWIFT, tokenized assets, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has taken a strategic stake in Ubyx, a US-based company building a clearing network for regulated digital money such as tokenised deposits and compliant stablecoins. The investment highlights Barclays’ focus on interoperability and infrastructure as digital money … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Barclays Invests in Ubyx to Support Interoperable Infrastructure for Regulated Digital Money, blockchain infrastructure, clearing systems, digital assets, digital money, financial interoperability, regulated finance, regulated stablecoins, tokenised deposits, Ubyx
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has completed the first-ever purchase of a UK Gilt using Tokenised Deposits, working with Archax and the Canton Network. The transaction marks the first issuance of tokenised sterling deposits on a public blockchain and demonstrates … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Archax, blockchain finance, Canton Network, digital assets, digital finance ecosystem, digital securities, financial innovation, Graham Rodford, Lloyds Advances Digital Finance with First Tokenised Deposit Gilt Purchase, Lloyds Bank PLC, Lloyds Banking Group, public blockchain, real world assets, regulated financial markets, Surath Sengupta, tokenisation, tokenised deposits, tokenised gilts, Transaction Banking, UK banking
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has acted as the Total Return Swap provider for Hana Securities’ first transaction in the digital bond market, enabling the firm to gain exposure to a Digitally Native Note without altering its existing operational infrastructure. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged capital markets innovation, D F M I, digital assets, digital bond market, Digital Financial Market Infrastructure, Digitally Native Note, distributed ledger technology, DLT, DNN, Eun Mo Lee, Euroclear, fixed income innovation, Hana Securities, ISM, Korea financial markets, London Stock Exchange International Securities Market, Seong Muk Kang, Seungho Chun, Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Supports Hana Securities Entry into Digital Bond Market, synthetic exposure, Tae Hee Yang, Total Return Swap, TRS
(IN BRIEF) BNP Paribas has become the tenth member of a European banking consortium developing a MiCAR-compliant euro-backed stablecoin through a newly created Netherlands-based entity, Qivalis. The initiative aims to strengthen Europe’s digital payment capabilities, provide a secure on-chain alternative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Banca Sella, blockchain payments, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Danske Bank, DekaBank, digital assets, digital payments, digital transaction ecosystems, Dutch Central Bank, electronic money license, EU financial innovation, euro stablecoin, Europe strategic autonomy, European banks, European Banks Strengthen Digital Payments Strategy with BNP Paribas Joining Euro Stablecoin Development Effort, ING, KBC, MiCAR, programmable payments, Qivalis, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, stablecoin launch 2026, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) Enea has extended its Gold-level partnership with the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF), strengthening its role in supporting Suricata, the open-source engine widely used for network threat detection. The partnership combines financial backing with technical expertise to ensure … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AI-based threat detection, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity innovation, Deep Packet Inspection, digital assets, Enea, Enea reinforces commitment to open-source security with Suricata partnership and next-generation AI-based threat detection solutions, Extended Enea–OISF collaboration drives innovation in network threat detection with launch of Qosmos Threat Detection SDK, Kelley Misata, national security, network threat detection, OISF, Open Information Security Foundation, open source security, Osvaldo Aldao, Qosmos Threat Detection SDK, Suricata, telecom software
(IN BRIEF) flatexDEGIRO has expanded its crypto trading services to France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Austria, extending access to more than two million customers across Europe. Building on its launch in Germany in December 2024 and recognition as “Best Crypto … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Austria, Bitcoin, Broker-Wahl 2025, crypto savings plans, Crypto trading, DEGIRO, digital assets, ethereum, Europe, flatex, flatexDEGIRO, France, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany, Netherlands, Oliver Behrens, online broker, partnership, Spain, staking, wealth building
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA Crypto, Türkiye’s first bank-backed cryptocurrency platform, has introduced trading and transfers in Tether (USDT) via the Ethereum network. The addition of the world’s largest stablecoin enables users to trade USDT pairs and benefit from the stability … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged bank-backed crypto platform, Crypto trading, crypto transfers, cryptocurrency, digital assets, ethereum, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Crypto, Onur Güven, stablecoin, Tether, Türkiye, US dollar peg, USDT
(IN BRIEF) BBVA now offers retail customers in Spain the ability to trade and custody bitcoin and ether directly through its mobile app, following clearance from the CNMV and in line with EU MiCA regulations. The fully integrated service, devoid … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged Avax, BBVA, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Chiliz, CNMV, cryptocurrency, custody service, digital assets, ether, Francisco Maroto, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Investment Solutions, MiCA, mobile app, regulatory compliance, Retail Banking, Solana, Switzerland, tokenization, Turkey, USDC, XRP
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has appointed Jennifer Lassiter as Head of Digital Assets for Europe and the Americas, based in New York City. She will lead the Bank’s strategic initiatives in the digital asset space, focusing on expanding capabilities and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Americas, CBDCs, central bank digital currencies, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Digital Asset Ecosystem, digital assets, digital finance, Europe, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, financial services, INNOVATION, Jennifer Lassiter, leadership, regulatory strategy, Rene Michau, Standard Chartered, The Digital Dollar Project
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Business and Fortinet have expanded their global partnership to offer converged networking and cybersecurity services in new markets across Europe, Asia, and the United States. This partnership enables businesses to secure their hybrid workforce and protect against … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged cloud security, compliance, cyber protection, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Center, digital assets, digital transformation, Düsseldorf, Enterprise Solutions, Fortinet, FortiSASE, Global Expansion, global partnership, Hybrid Workforce, IT security, Managed Services, networking solutions, partnership, risk management, SD-WAN, secure connectivity, Secure Networking, Vodafone Business
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), Animoca Brands, and HKT have launched a joint venture to apply for a license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to issue a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin. This collaboration leverages SCBHK’s banking infrastructure, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Animoca Brands, Blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital assets, HKMA, HKT, Hong Kong, partnership, stablecoin, Standard Chartered, WEB3
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO has successfully completed its second use case in the Eurosystem Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) trials, marking a significant step in exploring digital asset innovations. The bank executed four repo trades using central bank money settled … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, ABN AMRO Clearing, Banque de France, Blockchain, blockchain-based settlement, CBDC, central bank money, Clearstream, commercial offering, Commercial Paper, CP issuance, De Nederlandsche Bank, digital assets, digital currency, digital currency settlement, digital euro, Digital Green Bond, distributed ledger technology, DLT, ECB trials, Eurex Clearing, Eurosystem Central Bank Digital Currency, financial innovation, financial markets, future-ready institution., intraday liquidity management, public blockchain, Rabobank, repo pilot trades, reverse repo, Sander Wever, securities lifecycle, tokenization, tokenized commercial paper, tokenized securities
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