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Qivalis euro stablecoin

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Qivalis' CEO on its euro stablecoin and how it differs from the digital euro

Mastercard complete Europe's first end-to-end payment with agentic AI.

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Mastercard and Santander bring agentic payments into regulated banking

Businessman with coin, calculate high percentage of company profit dividend.

Financial Reporting

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Checkout.com chose to delay Brazil rollout as it returned to profit

February 24, 2026

ECB President questions need for European stablecoins.

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Christine Lagarde and the ECB: Will she stay or go?

February 23, 2026

appointment, recruitment

People & Strategy

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ClearBank appoints EU CEO as France expansion begins

February 19, 2026

Gemini continues to scale down

Cryptocurrencies

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Are Gemini’s latest workforce cuts a lesson in personnel expenses?

February 18, 2026

Fraudster shaking hands with a man, while holding a white mask behind his back.

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How fraudsters exploit behaviour to avoid PSD2 safeguards

February 18, 2026

Digital Euro

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Will Europe allow stablecoins and CBDCs to co-exist?

February 17, 2026

digital euro

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European legislators back online and offline digital euro

February 12, 2026

Mastercard

Cryptocurrencies

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Why UnCash accused Mastercard of playing executioner

February 11, 2026

Europe wants to drop US dependancy

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Europe’s push for greater sovereignty: retail payments and a CBDC

February 9, 2026

Gemini scales back on staff and markets

Cryptocurrencies

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Gemini exits the UK, EU and Australia - here’s why

February 6, 2026

Madrid, Spain - June 19, 2021: City BBVA. Headquarters of BBVA bank in Las Tablas district. La Vela Building designed by Herzog and de Meuron. Finance, business and banking concepts

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Banks move on Euro stablecoins amid crypto rail growth

February 6, 2026

The European Union (EU) flag waves as it is prominently displayed, fluttering in the breeze against a bright blue sky, symbolizing unity and cooperation among European nations.

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EU trims digital euro hype and sets limits for non-euro users

February 2, 2026

Financial Reporting

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Stablecoins take the cake in Visa’s $10.9 bn Q1 results

January 30, 2026

Hand turns dice and changes the expression 'buy now pay now' to 'buy now pay later'.

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OnePay adds post-purchase BNPL as US card caps debated

January 22, 2026

Wise to move primary listing to US

Financial Reporting

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Wise will 'complete' dual listing in H1 2026

January 21, 2026

Europe's CCD2 challenge

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CCD2: Europe’s real test is harmonisation, not policy

January 21, 2026

Revolut and Google collab on agentic commerce

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Revolut continues digital and international expansion

January 20, 2026

Greenland for sale? asks a Donald Trump doll, Denmark, January 10, 2025

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The world’s most ambitious payout scheme?

January 20, 2026

Tokenisation of digital payments

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Why Swift is aiming to achieve digital asset interoperability

January 16, 2026

The Future of the Cryptocurrency Market: Proposals from the Bank of Russia December 23, 2025 News Share The Bank of Russia has prepared a concept for regulating cryptocurrencies in the Russian market. Both qualified and non-qualified investors will be able to acquire crypto assets, but each category will be subject to its own rules. The Bank of Russia has submitted proposals for legislative amendments to the government for review. At the same time, the Bank of Russia continues to consider cryptocurrencies a high-risk instrument. They are not issued or guaranteed by any jurisdiction and are subject to increased volatility and sanctions risks. When deciding to invest in crypto assets, investors should understand that they assume the risk of potential loss of their funds. According to the concept, digital currencies and stablecoins are recognized as monetary assets; they can be bought and sold, but they cannot be used for domestic payments. Unqualified investors will be able to acquire the most liquid cryptocurrencies, for which criteria will be established in legislation, but only after passing testing and within a limit of no more than 300,000 rubles per year through a single intermediary. Qualified investors will be able to purchase any cryptocurrency, except anonymous ones (whose smart contracts conceal information about token transfers to recipients), without any restrictions on transaction volumes, but only after passing a test to ensure an understanding of their risks. Cryptocurrency transactions will be possible through the existing infrastructure: exchanges, brokers, and trustees will be able to operate under their existing licenses. Separate requirements will be established only for specialized depositories and exchangers that work with cryptocurrencies. Residents will also be able to purchase cryptocurrency abroad (paying for it from foreign accounts) and transfer previously purchased cryptocurrency abroad through Russian intermediaries, but they will need to notify the tax service of such transactions. The new regulation will also affect the digital financial asset (DFA) market. The circulation of DFAs and other Russian digital rights (utilitarian and hybrid) will be permitted on open networks. This will allow issuers to freely attract investment from abroad, and clients to acquire DFAs on terms no worse than those for cryptocurrency. The concept calls for the development of a legislative framework by July 1, 2026. And starting July 1, 2027, it is planned to introduce liability for the illegal activities of intermediaries in the cryptocurrency market, similar to the liability for illegal banking activities.

Cryptocurrencies

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Russian lawmaker calls for tighter crypto controls after Belarus-linked fraud claims

January 15, 2026

Merge acquires license for crypto and fiat offerings in France

Cryptocurrencies

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Do France’s MiCA numbers highlight early signs of regulatory venue-shopping?

January 14, 2026

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