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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

New York NY USA-September 10, 2025 The facade of the New York Stock Exchange is decorated for the initial public offering for the Swedish online payment processor, Klarna.

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Klarna tests P2P waters before global payments push

January 14, 2026

Manifest with eu flag aerial view.

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Academics warn a diluted digital euro would fail Europe

January 13, 2026

Zilch writting on table background.

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Why Zilch’s acquisition of Fjord is “not about banking”

January 9, 2026

TOKYO, JAPAN - September 24, 2020: Sign on a Rakuten Mobile store in Tokyo's Kasai area.

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Rakuten failure exposes need for banks to protect AML knowledge

January 7, 2026

Closeup of euro cash locked with chain and padlock - Stop cash concept

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Dutch cash cap tests the limits of AML-by-design

January 7, 2026

Image of bunq's app in the apple store

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bunq identifies US market opportunity to support digital nomads

January 7, 2026

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Battle for digital euro set to heat up in 2026

January 5, 2026

AI agent and customer support. Artificial intelligence helping and assisting customer. Man using laptop computer to ask questions to AI at desk.

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Q&A: Mollie's Bernardo Caldas on what agentic commerce means for payments

January 5, 2026

Integrated Finance

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Q&A: Silverflow's Co-Founder on why payments must modernise

December 22, 2025

The picture of MONZO bank card.

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Monzo’s European banking licence clouded by leadership turmoil

December 17, 2025

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N26 names UBS executive Mike Dargan as CEO as BaFin tightens oversight

December 16, 2025

Businessman holding a magnifier and searching a wooden model of a hacker in a business team. Representative of Baltimore AP fraud case 2025

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Credit transfer fraud losses hit €2.5bn as scams overtake security controls

December 16, 2025

Close up crocodile portrait on black background, representing Mollie's acquisition of GoCardless

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GoCardless snapped up by Mollie in European consolidation play

December 11, 2025

Exterior view of headquarters of of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg on June 2, 2023.

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EIB backs Scalapay with €70m BNPL scale-up loan

December 10, 2025

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MiCA: 1 year on

December 9, 2025

Visa launch enhanced A2A Protect

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Visa makes long-term bet on London’s payments future

December 8, 2025

Digital euro

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Qivalis stablecoin enters Europe’s digital payments race

December 3, 2025

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