Latest Stablecoins News: Finextra Research

Mastercard takes 360-degree approach to power stablecoin transactions

Mastercard is doubling down on stablecoins, unveiling new global end-to-end acceptance and payments capabilities.

28 mins

Stablecoin payment system Next Generation secures $5 million in Seed funding

French fintech Next Generation has secured $5 million in Seed funding to drive the launch of its B2B payment ecosystem and pursue M&A opportunities.

8 hours

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PayPal offers 3.7% yield on stablecoin balances

PayPal is bidding to encourage uptake of its stablecoin by offering US users an annual rewards rate of 3.7% on their holdings.

24 April 2025

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Inside the tech behind the transformation: Sponsors announced for NextGen Nordics

Ever wanted to be in the same room as the senior executives leading payments innovation across the Nordics and Europe? NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden, is your chance to hear from the technology vendors that are supporting financial institutions expertly navigate a convoluted web of regulations, at a time when fraud is at an all-time high and consumer experience must be kept front of mind.

15 April 2025

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Félix raises $75 million for WhatsApp-based stablecoin remittance platform

Félix, a chat-based platform that utilises WhatsApp and stablecoins to enable Latino immigrants in the US to send money abroad, has secured $75 million Series B in equity and growth financing.

08 April 2025

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Ripple integrates stablecoin into cross-border payments platform

Ripple has integrated its recently-launched stablecoin into its flagship cross-border payments system.

03 April 2025

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Circle files for $5 billion IPO

Circle, the issuer of the world's second-largest stablecoin, USDC, has officially filed for an IPO.

02 April 2025

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Galaxy Digital reaches $200m settlement over Luna token

Galaxy Digital has reached a $200 million settlement with the New York Attorney General (NYAG) over claims the crypto investing company promoted the now collapsed Luna digital asset without disclosing its interest in the token.

31 March 2025

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ICE partners Circle to explore stablecoin uses

Nyse parent Intercontinental Exchange is exploring how it can use Circle's stablecoin and tokenised money market offering.

27 March 2025

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Fidelity Investments preps stablecoin

Fidelity Investments is in advanced stages of testing its own stablecoin, which is designed to act as cash in cryptocurrency markets and will be managed through its digital assets arm.

26 March 2025

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Stablecoin-based card issuer Rain raises $24.5 million

Rain, a card issuing platform for stablecoins, has raises $24.5 million in new funding led by Norwest Venture Partners.

25 March 2025

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Stablecoin de-pegging to be probed by Ripple, Warwick Business School’s Gillmore Centre

The research is funded by the University of California, Berkeley’s Centre for Responsible Decentralized Intelligence, and will involve collaboration between Warwick’s own Dr Ganesh Viswanath-Natraj, Ripple Research, and the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), the $50 million research division of Ripple.

21 March 2025

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MoonPay secures $200 million revolving credit line from Galaxy

In what has been dubbed one of the largest of its kind in the crypto industry, MoonPay’s credit line with Galaxy comes at a time of unprecedented momentum for the crypto industry, ensuring the solution provider is in a position to capitalise and solidify its role in the global digital economy.

21 March 2025

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Stable Sea raises $3.5m for global stablecoin offramping

Stable Sea, a stablecoin liquidity and orchestration company founded by former Block staffers, has emerged from stealth with $3.5 million in funding.

21 March 2025

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Europe needs digital euro to counter risk of economic coercion - ECB economist

Europe needs a digital currency to safeguard against threats from new forms of money like stablecoins, and to reduce reliance on US payments firms amid heightened political tensions, warns European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane.

20 March 2025

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Utila raises $18m for institutional digital asset wallets

Digital assets operations platform Utila has raised $18 million to help it cash in on the rising popularity of stablecoins.

20 March 2025

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Binance receives $2 billion investment from Abu Dhabi's MGX

Abu Dhabi investment group MGX has invested $2 billion in stablecoin in crypto exchange Binance.

12 March 2025

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Trump's embrace of stablecoins makes digital euro more urgent - EU official

As the European Central Bank aims to complete the testing phase for a digital euro by October, a top EU official says the project is becoming more urgent in the face of America's embrace of stablecoins under the Trump administration.

11 March 2025