https://www.finextra.com/ The Latest Financial IT Cryptocurrency Headlines Copyright 2026 Finextra Research Ltd en-GB contact@finextra.com (Finextra Contact) https://www.finextra.com https://www.finextra.com/finextra-images/site/finextra.png https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48481/bitget-hit-by-3875-million-hack?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48481/bitget-hit-by-3875-million-hack?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:32:00 GMT Bitget has halted customer withdrawals after hackers that the crypto exchange suspects are linked to North Korea stole more than $380 million. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48478/us-prosecutors-seize-tether-linked-payment-firms-bank-accounts---ft?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48478/us-prosecutors-seize-tether-linked-payment-firms-bank-accounts---ft?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:41:00 GMT US federal prosecutors have seized bank accounts belonging Capstone, a payments business working on behalf of stablecoin issuer Tether and its sister exchange Bitfinex, according to the Financial Times. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48470/swift-and-wells-fargo-join-linux-foundation-decentralized-trust?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48470/swift-and-wells-fargo-join-linux-foundation-decentralized-trust?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:01:00 GMT Swift and Wells Fargo are among the latest members to join the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48469/ibm-integrates-digital-asset-platform-with-swift-shared-ledger?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48469/ibm-integrates-digital-asset-platform-with-swift-shared-ledger?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:28:00 GMT IBM is now letting its digital asset platform clients connect to permissioned blockchain networks, including Swift’s shared ledger. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48462/former-visa-crypto-lead-launches-open-payments-network?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48462/former-visa-crypto-lead-launches-open-payments-network?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:01:00 GMT Atum, an open payments network founded by former Visa crypto product team lead Pete Cooling, has emerged from stealth with $13.5 million in funding. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48453/sofi-bank-goes-live-with-stablecoin-settlement-across-mastercard-network?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48453/sofi-bank-goes-live-with-stablecoin-settlement-across-mastercard-network?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:01:00 GMT SoFi Bank has joined forces with Mastercard to migrate its full card programme to blockchain settlement using its own SoFiUSD stablecoin. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48435/sbi-group-joins-25m-funding-round-for-dtcpay?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48435/sbi-group-joins-25m-funding-round-for-dtcpay?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:01:00 GMT Japan's SBI Group has joined a US$25 million Series A funding round for Singapore-based stablecoin payments outfit dtcpay. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48434/ecb-chief-lagarde-helped-block-binances-mica-license---wsj?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48434/ecb-chief-lagarde-helped-block-binances-mica-license---wsj?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:23:00 GMT European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde intervened to help stop crypto giant Binance secure a license under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation in Greece, according to the Wall Street Journal. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48432/sec-clears-way-for-tokenised-stock-trading?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48432/sec-clears-way-for-tokenised-stock-trading?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:57:00 GMT The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an order that enables the trading of tokenised stocks. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48431/fca-cracks-down-on-illegal-crypto-trading-in-london?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48431/fca-cracks-down-on-illegal-crypto-trading-in-london?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:39:00 GMT The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken action to shut down an illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading operation in three suspected premises across London. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48419/circle-launches-arc-mainnet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48419/circle-launches-arc-mainnet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:17:00 GMT Circle has launched its Arc Mainnet open Layer-1 blockchain network purpose-built for financial markets, real-time money movement and agentic economic activity, https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48417/deutsche-bank-prepares-for-go-live-of-digital-asset-custody?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48417/deutsche-bank-prepares-for-go-live-of-digital-asset-custody?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:29:00 GMT Deutsche bank is preparing for the go-live of its digital asset custody business with the first institutional and corporate clients expected to be onboarded later this year, subject to regulatory clearance. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110920/gold-i-hooks-up-with-deutsche-brse-crypto-finance-group-integration?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110920/gold-i-hooks-up-with-deutsche-brse-crypto-finance-group-integration?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:09:00 GMT Gold-i, a global leader in FX and crypto trading technology, has integrated Crypto Finance Group, part of Deutsche Börse Group, into its multi-asset liquidity bridge, MatrixNET. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110923/fca-issues-guidance-on-the-laws-governing-the-uks-future-crypto-asset-regime?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110923/fca-issues-guidance-on-the-laws-governing-the-uks-future-crypto-asset-regime?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:41:00 GMT New FCA guidance will help firms understand how the law underpinning the UK's future cryptoasset regime applies to their business. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110932/cloudtech-to-bring-institutional-grade-crypto-trading-to-apac-investors?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110932/cloudtech-to-bring-institutional-grade-crypto-trading-to-apac-investors?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:01:00 GMT CloudTech Group, a leading blockchain financial infrastructure firm, has launched RooRooEx, a next-generation digital asset trading platform designed to give high-net-worth and individual investors access to institutional-grade trading tools, liquidity and pricing. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110933/payward-plans-onchain-perpetual-futures-for-us-clients?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110933/payward-plans-onchain-perpetual-futures-for-us-clients?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:31:00 GMT Payward, the parent company of Kraken, today announced that it intends to deploy onchain perpetual futures markets for US clients, starting with Hyperliquid HIP-3* markets, the protocol’s first builder-deployed permissioned perpetual markets. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110941/wisdomtree-and-moonpay-expand-us-access-to-tokenised-funds?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110941/wisdomtree-and-moonpay-expand-us-access-to-tokenised-funds?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:50:00 GMT WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT), a global financial innovator, and MoonPay, the global financial technology company powering the movement of value across fiat and digital assets, have announced a strategic collaboration to make the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX), a tokenized money market mutual fund, more accessible to everyday investors in the U.S. via MoonPay. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110945/sp-global-agrees-to-acquire-openzeppelin?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110945/sp-global-agrees-to-acquire-openzeppelin?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:28:00 GMT S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin, the security standard for onchain finance. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110977/bvnk-integrates-stellar-blockchain?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110977/bvnk-integrates-stellar-blockchain?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:03:00 GMT BVNK today announced the integration of the Stellar blockchain into its stablecoin payments platform, giving businesses access to another high-speed, low-cost payment rail through BVNK’s single platform and API. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110982/reap-and-visa-collaborate-to-launch-stablecoin-card-programme-across-100-markets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110982/reap-and-visa-collaborate-to-launch-stablecoin-card-programme-across-100-markets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:39:00 GMT Reap, a global financial technology company building stablecoin-enabled infrastructure, and Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced a strategic collaboration to bring stablecoin-linked Visa credit card programs to over 100+ markets globally, powered by Reap's card issuance infrastructure, in compliance with local regulations. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110992/rbi-to-provide-digital-asset-services-across-europe-with-bitpanda-support?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110992/rbi-to-provide-digital-asset-services-across-europe-with-bitpanda-support?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:26:00 GMT Bitpanda and Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) are expanding their strategic partnership across Central and Eastern Europe. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/111025/bluwhale-announces-trading-agents-for-tokenised-stocks-and-real-world-assets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/111025/bluwhale-announces-trading-agents-for-tokenised-stocks-and-real-world-assets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:52:00 GMT Bluwhale, the AI financial operating system connecting millions of users to traditional and blockchain financial services managed by AI, today announced trading agents for tokenized stocks and real-world assets, including gold, silver and oil. The broader tokenized-stock market already includes instruments linked to widely held companies such as Apple, Microsoft and Tesla, although availability varies by issuer, venue, user eligibility and jurisdiction. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/111030/socure-brings-identity-verification-and-fraud-prevention-to-circle-arc-mainnnet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/111030/socure-brings-identity-verification-and-fraud-prevention-to-circle-arc-mainnnet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:05:00 GMT Socure, the leading AI-native trust infrastructure for global identity and risk intelligence, today announced that RiskOS is being used for identity verification and fraud prevention on Arc, the open Layer 1 blockchain built by Circle and now live on public mainnet. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/111042/fca-secures-money-back-for-victims-of-crypto-fraud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/111042/fca-secures-money-back-for-victims-of-crypto-fraud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:31:00 GMT Victims of a £1.5m crypto investment fraud will recover lost funds after the Financial Conduct Authority obtained confiscation orders against Raymondip Bedi and Patrick Mavanga. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3563/what-are-the-best-use-cases-for-tokenisation-and-programmability?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3563/what-are-the-best-use-cases-for-tokenisation-and-programmability?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT Joining FinextraTV at EBADay 2026 in Copenhagen, Sovon Chatterjee, Director, Product Management, Global Payment Solutions, Europe, HSBC to discuss tokenised deposits. Chatterjeee mentioned the typical constraints that make it tricky for a 24/7 operation for corporate treasurers and that tokenised deposits is beginning to build this experience. One key benefit, Chatterjee mentioned, is the ability to remove the need for pre-funding floats, often a large cost. Chatterjee continued by providing insights into the existing hurdles to wider use of tokenised deposits and the importance of interoperability. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3500/risk-control-regulation-how-european-issuers-are-approaching-digital-assets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3500/risk-control-regulation-how-european-issuers-are-approaching-digital-assets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT At NextGen Nordics 2026 in Stockholm, Francesco Dalessandro, Head of Sales, Cards and Payments, Europe, FIS provided insights into stablecoin adoption and the digital euro. Dallesandro explained that European issuers are not currently looking at the digital euro as an an individual rail, but are instead thinking more holistically about a new ecosystem of CBDCs, tokenised assets and regulated stablecoins in coexistence. He suggested that this 'coexistence' is a better word than any sort of convergence, explaining how customers are primarily concerned with the experience and reduction in fraud, rather than with the specifics of how digital assets merge to create that experience. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3498/how-early-digital-payments-adoption-in-the-nordics-influenced-its-growth?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3498/how-early-digital-payments-adoption-in-the-nordics-influenced-its-growth?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT Taking time out of NextGen Nordics in Stockholm, Erik Gutwasser, President, Northern Europe, Mastercard joined FinextraTV to discuss how digitlisation is changing in the Nordic markets. Beginning by establishing the Nordics as the most digitalised payment society globally, Gutwasser explained how Fintech firms in the region were early adopters of one-click checkouts and this has provided easier optimism for concepts such as full-tokenisation and biometric authentications. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3475/how-smes-can-adopt-ai-without-starting-from-scratch?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3475/how-smes-can-adopt-ai-without-starting-from-scratch?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT In this FinextraTV 2026 interview, Mark Barnett, Global Head of Small and Medium Enterprises, Mastercard, discussed how small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) can utilise AI to its full potential. Barnett explains that AI should be implemented into the tools that SMEs already use - such as banking apps - so they do not have to adopt new systems. Barnett outlines the concerns businesses may have, such as cyber risk, and describes how agentic AI can allow small businesses to operate at a larger scale. Barnett highlights that human involvement is still important and that AI allows SMEs to not have the stress of administrative burdens and allows them time to focus on what they are passionate about: running and growing their businesses. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3474/destabilising-the-stable-how-stablecoins-are-perfect-for-fraudsters?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3474/destabilising-the-stable-how-stablecoins-are-perfect-for-fraudsters?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT Once again, joining FinextraTV to talk about stablecoin development, Professor Andros Gregoriou, Head of REF, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University provided his opinion on their use within financial crime. Gregoriou explains how the industry has grown exponentially and how, with this growth, the risk is lower both for regular investors and criminals. When it comes to 24/7 trading on a crypto exchange, Gregoriou describes how these provide even more risks: where later times in a relaxed sector provided ample space for vulnerability. He emphasises how Stablecoins are not just inherently risk-free, and in fact provide a certain flexibility and anonymity to criminal activity, something that needs to be considered when it comes to regulatory changes. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3453/how-traditional-risk-management-frameworks-can-inspire-blockchain-growth?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3453/how-traditional-risk-management-frameworks-can-inspire-blockchain-growth?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT In this Finextra TV interview from the Digital Assets Forum in London, Nilixa Devlukia, Policy Adviser, EMEA, Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) explores what risk‑management frameworks for blockchain can take from traditional financial ecosystems, what needs to be adapted, and what obstacles can occur. Devlukia explains the changing relationship between traditional finance and decentralised finance, observing a shift towards greater interest in the industry to adopt blockchain technology. There is an exploration of the benefits of blockchain whilst recognising the ongoing challenges of creating safe and secure global frameworks. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3451/how-global-tokenisation-deposits-are-unlocking-new-economic-value?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3451/how-global-tokenisation-deposits-are-unlocking-new-economic-value?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT In this Finextra TV interview from the Digital Assets Forum in London, Jacob Mikkel Hansen, CEO of the Nordic Blockchain Association, explores the evolving blockchain landscape in the Nordic region. Hansen explains how the Nordic region initially took a cautious stance toward blockchain due to strong established trust and limited early use cases. However, this has recently shifted towards a rapid adoption of stable coins, digital identity initiatives, and real-world applications in public-sector projects. Hansen helps to outline the growing institutional involvement and increased public engagement emphasising that blockchain is now unlocking new economic value through tokenised deposits and emerging digital infrastructure. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3452/why-is-now-the-right-time-for-more-sovereign-tokenisation-developments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3452/why-is-now-the-right-time-for-more-sovereign-tokenisation-developments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT In this Finextra TV interview from the Digital Assets Forum in London, Peter Left, Head of Digital and Market Innovation, Lloyds Banking Group. Left explores the Great British Tokenised Deposit (GBTD) initiative and how it positions the UK as a leader in tokenised money. Peter explains why tokenisation is gaining legitimacy and highlights a shift in mindset towards using blockchain technology to aide rather than replace traditional finance. Left also explores how tokenised deposits will meet existing compliance standards, and why national versions of tokenised money matter for preserving domestic financial systems. Left also covers the benefits of merging blockchain innovation with established banking infrastructure. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3433/the-struggle-for-control-how-defi-regulation-may-need-to-be-different?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3433/the-struggle-for-control-how-defi-regulation-may-need-to-be-different?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT Joining the FinextraTV virtual studio, Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder, Chainlink reflected on the closing of the gap between traditional finance and decentralised finance. Following up on comments he made in a conversation at Sibos, Nazarov discusses how regulators face a conundrum due to the difficulty of creating limitations on a type of finance that is harder to control by nature. Despite these regulatory obstacles, Nazarov said that the convergence of TradFi and DeFi relates more to the tokenisation of equity, commodity and fund than to traditional cryptocurrency, and this separation will create an easier path forward. Driven by regulation like MICA and the guidance from the current US administration, Nazarov re-emphasises his optimism for the impact of decentralised finance on 2026 and beyond. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3412/scale-standards--interoperable-systems-bringing-digital-assets-into-the-mainstream?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3412/scale-standards--interoperable-systems-bringing-digital-assets-into-the-mainstream?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:00:00 GMT Joining the FinextraTV virtual studio following Sibos 2025, Jack Pouderoyen, Head of Digital Assets Strategy, Swift gave his thoughts on the rising mainstream popularity of digital assets and what the future holds. Discussing Swift's announcement of a new blockchain-based ledger, Pouderoyen explained how, as the world is becoming more 24/7 and tokenisation is in rapid growth, the underlying infrastructure must change to meet new demands. He said that the key to success is not in the technology, but in the ability to scale it, describing an environment where platforms have been created out of a need to reduce fragmentation, but, due to an inability to scale, have indirectly created more. Pouderoyen said the industry needs to see more systems and standards, like theirs, designed with a coalition of banks that enable connectivity and interoperability, in order to successfully integrate digital assets in the way they need. It will be in the realisation of a common standard and common platform on a trusted network across the payments industry that, he says, will be the future. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3397/digital-assets--payment-hubs-simplifying-infrastructure-for-a-disruptive-future?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3397/digital-assets--payment-hubs-simplifying-infrastructure-for-a-disruptive-future?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:00:00 GMT In Frankfurt at Sibos 2025, Elaine Duff, Head of Money Movement and Retail Payments, FIS discussed the energy at Sibos and some of the fundamental challenges facing banks and financial institutions. Duff contextualised the urgency that many banks were already feeling surrounding modernisation and increasing regulatory changes, but she says that speed is only increasing further. Her advice is to focus on simplifying infrastructure and technical debt, suggesting a payment hub as a good place to start. Duff emphasised that the pace of change is rapid and banks will need help in keeping up, one example of this in particular is the surprising frequency with which digital assets have been brought up. In these instances, she says, it becomes more transformative and it opens up questions around how this affects cross-border payments, compliance in new regimes and the ability for smaller banks to compete with larger banks with more of a larger percentage of the correspondent banking network. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3404/myths-money--momentum-everything-you-should-know-about-stablecoins?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3404/myths-money--momentum-everything-you-should-know-about-stablecoins?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:00 GMT Joining the FinextraTV studio, Andros Gregoriou, Head of Research and Professor of Finance, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, helped to demystify the rise of stablecoins and provides the key foundational elements that all should know. Gregoriou began by breaking down the four forms of stablecoins: 1. Dollar pegged, 2. Commodity pegged, 3. Digital Asset pegged and 4. Non-collateralised. These four forms, he says, are critical to understand as not all stablecoins are equal or risk-free, as is sometimes assumed. Other crucial elements to understand, Gregoriou asserts, are carefully implemented regulation, like a principle-based approach, the importance of the one-to-one relationship, and of the need for stablecoins to be fully backed. Further to this, he gives his opinion on what the future may look like when other countries continue to release their own versions, not pegged to the dollar. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3401/why-stablecoins-have-great-potential-but-proliferation-needs-tapering?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3401/why-stablecoins-have-great-potential-but-proliferation-needs-tapering?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:00:00 GMT Joining the FinextraTV studio at Sibos in Frankfurt, Alistair Brown, Global Head of Open Banking and Payments, EPAM shared his passionate opinions on the future of Stablecoins, following a roundtable at the event. Describing how stablecoins enable a number of positive things, from financial inclusion to speed and security, Brown warns against the further proliferation and inevitable fragmentation of stablecoin providers. According to him, 200 should be tapered down to 20, and there should be a higher focus on the challenge of business models, than on the implementation of technology - in Browns opinion, that's the least challenging part. https://www.finextra.com/event-info/631/how-leading-global-banks-are-driving-the-next-generation-of-consumer-scam-controls?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/event-info/631/how-leading-global-banks-are-driving-the-next-generation-of-consumer-scam-controls?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT What scam fears and security expectations do consumers have in 2026? And how are banks adapting? https://www.finextra.com/event-info/634/deposits-and-stablecoins-the-complete-digital-money-proposition-for-banks?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/event-info/634/deposits-and-stablecoins-the-complete-digital-money-proposition-for-banks?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT What does programmable money solve for clients, and what remains a matter of regulation and capital controls? https://www.finextra.com/event-info/637/beyond-connectivity-creating-more-value-across-the-payments-lifecycle?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/event-info/637/beyond-connectivity-creating-more-value-across-the-payments-lifecycle?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT What practical considerations should the industry have for building a more connected and efficient payments ecosystem? https://www.finextra.com/event-info/636/is-europe-ready-to-embrace-stablecoins?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/event-info/636/is-europe-ready-to-embrace-stablecoins?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 17 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT Exploring the role and future of stablecoins in Europe. https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32997/not-all-mpc-wallets-are-built-the-same-five-questions-for-institutional-buyers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32997/not-all-mpc-wallets-are-built-the-same-five-questions-for-institutional-buyers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:19:33 GMT Author: A finextra community member https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32984/tokenisation-promised-easier-access-to-assets-who-decides-the-price?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32984/tokenisation-promised-easier-access-to-assets-who-decides-the-price?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:21:50 GMT Author: A finextra community member https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32970/tokenized-renewable-energy-projects-building-the-infrastructure-for-on-chain-ownership?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32970/tokenized-renewable-energy-projects-building-the-infrastructure-for-on-chain-ownership?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:30:56 GMT Author: A finextra community member https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32963/multi-chain-operations-are-an-operating-model-not-a-chain-count-when-companies-evaluate-digital?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32963/multi-chain-operations-are-an-operating-model-not-a-chain-count-when-companies-evaluate-digital?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:30:47 GMT Author: A finextra community member https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32952/tokenized-stocks-in-2026-building-the-infrastructure-for-247-on-chain-equity-markets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32952/tokenized-stocks-in-2026-building-the-infrastructure-for-247-on-chain-equity-markets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:03:19 GMT Author: A finextra community member https://www.finextra.com/banners/banner.aspx?opt=ad&baid=8195 https://www.finextra.com/banners/banner.aspx?opt=ad&baid=8195 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT [Webinar] AI in Payments: Short-term Gains, Long-term Transformation