SWIFT, the world’s leading financial messaging system is teaming up with more than 30 major global banks to develop a blockchain-based system that could transform cross-border payments. The effort marks...Read More
Visa has taken another bold step into the world of digital currencies. On September 30, 2025, during the SIBOS financial services conference, the global payments giant announced a pilot program...Read More
Standard Chartered’s innovation arm, Standard Chartered Ventures, is preparing to raise capital in 2026 for a new digital asset fund that will invest in blockchain, crypto infrastructure, and fintech startups....Read More
Stablecoins like USDC are digital tokens pegged to the U.S. dollar and used globally for payments, remittances, and trading. They run on blockchains, which are designed so that once a...Read More
Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of Tether, has stated that Africa has the potential to become a hub for developing the digital systems that will support Web3. Speaking this week, Ardoino...Read More
Franklin Templeton, one of the world’s largest asset managers with over $1.6 trillion in assets under management, has expanded its blockchain-based tokenization platform, Benji Investments, to BNB Chain, marking a...Read More
Google has introduced an open-source payments protocol that allows artificial intelligence applications to process transactions using both stablecoins and traditional credit cards. Developed with more than 60 partners, including Coinbase,...Read More
The global crypto exchange OKX has announced the launch of its Africa Trading Sprint, a regional campaign designed to reward active traders across the continent. Running from September 15 to...Read More
France’s financial markets regulator has signalled that it may block the use of “passporting” rights for crypto firms under the European Union’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, raising questions...Read More
The GENIUS Act has just reshaped the U.S. stablecoin market. Signed into law in July 2025, it sets out the first national rulebook for who can issue dollar-backed stablecoins, how...Read More
