Blockchain and digital assets can provide the infrastructure and payment rails needed for agentic commerce and the AI economy to…
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Fintech investment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) witnessed a decline in the first half of the year,…
Financial institutions are embracing stablecoins as a utility to modernize payments, enhance liquidity, and reduce transaction costs across their global…
In Switzerland, risks to financial stability from stablecoins are currently limited due to low volumes and low adoption. However, without…
Stablecoins, a form a tokenized money issued primarily by non-banks, promise efficiency gains in payments, but also introduce new risks…
Technology is reshaping the financial system, driving a shift towards an “always on” 24/7 market infrastructure and real-time transactions. This…
The global fintech industry has entered a new era defined not by speculative exuberance but by a balanced focus on…
By 2030, tokenized assets, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will no longer be experimental concepts, but will be…
Though stablecoins offer potential benefits, including greater increased efficiency in payments, and expanded access to digital finance through increased competition,…
In 2025, the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Portugal consolidated across all industries, including fintech. The year was marked…
US banking giant Citigroup has revised its 2030 forecast for the global stablecoin industry, citing strong market growth, accelerated adoption,…
The global payment industry is undergoing structural changes as digital payments rewrite the rules and new technologies including stablecoins and…
The European Union (EU) and the US have both taken steps to regulate digital currencies issued using distributed ledger technology…
Stablecoins are rapidly evolving from a niche vertical in the cryptocurrency ecosystem into a foundational element of the global financial…
Unbacked cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), are primarily driven by speculative motives, whereas stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies…
Stablecoins hold considerable promise for Switzerland, with the potential to improve the payment system, strengthen the digital economy, and reinforce…
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has published new guidance on the issuance of stablecoins. This guidance emphasizes the…
Stablecoins, or digital tokens with values tied to fiat currencies or other assets, have surged in popularity over the past…
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a toll on the crypto market, which close Q1 2020 at a 5.03% loss, according…
Blockchain has not yet reached mainstream adoption in the financial services industry but the technology has nevertheless moved beyond experimentation…
