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Bank of Italy Official Urges Tokenized Upgrade to SEPA

The call highlights a preference for adapting Europe’s existing payment rails to support digital money under central bank oversight.

ECB Signs Open-Standards Deals for the Digital Euro to Lower Integration Costs

12 European Banks Tap Fireblocks for MiCAR-Compliant Euro Stablecoin

Six Swiss Banks Launch Sandbox to Trial Swiss Franc Stablecoin

China Orders Banks to Use Blockchain and Privacy Tech to Expand Small-Business Credit

ECB Invites Experts to Write Digital Euro Rules for ATMs and Card Terminals

Bank of Korea Starts Phase 2 Digital Won Pilot With Nine Banks to Test Subsidy Payments

Tim Scott Sees Stablecoin-Yield Proposal This Week as CLARITY Act Faces April Deadline

Jefferies Sees Stablecoins Siphoning 3%–5% of Bank Deposits, Pressuring Earnings Over Five Years

Germany and Austria Lead Europe in Cash Use as Survey Finds Growing Divide in How Europeans Pay

Ray Dalio Warns CBDCs Would End Financial Privacy and Enable Government Control

European Parliament Backs Digital Euro in Symbolic Vote

EU Steps Up Digital Euro Drive to Cut Reliance on U.S. Payment Giants by 2029

ECB Warns Digital Euro Delays Deepen Reliance on US Payment Giants

JPMorgan to Issue JPM Coin Natively on Canton Network in 2026 Rollout

RAKBank Wins In-Principle Nod to Issue AED-Backed Stablecoin From UAE Central Bank

Russia Activates Digital Ruble for Budget Revenues as Law Takes Effect

China to Let Banks Pay Interest on Digital Yuan From Jan. 1, 2026

Visa Launches USDC Settlement for U.S. Banks on Solana

Ten European Banks Form Qivalis to Launch Regulated Euro Stablecoin in 2026