Mastercard and Borderless Test Shared Compliance Signals for Stablecoin Payments
Mastercard and Borderless.xyz are piloting reusable assurance signals for cross-border stablecoin payments, with three providers named as participants.
Tag: cross-border payments
21 Financial Institutions Commit to 2027 Dollar Stablecoin Plan
A group spanning banks and asset managers plans to form a new company in 2026 and target a US dollar stablecoin launch in the first half of 2027.
Visa and Dunamu Explore Stablecoin Payments and Remittances
Visa and Upbit operator Dunamu have agreed to explore stablecoin payments, remittances and AI commerce, but have not announced a live service.
SBI Leads Fasset Series C as Stablecoin Banking Plans Expand
SBI is deepening its investment in Fasset as the companies plan a Malaysian digital bank and wider distribution of Fasset-issued tokens.
HSBC, Standard Chartered Complete First Live Transaction on Swift Ledger
The banks used Swift’s blockchain ledger to coordinate tokenized-deposit obligations before final settlement through existing payment systems.
Jeonbuk Bank Deploys Ripple Payments for Cross-Border Transfers
South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank is deploying Ripple Payments for business remittances, but the announcement leaves key operating details undisclosed.
Bank of England Lab Tests Stablecoin and Digital Pound Settlement
A Digital Pound Lab experiment is testing whether stablecoin and simulated digital-pound legs can be coordinated in one cross-border trade-finance flow.
IMF Says Local Stablecoins Could Accelerate Digital Dollar Use
IMF official Dan Katz says local-currency stablecoins may make it easier for users to switch into dollar tokens, reshaping oversight of cross-border flows.
Mastercard Completes BVNK Acquisition for Stablecoin Infrastructure
Mastercard has completed its acquisition of BVNK, adding stablecoin infrastructure for business payments, payouts, settlement and treasury workflows.
Bank of Italy Study Finds Fiat Rails Drive Stablecoin Remittance Costs
A Bank of Italy research paper finds that stablecoin remittance costs and speed depend more on exchanges, conversion and domestic payment rails than on blockchain fees.
BIS Project Agorá Moves Tokenised Payments Into Real Value
Project Agorá tested about CHF 800,000 of real-value wholesale payments, moving its tokenised cross-border model beyond functional simulation.
FCA Sprint Feedback Favors Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
Feedback from the UK FCA’s Stablecoin Sprint identifies cross-border payments as the clearest near-term opportunity while flagging limits in domestic retail.