Three of Japan's largest financial institutions are building a joint stablecoin infrastructure aimed at overhauling how corporations move money — a project that signals growing impatience with the inefficiencies of traditional cross-border settlement.

Digital banking platform Revolut said it has officially filed an application for a U.S. banking license, marking a major step in its push to build what it describes as the world’s first truly global bank.

The company that's been moving money since 1851 just made its biggest technological bet in decades - and the timing is no accident.

Australia has taken a concrete step toward institutional blockchain adoption after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) licensed AUDC Pty Ltd to issue a regulated, Australian dollar-backed stablecoin on the XRP Ledger.

On March 3, 2026, TCS Blockchain and PayPal announced an integration of PayPal USD (PYUSD) into freight payment infrastructure - a move targeting one of the trucking industry's most persistent financial headaches: getting paid on time.

A public spat between one of Wall Street's most powerful executives and a top White House official has put the future of stablecoin regulation squarely in the crosshairs - and it's beginning to drag broader crypto legislation down with it.

Kraken has become the first cryptocurrency company to gain access to core payment infrastructure used by traditional U.S. banks, marking a significant step toward deeper integration between digital asset platforms and the country’s financial system.

Binance plans to secure five additional cryptocurrency licenses across Asia in 2026, a move that would expand the exchange’s regulatory footprint and push its number of licensed jurisdictions globally to more than 20.

The partnership between Visa and Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure company acquired by Stripe last year, is expanding fast - and it's beginning to look less like a pilot program and more like a long-term infrastructure play.

Ripple has overhauled its payments platform into a single end-to-end system capable of handling both traditional fiat currencies and digital stablecoins - a move that puts it in direct competition with the fragmented stack of legacy financial infrastructure.

Europe’s largest banks are moving closer to launching a regulated euro stablecoin, as the Qivalis consortium accelerates talks with crypto exchanges and liquidity providers ahead of a planned 2026 debut.