Stablecoins and Tokenization: Exploring Risks and Opportunities
Stablecoins and Tokenization: Exploring Risks and Opportunities The IMF, in an article by Hélène Rey, explores how stablecoins,…
Portugal’s Sibs to buy Polish payments firm ITCard
Portuguese payments processor Sibs is expanding its presence in central Europe through the acquisition of Poland’s ITCard. Financial…
Egypt: South Korea Commits $15 Million to Digital Education
• South Korea launches $15M project to modernize Egypt’s education• Five-year plan covers 54 schools, boosts ICT, teacher…
How Donald Trump became president of Europe – POLITICO
“He may never be Europe’s president, but he can be its godfather,” said one EU diplomat who, like…
Draghi had a plan to save Europe’s economy. We’ve rated it, a year in – POLITICO
Joint debt: Let’s see Draghi has been a consistent advocate for EU joint borrowing of the kind carried…
Bank of England and Accenture deliver on RTGS renewal programme
The Bank of England and Accenture have rebuilt and modernised a core component of the payments infrastructure in…
Caixabank enables Apple Pay installment payments in Spain
CaixaBank Payments & Consumer, a specialist consumer financing and payment methods subsidiary, tackles card payments in the Iberian…
1 in 5 Europeans will retire in poverty without urgent reform, EU watchdog warns – POLITICO
“Automatically, you will be included in the pension funds if you work. If you don’t want that, you…
Macron wants EU to target US Big Tech after new Trump tariff threat – POLITICO
A person close to Macron confirmed that exploring possible retaliation against U.S. digital players was indeed “his stance.” Trump threatened…
Tech regulation is our ‘sovereign’ right – POLITICO
The bombshell missive landed just days after Trump and Brussels issued a statement to formalize their tariff truce,…
Germany and Canada announce deeper ties on critical minerals, defense – POLITICO
The countries’ economy ministers, looking toward that purpose, were set to sign an agreement on critical minerals, which…
ECB bets on barnstorming start for digital euro – POLITICO
“The impact on savings and retail banks of the digital euro taking a big chunk of card transactions…