Stablecoin demand supports Treasury bills, not long bonds
Stablecoin demand is becoming consequential in the U.S. government debt market, but the maturity of that demand matters…
BoE given new mandate to drive payments innovation
The Bank of England (BoE) is set to receive a new secondary objective to support innovation across payment…
UK to add digital payment innovation as Bank of England secondary objective – Ledger Insights
The UK government will give the Bank of England a new secondary objective to drive digital innovation in…
Asia’s founders are going global faster, sometimes even before they’re sure what their business is, says Stripe’s SEA MD
“We’re seeing a significant shift in how Asia-based firms are looking at cross-border business,” Sarita Singh, Stripe’s regional…
Digital euro moves closer to reality as ECON committee votes ‘oui’
European Parliament: the economic and monetary affairs committee (ECON) has adopted its position on the single currency package,…
ECB reveals first DLT operators for Pontes, plus Appia contact group members – Ledger Insights
As the European Central Bank (ECB) and Eurosystem prepare for the launch of the Pontes DLT settlement solution…
Rain, Visa, Mastercard build Agentic Payments Alliance
Key insights: Rain, the big card networks and other companies have formed the Agentic Payments Alliance. What’s at stake:…
Polygon Joins Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab
The consortium enters Phase 2 of the Bank of England Digital Pound Lab to test near-instant cross-border settlement…
Bank of England updates its policy for UK systemic stablecoins, Richard Hay, Harry Eddis, Sophia Le Vesconte, Simon Treacy
The Bank of England has released a policy statement on the UK’s regime for systemic stablecoins. It has…
Amex GBT adds agentic commerce to corporate travel
Key insight: Amex GBT has added agentic AI tools to its corporate-travel management system. What’s at stake: Payment companies…
Top Crypto Payment Gateways in Luxembourg for Merchants
Key Insights: MiCA framework and CSSF supervision have made Luxembourg a leader among regulated crypto payment service hubs…
ECB targets 21 September go live for Project Pontes. A primer on tokenized central bank money – Ledger Insights
The European Central Bank wants to bring tokenized central bank money into production. If all goes to plan,…