Paxos launches stablecoin in the EU
Digital asset outfit Paxos has launched its Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoin across the European Union. Editorial This content…
BBVA launches digital bank in Germany
Spain’s BBVA continues its European expansion, launching a 100% digital retail bank in Germany. Editorial This content has…
SoFi adds crypto services and blockchain-powered remittances
US fintech SoFi is taking advantage of the changing regulatory landscape under the Trump administration to reintroduce crypto…
Bank of England tests AI to spot real-time payment fraud
A project by the Bank of England and the London BIS Innovation Hub to use AI to spot…
Over £1bn stolen by fraudsters in 2024
Criminals stole £1.17 billion through fraud in the UK last year, with a slight fall in authorised push…
ECB sets back deadline for non-bank PSP access to Target
The European Central bank has postponed a deadline for allowing non-bank payment service providers (PSPs) to access central…
BIS and NY Fed test policy implications of future tokenised market
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have published a joint…
ING Belgium launches ‘check the call’ fraud feature
Following success in the Netherlands, ING is rolling out its ‘check the call’ fraud feature to customers in…
Fluency to test offline and programmable payments for ECB’s digital euro project
The European Central Bank has selected UK-based deep tech company Fluency to run intiatives in programmable and offline…
BBVA to offer bitcoin and ether trading and custody services in Spain
BBVA has received the green light from the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) to provide custody and…
How greenwashing is approached in the UK and EU
Contributed This content is contributed or sourced from third parties but has been subject to Finextra editorial review.…
Algo trading firm XTX to build €1bn data centre hub in Finland
Algo trading form XTX Markets is investing €1 billion in a large-scale data centre complex in Finland to…