Japan’s Financial Services Agency has decided to support an initiative by the country’s three largest banks to issue stablecoins, according to government officials.

Italian banks have expressed support for the European Central Bank’s (ECB) digital euro initiative, but have urged that the related implementation costs be distributed over time.

WhiteBIT, a European crypto exchange, has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration in Argentina, with plans to launch in Brazil.

Non-custodial payment account for spending on-chain USDC with a virtual Visa card Tangem Pay has announced the start of its gradual launch in November 2025.

The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye has moved forward with preparations for a digital form of its national currency, as outlined in the 2026 Presidential Annual Programme.

Crypto exchange OKX has launched its OKX Pay and OKX Card services in Brazil, enabling users to make payments and save in USD-denominated stablecoins.

Pay3 has announced that it has launched its Agentic Payments Platform, enabling AI agents to autonomously perform financial transactions using stablecoins.

Ripple has announced a collaboration with Mastercard, WebBank, and Gemini to test the use of Ripple USD for settling fiat card transactions.

The Bank of England has announced that it will start to coordinate its stablecoin regulations with the US to ensure synchronised oversight of digital assets.