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SMBC joins Fireblocks and Ava Labs to study stablecoin use

News | Cryptocurrencies | 03 Apr 2025

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC) has decided to work with Ava Labs, Fireblocks, and IT service provider TIS to assess the commercial use of stablecoins in Japan.

cryptocurrency, partnership, stablecoin, digital assets

Wirex introduces travel booking platform for crypto payments & rewards

News | Cryptocurrencies | 31 Mar 2025

Wirex has launched Wirex Travel, a booking platform that offers users up to 65% off hotel prices and up to 8% cashback when using their Wirex card.

crypto, online platform, travel payments, travelling platform, crypto payments

Circle expands USDC adoption in Japan following regulatory approval

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Mar 2025

Circle Internet Group, a global financial technology firm, has announced an increased focus on the Japanese market through its subsidiary, Circle Japan KK.

cryptocurrency, stablecoin, expansion, digital assets

The complete guide to travel payments | Insights from industry experts

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 25 Mar 2025

The Paypers’ Travel Series features insights from travel industry experts who discuss payment challenges, trends, regulatory hurdles, and emerging opportunities.

travel series, travel payments, marketplace, payments , BNPL, cryptocurrency, Web 3.0, blockchain, fraud management, fraud detection, loyalty programme, PSD2, PSD3, FX , regulation, sustainability

The global fintech puzzle: geopolitics, AI, and fintech's next wave

Interviews | Payments General | 25 Mar 2025

Pat Patel, Executive Director at GFTN, explores how geopolitical shifts, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies reshape fintech strategies amid global challenges.

payments , fintech, regulation, MiCA, artificial intelligence, web3, decentralisation, tokenization, digital assets, real-time payments, stablecoin

[Video interview] Crypto custody and Web 3 payments: insights from Crypto.com's Karl Mohan

Interviews | Cryptocurrencies | 20 Mar 2025

Karl Mohan, EVP Financial Services and GM International at Crypto.com, shares insights on how banks are increasingly open to experimenting with digital assets, driving the convergence of traditional finance and the digital asset economy.

cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency, crypto services, ETFs, crypto custody, crypto wallet, banks

[Video interview] Blockchain payments: bridging the gap between TradFi and DeFi

Interviews | Cryptocurrencies | 03 Mar 2025

Jason Ekberg, Global Digital Assets lead at Oliver Wyman, explores how crypto is transforming financial services and what’s needed for TradFi to embrace blockchain innovation.

blockchain, DeFi, TradFi, digital assets, cryptocurrency, stablecoin, banks

Ondo Finance brings tokenised real-world assets to Mastercard's MTN

News | Cryptocurrencies | 03 Mar 2025

Ondo Finance has partnered with Mastercard to bring tokenised real-world assets to the corporation’s multi-token network (MTN).

cryptocurrency, on-chain assets, banks, partnership, tokenization

Bridging the gap to digital assets – a call for openness to change

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 14 Feb 2025

Jelmer Koster, Senior Consultant at INNOPAY, explores the adoption of digital assets by traditional finance (TradFi) institutions.

DeFi, digital assets, Web 3.0, financial institutions, stablecoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain

HashKey obtains in-principal approval for VASP licence in Dubai

News | Cryptocurrencies | 15 Jan 2025

HashKey Group, a regulated digital asset exchange, has announced that HashKey MENA FZE obtained an in-principal approval from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for its Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence application. 

digital assets, virtual asset, cryptocurrency exchange, crypto, web3, regulation, blockchain

Intesa Sanpaolo makes EUR 1 million proprietary bitcoin trade

News | Cryptocurrencies | 15 Jan 2025

Italy-based Intesa Sanpaolo has announced that it proceeded to make a proprietary bitcoin trade, acquiring EUR 1 million of the digital currency. 

cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, digital assets, crypto asset, financial services

Sygnum Bank valued at USD 1 bln following USD 58 million funding round

News | Cryptocurrencies | 15 Jan 2025

Crypto-focused bank Sygnum has achieved a valuation of USD 1 billion after raising USD 58 million in a recent funding round.

cryptocurrency, banks, financial services, funding

Klickl International teams up with Zand Bank

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 08 Jan 2025

Klickl International, a Web3 Open Finance platform, has entered into a partnership with Zand, a UAE-based AI-enabled digital bank, to advance its operations by leveraging the latter’s banking products and solutions. 

partnership, digital banking, online banking, web3, financial services

Klickl raises USD 25 million in Series A funding round

News | Cryptocurrencies | 12 Dec 2024

Klickl, a Web3 Open Finance platform, has raised USD 25 million in a Series A funding round. This brings the company’s valuation to USD 125 million.

investment, Web 3.0, cryptocurrency, funding, Open Finance

AI, digital identity, and Web3: key insights from Banking 4.0

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 12 Dec 2024

Mirela Ciobanu, Lead Editor at The Paypers, delves into key themes from Banking 4.0, including AI's transformative role in finance, the risks of data manipulation in digital identities, and the growing impact of Web3, stablecoins, and CBDCs.

artificial intelligence, banks, web3, blockchain, stablecoin, digital identity, data privacy, cross-border payments, digital banking

Customer loyalty, gamification, and Web3/blockchain tech in travel – an airBaltic interview

Interviews | Ecommerce | 12 Dec 2024

Arturs Garais, Web3 Senior Project Manager at airBaltic and a speaker at ECOM’21, discusses travel industry developments that encourage customer loyalty – from gamification strategies to the implementation of Web3 and blockchain technology.

travel payments, travel series, paytech, fintech, ecommerce, web3, gamification, blockchain, loyalty programme, data analysis, NFT, tokenization, smart contracts, booking, digitalisation, payments

Why stablecoins are the future of money

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 10 Dec 2024

With growing institutional, regulatory, and political interest in stablecoins, Robin O'Connell, CEO of Enterprise at Uphold, explains why they are the future of money.

cryptocurrency exchange, stablecoin, cross-border payments, CBDC, B2B payments

Brighty secures USD 10 million in funding from Futurecraft Ventures

News | Cryptocurrencies | 02 Dec 2024

Switzerland-based digital finance platform Brighty has announced that it received USD 10 million in a funding round from Futurecraft Ventures. 

funding, investment, expansion, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, online payments

OKX launches exchange and wallet services in Belgium

News | Cryptocurrencies | 29 Nov 2024

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has officially launched its exchange platform and wallet services in Belgium.

cryptocurrency, trading platform, expansion, digital wallet

ZA Bank launches a new service for retail users

News | Cryptocurrencies | 25 Nov 2024

Hong Kong-based virtual bank ZA Bank has introduced a new service allowing retail users to directly buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum with fiat currency.

cryptocurrency, digital assets, product launch, digital banking