Author: DigitalEuroNews

The Eurosystem will invite payment service providers to participate in a 12-month digital euro pilot beginning in late 2027, aiming to validate technical and operational readiness.

A new EU-commissioned study calls on the ECB to model digital-euro adoption scenarios and assess potential impacts on bank funding and financial stability.

Bolivia will formally integrate stablecoins into its banking system, enabling regulated financial institutions to offer crypto-based payments and savings products.

Visa has teamed up with Aquanow to scale stablecoin settlement across CEMEA, aiming to cut costs and speed up cross-border transactions while boosting adoption of crypto-based payment rails.

An ECB civil-society seminar offered new findings on how Europeans expect the digital euro to work, with security, inclusion and privacy emerging as top priorities.

S&P Global has lowered its stability assessment of Tether’s USDT to the weakest level, citing increased exposure to high-risk assets and persistent transparency gaps.

Tether bought 26 tonnes of gold in Q3 2025, lifting its total to about 116 tonnes, a level comparable to central banks in Korea, Greece, and Hungary.

Klarna has unveiled KlarnaUSD, its first stablecoin, marking a major strategic shift as stablecoin transactions grow rapidly and new blockchain payment rails challenge legacy networks.

FinTech Magazine has released its top 10 predictions for 2026, highlighting rapid change across payments, regulation and digital money as the sector enters a new era.

An ECB financial stability official says uncertainty has eased since spring, but warns that stretched valuations, AI exuberance and US fiscal trends continue to pose risks to the euro area.