The Central Bank of Russia has addressed common questions about the digital ruble on its official Telegram channel, explaining why commercial banks will remain intermediaries and why no separate app is planned.

Incore Invest has agreed to acquire Swedish software firm CoreOrchestration, maker of PaymentIQ, in a nine figure deal expected to close in early 2026, creating a standalone payments-technology company.

A new ECB blog post argues that a digital euro is necessary to safeguard Europe monetary sovereignty, with officials outlining a 2027 pilot and potential issuance by 2029.

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM has recognised Tether’s USDT as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token on several major blockchains, expanding regulated access for institutions operating in the UAE.

ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone has argued that central banks must embrace digital money, or risk losing monetary sovereignty, as Europe races to modernise payments and capital markets.

Congress has removed a CBDC ban from the final US defense bill, keeping the debate open as Republicans argue a digital dollar could enable government surveillance of personal transactions.

Isabel Schnabel told Bloomberg that euro-backed stablecoins will grow but will not replace the digital euro for everyday payments in Europe, underscoring the ECB’s focus on monetary sovereignty.

Airwallex has raised 330 million dollars at an 8 billion valuation and will establish a second global headquarters in San Francisco as it expands AI driven financial infrastructure.

Flex has secured 60 million dollars in fresh equity funding to scale its AI powered finance tools for middle market businesses and expand into personal financial management.

At FDF2025, Prof. Dr. Joachim Wuermeling described how a wholesale digital euro and smart contracts could transform B2B, public sector and machine to machine payments across Europe.