Remove International Payments Remove Interoperability Remove Stablecoins
article thumbnail

Greater Flexibility: BVNK Wallet Offers Stablecoin, Crypto and Fiat Payments All in One Place

The Fintech Times

Unifying global fiat and stablecoin payments, stablecoin payments infrastructure provider BVNK has announced a new embedded wallet. They have existed in today’s market for some time but have had limited capabilities to manage stablecoin, crypto and fiat payments in one place. Why stablecoins?

article thumbnail

RT2: A strategic transformation for UK payment providers

The Payments Association

RT2, the UK’s new Real Time Gross Settlement service, and its transformative impact on the payments ecosystem. It enhances resilience, broadens access, improves interoperability, and enables innovation, thereby modernising the UK’s financial infrastructure. Why is it important? What’s next?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

StraitsX is Bringing Real-World Stablecoins to the Singapore Mainstream

Fintech News

Stablecoins have been rising in conversation within the financial ecosystem of Singapore. As the name implies, stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a stable value relative to a reference asset, such as the US Dollar or gold.

article thumbnail

Defining “acceptable risk” in UK payments regulation

The Payments Association

UK payments firms are grappling with a critical question: What level of risk is acceptable in a market that demands both innovation and resilience? These measures can help create a more favourable environment for investment and competition in the payments sector.

article thumbnail

Payments trends report 2024

The Payments Association

Will Marwick CEO, IFX Payments The Payments Report 2024 highlights the growing impact of digital currencies, particularly stablecoins, as transformative payment solutions. The report notes how stablecoins, supported by regulatory developments, are driving advancements in digital commerce and cross-border transactions.

article thumbnail

Will National Payment System Interoperability Pull the Rug From Under Stablecoins?

The Fintech Times

While not a stablecoin in its current distributed ledger form, the Lewes Pound was, nevertheless, similar in many aspects including being pegged to a major currency. Stablecoins have not. Will the rug be pulled from under stablecoins by incumbent instant payment schemes? At least, not yet. And why wouldnt they?

article thumbnail

Key considerations for the adoption of digital currencies

Finextra

The popularity of stablecoins is also reaching new heights. The transfer volume of stablecoins hit highs of $717.1 They will need to co-exist with existing clearing and settlement processes and infrastructures, and this means interoperability is crucial. tokenised deposits and stablecoins) or non-banks (aka. stablecoins).