A filtered briefing of serviceable events carrying the payments topic across the current editions.
Dubai’s Crucial VARA Guidelines: Clarifying RWA and Stablecoin Issuance Rules for Market Stability CryptoRank
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In preparation for a talk at the ECB Forum today, the Bank of Korea published a paper on its unified ledger Project Hangang (Han River). It involves tokenized deposits from commercial banks, with interbank settlement using a wholesale CBDC. Seven banks participated in Phase I earlier this year, expanding to nine for Phase II which […] The post Korea’s unified ledger paper is silent on privacy. Central banks should take note appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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STABLECOINS | India’s USDT Premium Doubles in 2026 as Regulatory Crackdown Squeezes Dollar Liquidity BitKE
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Euroclear and Societe Generale Test USD Stablecoin for Tokenised Debt Settlement FintechNews CH
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A consortium of more than 140 companies spanning payments, banking and digital assets has launched Open USD (OUSD), a new dollar-backed stablecoin network designed to let businesses issue, move and integrate digital dollars while sharing in the economic benefits traditionally reserved for stablecoin issuers. The initiative, led by the Co-Founder of stablecoin infrastructure firm, Bridge, is backed by companies including: Stripe, Coinbase, Visa, MasterCard, BlackRock, Google, Ripple, and BNY and is governed by an independent non-profit organization called Open Standard. […]
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A consortium of over 100 partners, including Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe, has formed Open Standard to launch a new stablecoin named Open USD (OUSD). The digital asset will share its reserve income with participating businesses, as reported by The Block. Open Standard will allow businesses to mint and redeem the stablecoin without fees or volume [...] The post Visa and Stripe Join Over 100 Partners to Launch Open USD Stablecoin appeared first on Fintech Singapore .
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Visa, M-Pesa test stablecoins in DRC for cross-border payments The EastAfrican
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O projeto, apoiado por Visa, Mastercard e diversas empresas do setor cripto, pode desafiar o domínio do Tether e do USD Coin, hoje as maiores stablecoins em valor de mercado.
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The BSP's Project Agila report identifies wholesale CBDCs as a potential tool for securities settlement and cross-border payments while outlining technical findings that will shape the country's CBDC roadmap.
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South Korea’s Nexus Taps DCSPay for Gaming Stablecoin Settlement Fintech Singapore
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A maioria das empresas entrevistadas afirmou que pretende adotar stablecoins no próximo ano, enquanto a falta de clareza regulatória segue como principal barreira para uma adoção mais ampla.
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European UCITS Treasury bill funds now accept stablecoin payments via Coinbase and Spiko. Pluang
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Bitcoin Magazine UK Sets Landmark Crypto Rules in Race to Become Global Hub The UK unveiled its most comprehensive crypto regulatory framework yet, requiring firms to meet capital, stress-testing, and market-abuse standards while easing some stablecoin rules. This post UK Sets Landmark Crypto Rules in Race to Become Global Hub first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .
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Built on Fault Lines: Four Sources of Instability in Stablecoins Bank Policy Institute
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Anzens and Credit Bank partner to explore crypto-based stablecoin settlement for banking in East Africa The Digital Banker
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Breez adds stablecoin payments across 30 blockchains grafa.com
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India’s growing regulatory pressure on cryptocurrency transactions has pushed the local price of Tether’s USDT to its highest premium over the U.S. dollar in 2026 underscoring how enforcement measures are making access to dollar-backed stablecoins increasingly expensive. USDT was trading at around 102.88 Indian Rupees on June 29 2026, roughly 8.5% above the official USD/INR exchange rate of about 94.65 rupees, according to market data. The premium reflects local supply constraints rather than any loss of USDT’s global dollar peg, […]
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Morph has integrated the USDGO stablecoin, giving enterprises access to a federally regulated digital dollar for cross-border payments and global settlement.
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Nigeria’s regulated Naira stablecoin, cNGN, has recorded nearly $145 millionin cumulative trading volume across approximately 350,000 transactions, as of June 2026, since its launch in early 2025, but adoption among the country’s fintech sector remains limited as firms struggle to justify the cost of integrating another settlement asset according to several Nigerian fintech leaders. INTRODUCING | Africa’s First Regulated Stablecoin, the Nigerian Naira-Pegged Stablecoin, $cNGN, Goes Live on Local Nigerian Exchanges Seun Langele, a prominent Nigerian Web3 developer […]
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PayPal's PYUSD Push: Can Stablecoins Improve Merchant Payments? TradingView
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