Europe

ECB sandbox explores conditional payments, tokenization
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15 May, 2025

ECB sandbox explores conditional payments, tokenization

Seventy organizations will explore conditional payments and tokenization under a new sandbox as the EU prepares to conclude its CBDC...
Digital payments in Europe grow; Tourists urged to carry cash
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15 May, 2025

Digital payments in Europe grow; Tourists urged to carry cash

A report predicts a double-digit CAGR for EU digital payments in 2025, while authorities urge tourists in Western Europe to...
ECB to test digital euro; UK drafts stablecoin regulation
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9 May, 2025

ECB to test digital euro; UK drafts stablecoin regulation

The ECB sets up an innovation hub to test its digital euro project; meanwhile, the U.K. says that foreign stablecoin...
EU law banning anonymous digital asset wallets by 2027, ‘final’
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8 May, 2025

EU law banning anonymous digital asset wallets by 2027, ‘final’

EUCI has published an AML Handbook to help firms comply with the EU's new AML rules, which will ban privacy...
EU’s march to independence: A scalable blockchain is a must
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6 May, 2025

EU’s march to independence: A scalable blockchain is a must

Christine Lagarde said that the U.S. and China control Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, and Alipay, and that EU must build alternatives...
EBA outlines role of ‘central contact point’ in curbing crimes
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2 May, 2025

EBA outlines role of ‘central contact point’ in curbing crimes

To uphold financial stability, the EBA issued a draft RTS defining the role of CCPs in mediating CASPs' and member...
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