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Image for UK banks make first interbank transactions using tokenised deposits
Finance

UK banks make first interbank transactions using tokenised deposits

By Phoebe Seers and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/PARIS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest banks hav...

23rd September, 2026

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Finance

ECB opens blockchain link to financial markets

FRANKFURT, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank launched a new service on Monday linking it...

21st September, 2026

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Finance

LSEG plans tokenised UK shares, partners with Kraken-owner Payward

By Samuel Indyk and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/PARIS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group...

1st September, 2026

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Finance

ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should embrace blockchain techno...

28th August, 2026

Image for Swift starts blockchain ledger with initial set of 16 banks
Finance

Swift starts blockchain ledger with initial set of 16 banks

LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Global financial messaging network Swift launched a blockchain-based shar...

9th July, 2026

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Headlines

Trump Jr. talks crypto and geopolitics at business gathering in Switzerland

By Marleen Kaesebier ZURICH, June 4 (Reuters) - Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the U.S. preside...

4th June, 2026

Image for Euro stablecoin project adds 25 new banks
Finance

Euro stablecoin project adds 25 new banks

By Elizabeth Howcroft and Jesús Aguado PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Twenty-five more banks, including l...

20th May, 2026

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Finance

Swiss banks to test use cases for Swiss franc stablecoin

ZURICH, April 8 (Reuters) - Six Swiss banks have joined forces to test potential use cases for a Swi...

8th April, 2026

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Headlines

Crypto fuels drone purchases in Russia and Iran, report says

By Hannah Lang March 30 (Reuters) - Groups linked to Russia and Iran are increasingly using cryptocu...

30th March, 2026

Image for Tokenisation startup Midas raises $50 million in early-stage funding round
Finance

Tokenisation startup Midas raises $50 million in early-stage funding round

By Niket Nishant March 30 (Reuters) - German startup Midas has raised $50 million in an early-stage...

30th March, 2026

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Ex-aide to Georgia's most powerful man released early from prison after guilty plea

By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A former aide to Georgia's most powerful man, who h...

18th February, 2026

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Top Bank Philippines Inc Named Best Bank Transformation Philippines 2026 by Global Banking & Finance Review

Global Banking & Finance Review® is pleased to announce that Top Bank Philippines Inc has been awa...

18th February, 2026