South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank taps Ripple for cross-border payments
Ripple is bringing its cross-border payments platform to Jeonbuk Bank, but key details including its launch status and settlement asset remain undisclosed. South Korea’s Jeonbuk...
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Bank of England tests stablecoin, digital pound interoperability in cross-border payments
The Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab is testing whether stablecoins and a potential digital British pound can operate within the same cross-border payment flow...
BIS Project Agorá settles $1 million in tokenized cross-border payment trials
Twenty-eight financial institutions and central banks completed real-value settlements across six currencies using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits. The Bank for International...
South Korea’s largest bank brings cross-border payments to Kinexys
KB Kookmin Bank will launch a blockchain-based cross-border payment service for import and export companies in August 2026. Summary KB Kookmin will initially launch Kinexys-based...
UK and US align stablecoin rules for cross-border market access
The United Kingdom and United States have agreed to pursue closer coordination on stablecoin regulation, cross-border payments and tokenized financial markets. Summary UK and US...
Trace Finance raises $32M for cross-border stablecoin settlement expansion
Stablecoin settlement infrastructure company Trace Finance has raised $32 million in a Series A funding round led by CoinFund. Coinbase Ventures, Jump Capital and Paxos...
China pays closer attention to stablecoins as cross-border role expands
China’s central bank is paying closer attention to stablecoins as privately issued digital currencies take on a potentially larger role in the international monetary system...
China’s central bank is closely monitoring stablecoins in cross-border payments
The People’s Bank of China said stablecoins could play a larger role in cross-border payments and called for closer monitoring of their impact on the...
JPMorgan, Mastercard make first cross-border US Treasury transfer via XRP Ledger
Wall Street bank JPMorgan and credit card giant Mastercard said they have completed the first cross-border, cross-bank redemption of a tokenized US Treasury fund, working...
Brazil shuts crypto out of its official cross‑border payment pipes
Brazil’s central bank has barred crypto from settlement inside regulated eFX payment rails, forcing banks and fintechs back to fiat-only channels for cross‑border flows. Summary...