Revolut conquers Mexico: the country's first independent digital bank debuts
Revolut enters the Mexican banking market with a full licence, marking its first bank outside Europe and a blueprint for global expansion in emerging markets.
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Banks play a central role in global finance and now face challenges driven by digitalization, cryptocurrencies, and new regulations. Explore analysis, news, and insights on the evolving relationship between traditional banks and innovations such as blockchain, stablecoins, and decentralized finance.
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Italian stablecoin Eur-Bank aspires to Europe
Eur-Bank is the future banking stablecoin pegged to the euro. It will be issued by banks and carried by ATMs.
Stablecoin: clash between crypto and US banking lobbies
Over 125 crypto companies challenge the US banking lobby over the right to offer returns on stablecoins, with the GENIUS Act in their sights.
GoTyme Bank launches crypto services for 6.5 million Filipino users
GoTyme Bank introduces the direct purchase of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital assets in apps, integrating regulated crypto services without external exchanges.
BPCE opens crypto trading in French banking apps
BPCE in France now offers in-app trading of Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and USDC to 2 million retail customers, with a phased rollout continuing until 2026.
AMINA Bank obtains advanced crypto licence in Hong Kong
AMINA Bank, regulated in Switzerland, gets its Type 1 licence upgrade in Hong Kong in October 2025, becoming the first international banking group to offer spot trading and custody of crypto assets for professional investors.
ECB chooses an AI start-up to prevent digital euro fraud
The ECB selected a Portuguese company specialising in artificial intelligence to develop fraud protection systems in an initiative to safeguard the central bank's future digital currency.
Crypto-Sanctions: Russian Network Moves Over $8 Billion
Elliptic's 26 September report reveals how sanctioned Russian entities, through a wallet network run by fugitive Ilan Shor, moved more than $8 billion in digital assets, circumventing Western restrictions and relying on stablecoins such as USDT.
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