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Citi and Swift complete fiat-to-digital currency payment settlement workflow trial

14 November 2025 Singapore
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The initiative was designed to address the shortcomings of FX messaging standards, showcasing the feasibility of settling payments in a Payment-versus-Payment workflow

MoonPay integrates with M0 to launch enterprise stablecoin business

14 November 2025 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Led by former Paxos executive, Zach Kwartler, the integration will allow MoonPay to issue and manage fully-reserved digital dollars across several blockchains

Kraken lists UK-based stablecoin

13 November 2025 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Tokenised GBP is the first GBP stablecoin issued by an FCA-registered company, with over £1.1 million worth of tGBP minted across numerous blockchains

Thunes launches solutions for digital asset platforms

12 November 2025 Singapore
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

ClearToken secures FCA authorisation

11 November 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Mantle, Bybit, and Backed to bring US equities onchain

10 November 2025 UAE
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The collaboration combines Mantle's blockchain infrastructure, Bybit's global exchange liquidity, and Backed's tokenisation framework to deliver an onchain experience for traditional markets

Toobit announces integration with Fireblocks

07 November 2025 Cayman Islands
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The cryptocurrency exchange will adopt MPC technology from digital asset custody and settlement platform Fireblocks as part of its long-term commitment to asset protection

Tether, KraneShares, and Bitfinex Securities collaborate

07 November 2025 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

As real-world asset tokenisation grows, and building on El Salvador’s regulatory framework, the collaboration intends to expand institutional participation in tokenised markets

SBIDM strengthens partnership with Chainlink

06 November 2025 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The partnership intends to bridge TradFi and DeFi via the Chainlink Interoperability Standard, enabling tokenised assets to be transferred across public and private blockchains

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