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HSBC completes tokenised deposit pilot on Canton Network

13 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

During the controlled pilot with Canton-enabled digital assets, HSBC simulated the transfer of tokenised deposits and the atomic settlement of tokenised deposits against other digital assets

BNP Paribas extends its FX solution for securities transactions

13 April 2026 France
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This fully automated, multi-currency solution, designed to enhance foreign exchange execution efficiency for institutional clients, will be accessible to continental Europe

Circle launches CPN Managed Payments

09 April 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Circle Payments Network Managed Payments will allow clients to interact entirely in fiat with Circle managing the digital asset aspect, including the minting and burning of USDC, payment orchestration, compliance controls, and infrastructure

AccessPay secures major investment from Accel-KKR

31 March 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Ripple to obtain Australian Financial Services Licence

13 March 2026 Australia
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Stable Sea and dLocal partner

26 February 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The collaboration intends to extend Stable Sea’s payout and settlement capabilities and address the reliance of cross-border payments on legacy infrastructure, along with its subsequent challenges

Juspay opens its Middle East regional headquarters in DIFC

13 February 2026 UAE
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Juspay’s payments orchestration platform provides a unified and reliable payments stack, helping organisations optimise authorisation rates and costs, simplify compliance and scale across Gulf Cooperation Council and global markets with reliability

Nexus appoints PayNet and NETS joint venture

09 February 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The appointment follows a process involving international bidders and the development of Nexus aims to enable interoperability between domestic instant payment systems

Montran opens new MENA office in Dubai

03 February 2026 UAE
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The Dubai base will serve as the provider’s regional hub for infrastructure projects and client partnerships across the broader Middle East and North Africa region

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