Ripple Wins Platinum for Best Cross-Border Payments Platform at Future Digital Awards 2024

Ripple has been named a Platinum Winner for Best Cross-Border Payments Platform in Juniper Research’s 2024 Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments. Other winners included Huawei for mobile money, SAP Fioneer for banking-as-a-service, and Paymentology for embedded finance, highlighting a year of varied fintech advancements. Ripple Wins at 2024 Future Digital Awards Juniper Research … Read more

BBVA to Launch Visa-Backed Euro-Pegged Stablecoin Next Year

BBVA, one of Spain’s largest financial institutions, has announced plans to launch its stablecoin product by 2025. The organization is currently in the sandbox stages and will be developed in partnership with credit giant Visa as part of one of the first projects using its services to launch stablecoins. BBVA Plans to Launch Stablecoin in … Read more

Visa Introduces Tokenized Asset Platform for Blockchain-Based Financial Services

Visa has launched the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), a new product designed to help banks issue fiat-backed tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. This platform aims to digitize and automate the trading of real-world assets, such as commodities and bonds, using smart contracts. VTAP provides financial institutions with the tools and infrastructure needed to tokenize … Read more

Bitcoin Rewards App Fold to Become Publicly Traded Company Through Merger

Fold Inc., a bitcoin financial services firm, is set to go public through a merger with FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The transaction, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, will see Fold listed on Nasdaq under a new ticker symbol. Fold to Go Public Through Merger with … Read more