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ECB chooses network service providers ahead of digital euro pilot

30 October 2026 Europe
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The European Central Bank has contracted two provider consortiums to establish the connectivity infrastructure linking payment intermediaries and national central banks to the digital euro platform

Ripple receives final approval for national trust bank

27 October 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Ripple National Trust Bank has received authorisation from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to manage Ripple USD stablecoin reserves and provide fiduciary digital asset custody services

Hong Kong SFC approves secondary trading of tokenised public funds

26 October 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has approved 24/7 secondary trading of tokenised public funds on licensed virtual asset trading platforms, starting with two authorised money market funds

Bybit licensed as VASP by VARA

23 October 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Bybit’s Dubai entity has been authorised by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority as a Virtual Asset Service Provider, covering spot trading and adding to its broader Dubai presence

Boerse Stuttgart Group receives DLT TSS licence

22 October 2026 Germany
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The distributed ledger technology Trading and Settlement System licence allows Seturion, the group’s digital settlement platform for tokenised assets, to operate as pan-European post-trade infrastructure

OCC announces GENIUS Act final rule

21 October 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s final rule is designed to implement the act and establishes requirements for permitted and foreign payment stablecoin issuers and certain regulated custody activities

CIMA publishes new tokenised fund policy

15 October 2026 Cayman Islands
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has outlined criteria by which registration and licensing applications will be assessed, effective upon gazettement

Flowdesk Europe authorised as Payment Institution

15 October 2026 France
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Flowdesk’s European entity can now provide custody and transfer services for e-money tokens, regulated under the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, to clients across the EU

Pliant receives EMI approval from UK FCA

14 October 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

As an electronic money institution, the firm has the opportunity to develop its UK payment infrastructure and support increasingly complex commercial payment programmes

3iQ receives In-Principle approval for Category 4 licence

13 October 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market will allow 3iQ’s Middle East arm to arrange deals in investments and provide advisory services on a non-custodial and non-discretionary basis

Payward receives Full Market Approval from VARA

12 October 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority’s approval will allow Kraken’s parent company to operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider, offering institutional clients OTC spot trading access and Kraken Prime

ESMA seeks evidence on tokenised collateral for EU CCPs

09 October 2026 Europe
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The European Securities and Markets Authority will examine how different tokenisation models would operate under central counterparties, particularly in the event of a clearing member default