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Largest Japanese Banks to Use SWIFT-Linked Stablecoin System for Cross-Border Payments

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The largest Japanese banks—MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho—plan to use a stablecoin-based system to facilitate cross-border payments in the future. The initiative, Project Pax, replaces correspondent banks with blockchain technology, linking it to SWIFT to allow users to initiate payments conventionally using regular banking rails. Japanese Banks Aim to Ditch Intermediaries for Blockchain-Based Stablecoin System Traditional … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Proposal Opens the Door for Crypto-Based International Settlements

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Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the recent proposal from El Salvador to settle their trade transactions with Russia using crypto, and how this might encourage other nations to do the same. El Salvador Might Start … Read more

BRICS Advances Toward Independent Digital Payment Platform, Russian Official Says

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The BRICS economic bloc is progressing towards a digital payment platform, Russia’s Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko has revealed. The initiative, named BRICS Bridge, aims to establish an independent financial system. This system could mitigate dependency on Western institutions, especially amid sanctions and Russia’s SWIFT disconnection. BRICS Moves Forward With Digital Payment Platform Initiative The … Read more

Russian State Duma Deputy Chairman: BRICS SWIFT Counterpart Needed for Creating a New Economic Reality

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Alexander Babakov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma, highlighted the need to create a BRICS equivalent to the SWIFT messaging system, which routes payments alongside the current banking infrastructure. Babakov emphasized that this new system would help to reduce the dependence on Western institutions and simplify settlements outside the dollar-dominated system. BRICS SWIFT Equivalent … Read more

EU Targets Crypto Asset Providers Accused of Aiding Russia in Warfare Against Ukraine

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The most recent European Union sanctions against the Kremlin prohibit Eurozone operators from engaging with crypto asset providers that facilitate transactions supporting Russia’s defence-industrial base. Additionally, the new sanctions regime forbids Eurozone operators from utilizing the Russian-developed System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS). These restrictive measures also focus on tankers associated with “Putin’s dark … Read more

Companies Turn to Crypto for Payments as G7 and EU Mull Sanctions on Russian SWIFT Equivalent

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Some Russian companies have turned to using crypto to settle payments and protect themselves from potential secondary sanctions from Western countries. At least two top metal producers have transacted using USDT, the largest stablecoin in the crypto market, as the G7 and the EU mull more sanctions against alternatives for these operations. Crypto Used as … Read more

Mastercard, Visa, JPMorgan, and Other Major Banks Explore Tokenized Asset Settlements

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Several major financial firms are collaborating to test the benefits of shared-ledger technology for jointly settling tokenized assets like commercial bank money and various securities. The initiative, known as the Regulated Settlement Network, is a proof-of-concept designed to expedite and secure cross-border transactions using a singular system for tokenized assets. This trial is an extension … Read more

SWIFT Plans to Launch CBDC Interconnection System in Next Two Years

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SWIFT, the network that provides the messaging system for cross-border banking settlements, has announced plans to launch a CBDC equivalent of its current network in the next two years. The organization recently completed a 6-month test to assess the viability of such a development, which included the participation of 38 institutions, including central banks and … Read more