The role of payment service providers in the distribution of digital euros

The central bank digital currency (CBDN) represents a major reform of the European monetary architecture. The question of its distribution ...

Spiko, BNP AM, Frgmnt: fund tokenization expands in France

Following in the footsteps of BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, several French players are attempting to break into the emerging market for ...
/ Innovation

Deblock, France's first MiCA-certified company

Unlike many European regulators, the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) had not yet issued any European approvals for crypto-assets ...
/ Innovation, Regulation

"We work with most of the major banks in France".

Head of Confluent in France since 2022, Niki Hubaut explains, in this interview with Finascope, how the platform ...
/ Innovation

Stablecoins, digital currencies...two camps clash

At Paris Blockchain Week, the debate over the best form of tokenized money resurfaces. Supporters of private tokens ...
/ Innovation

AMF and Italian Consob put forward proposals to improve the Pilot Scheme

In response, the AMF and CONSOB have put forward proposals to the European Commission and co-legislators ...
/ Press release, Innovation

"A bridge between private and stock markets".

While IPOs are rare and M&A exits remain difficult, ...
/ Innovation, Trend

"Investors take bitcoin's price risk, not us"

The Blockchain Group has completed a 48.6 million euro bond issue convertible into shares, mostly subscribed in bitcoins, to ...
/ Innovation, Operation

Cryptos: Caceis Bank prepares MiCA approval file

The Crédit Agricole and Santander subsidiary obtained its PSAN registration in June 2023 for the custody of assets ...
/ Innovation, Regulation

Crypto regulation: AMF lags behind in race for first MiCA approvals

Four European approvals have already been issued in Malta, the same number in the Netherlands, three in Germany and one in Cyprus, but none ...
/ Innovation, Regulation