Global Economy & Policy Impact
UK financial markets face a near-24/7 settlement shift as regulators seek resilience for tokenization, with FCA guidance and infrastructure input underway.
May 18, 2026
UK financial markets face a near-24/7 settlement shift as regulators seek resilience for tokenization, with FCA guidance and infrastructure input underway.
Moody’s analysis says US banks face a slow then fast pivot to digitized finance, pushing new controls for risk, liquidity, and compliance.
As trade pressure between the United States and China continues growing, financial markets are increasingly focusing on how future international transactions may be settled in
Brazil’s central bank has moved to curb crypto settlement on regulated rails, reshaping cross-border payments and tightening compliance for providers.
Brazil central bank bars crypto settlement in regulated cross-border payment rails, tightening crypto regulation and reshaping transfer compliance for banks.
Brazil central bank tightens rules on regulated cross-border payments, barring crypto settlement while licensed providers keep fiat rails running Today.
Latin America stablecoin adoption is reshaping crypto purchases as Bitso data shows dollar-pegged stablecoins outpacing Bitcoin amid inflation.
By 2026, stablecoins have evolved from niche instruments of the crypto economy into central components of the global financial system. With over 300 billion dollars
The global financial system is undergoing two simultaneous transformations. On one side, nations are accelerating efforts toward de-dollarization, seeking to reduce dependency on the U.S.
