BMO Brings Tokenized Cash to Google’s Blockchain
Amid a flood of stablecoin launches, many of the world’s leading financial services firms continue to champion tokenization. Robinhood’s CEO highlighted the technology’s industry-transforming potential last year, and now Blackrock CEO Larry Fink has echoed that enthusiasm with similarly strong remarks. Fink noted that the global proliferation of digital wallets has created the ideal conditions […]
European Retailers Fight EU Plan to Mandate Cash Acceptance
A European coalition of retailers and wholesalers is pushing back against a proposed EU rule that would require businesses to accept cash. In a statement, the industry group EuroCommerce responded to ongoing EU payment discussions taking place as consumers across Europe continue shifting toward contactless cards, mobile wallets, and other digital payment methods. While merchants […]
Modernizing Payments: Tackling the Toughest Tech Challenges
Banks are racing to modernize their payments systems, as real-time payments surge and artificial intelligence begins to reshape every corner of the industry. What once seemed like a back-office upgrade is now a critical priority—one that can define customer relationships and market positioning. In a PaymentsJournal Webinar, Scotty Perkins, Head of Product Management at ACI […]