Tether has brought in former executive director of the White House Crypto Council Bo Hines to spearhead a new US-regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin.

Welcome to Finextra’s coverage of the Swift Business Forum Nordics 2019, live from Copenhagen. This event has a focus on accelerating digital transformation, and will look at how the financial community in the region is harnessing technological change to deliver a digital customer experience.

Fujitsu has joined forces with Ingenico in an effort to bring its palm vein authentication technology for in-store payments into the mainstream.

Banco Santander recruited 4500 employees with tech skills in 2023 as it undergoes a comprehensive digital overhaul.

JPMorgan Chase is killing off its Nutmeg digital wealth management brand in the UK and replacing it with JP Morgan Personal Investing.

A report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has highlighted the challenges involved with the nascent tokenisation market including uneven efficiency gains for participants, legal uncertainty and inconsistent regulation.

Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell spoke before the Senate on Thursday, stating that the US was “nowhere near” CBDC development.

More than half of Brits say that fraud is their biggest worry, along with loss of funds, when it comes to making payments, according to research from Santander UK.

ABN Amro has taken a novel approach to recruiting fresh talent, creating a fictional future in a mobile gaming app and challenging prospects to use their tech skills to prevent a financial meltdown.