Payments, Digital Banking & CBDCs

ANALYSIS

Pakistan's stablecoin moment: what Seoul, Stockholm and Hong Kong signal

South Korea, Sweden, Thailand and Hong Kong are moving on stablecoin rules, while Binance data shows 54% of its Pakistani users are aged 18-29. Pakistan's own framework remains the open question.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Riksbank urges Sweden to revisit e-krona as stablecoins and digital euro advance

Sweden's central bank wants lawmakers to prepare legislation for a digital krona, warning foreign-currency stablecoins and a planned digital euro could weaken the currency's role in payments.

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