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Payments on Fire Podcasts

Episode 299 - The Evolving Payments Regulatory Environment in the European Union, with Scott McInnes, Bird & Bird

In this Payments on Fire episode, Glenbrook’s Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon continue their global payments regulation series with Scott McInnes, Partner at Bird & Bird, focusing on the European Union. Tune in as they explore the EU’s highly regulated landscape, the challenges of inconsistent national enforcement across 27 member states, and developments on current regulatory topics.

Episode 298 - The Patchwork of Payments Regulation in the US, with Duncan Douglass, Alston & Bird LLP

Kicking off a series of regulation-related episodes, Duncan Douglass, payments attorney and Partner at Alston & Bird LLP, joins Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon to turn the confusing and sometimes tedious topic of US payments regulation into an entertaining and enlightening update. The conversation begins with who actually regulates payments in the US and how US payments oversight differs from the UK and EU, then flows into developments on current regulatory topics.
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Payments News

MiCA Trap: 14 European Stablecoin Issuers Cut Off From Custodying Their Own Tokens

U Today

“Most European stablecoin issuers were not prepared for the MiCA regulation, severely limiting their commercial capabilities. According to ESMA’s interim register, out of approximately 23 authorized issuers of electronic money tokens (EMTs), only nine companies have obtained full authorization covering both EMT issuance and CASP services. The remaining 14 players have found themselves caught in […]

AI Agents Are About to Become Customers: Is the Payments Industry Ready?

The AI Journal

“Most people still think about AI as an assistant. You ask a question. It provides an answer. But the emerging generation of AI agents is designed to take action. The agent doesn’t simply provide information. It completes the task. Once that happens, AI moves from being part of the research process to becoming part of […]

Thunes Expands Web3 Infrastructure with EURC to Enable Instant Euro Treasury Funding

Thunes

“Thunes announced the expansion of its stablecoin liquidity management capabilities with the launch of EURC prefunding. By integrating Circle’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)-compliant, euro-backed stablecoin EURC, Thunes is expanding its treasury funding capabilities and enabling its Network Members to optimise their treasury operations with 24/7 global value movement. Eligible Members can use EURC as their […]

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