Digital Currency
Add as a preferred source on GoogleFrancisco Maroto said businesses can already use MiCA-based stablecoins to settle cross-border transactions at any hour.
The banks see corporate stablecoin use cases as a nearer-term priority. Tokenized deposits remain a longer-range prospect while regulatory gray areas, including cross-bank risk transmission, persist.
Speaking at MERGE Madrid 2026, Maroto said MiCA-based stablecoins already let businesses settle cross-border transactions at any hour.
Qivalis is preparing a compliant euro stablecoin. The consortium includes 37 European banks, with BBVA among seven Spanish participants.
The regulator said Coinvora 9.3 lacks Spanish authorization for crypto-asset services and separately flagged an unrelated site using the Monex Markets name.
The bands narrowed to their tightest spread since August before the crossing; XRP was $1.30, up 1.50% over 24 hours, at 4:41 p.m. ET (21:41 UTC) Wednesday.
EFE reported Milei will attend the Nov. 5 plenary but skip the opening ceremony and royal dinner. Ministers plan to put a voluntary AI alliance before summit leaders.
