The IRCC, which banks use to set the interest rate for new loans taken since the spring of 2019, will stand at 5.58% a year in the second quarter of 2026 (between April 1 and June 30), lower than the 5.68% level set for the first quarter of 2026, as announced by Romania's central bank on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Atomic settlement demands instant capital per trade. T+0 eliminates netting efficiency while empowering liquidity coordinators. Opinion by: Chris Kim, CEO and co-founder at Axis. Shorter settlement cycles are now sweeping the globe. In 2024, the United States moved equities to T+1 settlement. Europe, the United Kingdom, and several Asian markets are expected to follow this lead by 2027. Trades are moving ever closer to real-time. The markets that fail to keep up risk falling behind. Read more
Stablecoin turnover has doubled in the past two years as AI payments and traditional finance use cases grow, though Standard Chartered still sees the market reaching $2 trillion. Standard Chartered analysts say rising stablecoin velocity could reduce the need for new token supply even as transaction volumes climb. Stablecoin velocity has doubled over the past two years amid new payment use cases and rising traditional finance (TradFi) activity, Standard Chartered said in a Tuesday report seen by Cointelegraph. Velocity refers to how often stablecoins are used relative to the amount outstanding, meaning faster turnover can support more transaction volume without requiring the supply to grow at the same pace. Read more
Super Technologies, a Romanian company with a unicorn statute, is expanding its operations to Greece via Superbet, the main commercial brand of the group.