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Centiglobe will participate in Pay360 by The Payments Association  on March 25–26, 2026, at ExCeL London. The event brings together banks, fintechs, payment providers, and technology leaders to discuss the evolving landscape of payments, financial infrastructure, and cross-border transaction models. Meet the Centiglobe Team at Booth G31 Members of the Centiglobe team will be present throughout the event to discuss developments in cross-border payments and how network-based to

Writer Sofi Håkanson Chief Growth Officer Blockchain-based payments are moving rapidly into the financial mainstream, largely driven by recent regulatory developments such as MiCA in Europe and the GENIUS Act in the United States. For many countries, the technology promises faster cross-border payments, lower costs, and more efficient global trade. But for emerging market economies, this innovation also creates a difficult policy dilemma. Most blockchain-based payment models

Centiglobe will participate in Stockholm Fintech Week on March 18-19, 2026, joining banks, fintechs, and payment providers to address the future of cross-border payments and token-based settlement models. Centiglobe provides a member-based payment network powered by bank-agnostic tokenized deposits, purpose-built to streamline cross-border transactions and reduce dependency on traditional intermediary chains. The network connects regulated financial institutions through a sha

The debate around stablecoins versus tokenized deposits, and private versus public blockchain networks, continues to play out across media, panels, and industry forums worldwide. Both stablecoins and tokenized deposits offer different ways to move value across borders using tokenization and blockchain technology, each with clear strengths and trade-offs.

Each year brings new energy into cross-border payments, but 2026 stands out as a year where infrastructure choices start to outweigh experimentation . Across banks, PSPs, corporates, and regulators, the direction is converging: faster settlement, greater transparency, and improved capital efficiency – without stepping outside trusted financial frameworks. Here are the shifts we believe will define the year ahead: 1. Tokenized deposits move from pilots to production Tokenized

To close out the fintech year, Centiglobe had the pleasure of co-hosting a Christmas networking event together with SweFintech . The event brought together professionals from across the Nordic fintech ecosystem for an evening of insights, discussion, and connection – all centered on how payments are evolving. With stablecoins, tokenized payments, and new regulatory frameworks gaining momentum, the timing could not have been better. The conversations reflected both the pace of

We are proud to share that Centiglobe is featured in the latest issue of FinanceX Magazine , which explores how technology and innovation are transforming the global payments landscape. In the article “Stablecoins Get the Headlines. Tokenized Deposits Get the Job Done,” written by Petter Sandgren, CEO at Centiglobe, he discusses how tokenized deposits  on permissioned networks provide a more secure, cost-efficient, and regulation-aligned alternative to stablecoins. This featu

We’re excited to welcome Oskar Sörling , who recently joined Centiglobe’s Marketing team as Marketing and Communications Manager. Oskar brings a diverse background spanning telecom and nuclear tech, most recently at LEKAB Communication Systems. We asked him a few questions so you can get to know him better: 1. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your background? What knowledge and competences do you bring to Centiglobe? "I’m a full-stack marketeer with a background in

Financial innovation often comes with hype – and stablecoins are no exception. While they promise faster, cheaper payments, their private issuance and conversion costs make them a shaky foundation for global finance. Tokenized deposits, on the other hand, combine the reliability of traditional banking with the efficiency of blockchain infrastructure. Built within regulatory frameworks, they deliver the speed, trust, and transparency needed for modern cross-border payments.