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Barclays Invests in Stablecoin Settlement Firm Ubyx to Advance Tokenised Payments
Barclays has taken a strategic equity stake in Ubyx, a stablecoin settlement company aiming to make digital currencies interoperable with traditional banking infrastructure. The investment signals growing confidence among global banks that stablecoins will play a core role in future payment and settlement rails. Ubyx is focused on enabling banks to issue, redeem, and settle stablecoins at scale, reducing fragmentation across networks. For Barclays, the move strengthens its position in institutional digital assets and programmable money. It also reflects a broader industry shift from experimentation toward real-world deployment of tokenised cash. As regulatory clarity improves, partnerships like this could accelerate stablecoin adoption across cross-border and wholesale payments.
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