Europe banks pick partners for stablecoin rollout

Banks and corporates across Europe are actively selecting infrastructure partners to support stablecoin deployment, signalling a shift from experimentation to real-world implementation.

The transition has been accelerated by the EU’s MiCA regulation, which provides a unified legal framework and has enabled firms with board-level approval to prepare for live deployments.

“In the past 12 months alone some of Europe's most stringent financial institutions are all arriving at the same conclusion, digital assets, including stablecoins, belong inside the existing banking stack,”

Said Lamine Brahimi.

Corporate treasury teams are leading adoption, using stablecoins for faster settlement, lower costs and round-the-clock cross-border payments outside traditional banking hours.

Major institutions including ING, UniCredit and BBVA are backing projects such as the Qivalis euro stablecoin, while others are launching their own digital currency initiatives.

Market data shows strong growth, with USDC volumes in the EU rising 109% between October 2025 and March 2026, reflecting increasing real-world usage.

Looking ahead, stablecoin transaction volumes could surge to as much as $1.5 quadrillion by 2035, as institutions integrate digital assets into core financial infrastructure.