Executives at BBVA and Santander are prioritizing compliant stablecoin applications for corporate clients, while tokenized bank deposits remain a medium- to long-term prospect amid regulatory uncertainty and gray areas, including cross-bank risk transmission.
At MERGE Madrid 2026, BBVA digital assets chief Francisco Maroto said stablecoins under the MiCA framework can already enable round-the-clock cross-border settlement for businesses.
BBVA is one of seven Spanish banks participating in Qivalis, a European consortium involving 37 European banks that is preparing to issue a compliant euro stablecoin.
John Kim
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