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ISSUE 01 / SPRING 2025
20 FRESH CAPITAL KEY TO GROWTH
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COVER STORY
2025 is set to be a watershed year for the digital economy. Crypto assets have at last become an established feature of the financial landscape, the barriers between mainstream finance and the digital economy are dissolving and the world’s leading financial institutions are expanding their investments and services into the world of cryptocurrency. This makes 2025 the ideal year for BCB Group to be launching BLINC, a magazine named after our very own instant settlements network for BCB clients, which will be a regular forum for news and insights about our business and about the wider digital economy. In this inaugural edition, we look at key developments in the integration of mainstream and digital finance, through our own growing range of banking partnerships. We will also be delving into the Market in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, which — in our view — poses significant challenges for many in our industry but also presents great opportunities for firms that embrace new standards in technology, compliance and professionalism. Existing clients will find plenty of news about our products and services, and those less familiar with BCB will gain an insight into our capabilities and our ambitions, and most importantly into our vision for the whole industry going forward. Welcome to BLINC. Welcome to the future of finance.
24 BLINC INSTANT PAYMENTS
COMPLIANCE AND TRUST Why BCB is putting regulation first Why BCB is putting regulation first COMPLIANCE AND TRUST
FEATURES
30 REGULATION
16 BANKING PARTNERSHIPS
BLINC is produced for BCB Group by Rhotic Media, financial services marketing specialists.
EDITORIAL Managing editor Sam Shrager Sam@bcbgroup.io
ISSUE 01 / SPRING 2025
BLINC
BANKING ON THE FUTURE BCB is building a network of partners
Rhotic Media Ltd 5th Floor 5098, Aldgate Tower 2 Leman Street, London, E1 8FA
THE MiCA MODEL Europe’s regulatory challenge
CAPITAL IDEAS How to attract tradfi capital
Editor Simon Watkins Simon.watkins@rhoticmedia.com
Why BCB is putting regulation first COMPLIANCE AND TRUST
UK company registration number 11295861
Jerome Prigent, Managing Director, BCB Europe
RHOTIC Content for financial services
Art director Christian Gilliham
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STABLECOIN: THE BUZZWORD OF 2025
INSTANT PAYMENTS ARE NOW A REALITY
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