Babylon Labs initially announced its partnership with Aave on December 3, 2025, followed by a DAO temperature check proposal that passed in June 2026 after starting on May 25, 2026.

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On October 15, 2026, New Jersey-based Cross River Bank announced a partnership with Ripple to integrate Ripple's US dollar-backed RLUSD stablecoin into its core banking platform

Gerald Podobnik, co-head of Deutsche Bank's corporate bank, announced the upcoming cryptocurrency custody launch during the IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok

BNY Mellon became the first major United States bank to launch digital asset custody services in 2022

Deutsche Bank is partnering with Swiss digital asset technology firm Taurus to support its crypto custody services, having previously led a $65 million funding round for Taurus in 2023

Aave DAO retains full governance control over lending parameters, including loan-to-value ratios, collateral requirements, interest rate strategies, and liquidation rules.

Under the proposed integration, Aave DAO would receive the first $500,000 in qualifying annual revenue generated by the Babylon Trustless Bitcoin Vaults integration.

Crypto payments network Mesh integrated Polygon Labs' fiat on-ramps into its network connecting over 300 wallets, exchanges, and financial services.

Polygon Labs completed its acquisition of Seattle-based crypto platform Coinme on October 14, 2026.

AI financial platform Kira adopted Open Money Stack to connect U.S. dollar banking rails including ACH, Fedwire, and FedNow with stablecoins.

Cross-border payments provider Tazapay adopted Open Money Stack to provide currency conversion tools between stablecoins and local fiat currencies.

Global payroll provider Toku integrated Open Money Stack's wallet and payout tools to enable stablecoin payroll conversions in over 100 countries.

Polygon Labs announced plans on January 13, 2026 to acquire Coinme and wallet developer Sequence for more than $250 million combined.

The United Arab Emirates cryptocurrency launch marks the first time Standard Chartered has offered direct cryptocurrency trading to wealthy clients within its global wealth business.

Standard Chartered developed its cryptocurrency trading service through a collaboration between its Wealth and Retail Banking and Corporate and Investment Banking divisions alongside SC Ventures-backed Zodia Markets.

Standard Chartered launched a cryptocurrency trading service in the United Arab Emirates on October 14, 2026, becoming the first international bank to offer direct crypto trading in the region.

The transaction marks the first time tokenized assets have been used in a workflow on a major triparty repo platform.

Qivalis is backed by a consortium of 37 European banks across 15 countries, including BBVA, BNP Paribas, ING, DZ Bank, ABN AMRO, and Rabobank.

The Qivalis consortium originated in September 2023 with founding banks Danske Bank, ING, KBC, and Raiffeisen Bank International, expanding to 37 members by May 2026.

On October 15, 2026, Plasma and Stripe announced a partnership to develop multi-currency cards backed by stablecoins.

The collaboration between Ripple Prime and Trade.xyz on Hyperliquid enables 24/7 access and settlement for Real World Asset swaps across multiple asset classes.