{"id":92546,"date":"2024-09-09T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=92546"},"modified":"2024-09-09T08:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:30:25","slug":"bbva-switzerland-offers-usdc-to-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/bbva-switzerland-offers-usdc-to-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"BBVA Switzerland Offers USDC to Institutional Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to a press release issued on September 9, BBVA's institutional and private banking clients in Switzerland are now able to administer Circle's stablecoin <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ripple-advances-strategy-with-185-rlusd-burn.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"91673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USD Coin<\/a> USDC in conjunction with their traditional investments on the same platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"BBVA Switzerland Offers USDC to Institutional Clients\" class=\"wp-image-92554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BBVA Switzerland Offers USDC to Institutional Clients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new feature enables clients to exchange, custody, and convert USDC into euros, U.S. dollars, or other currencies, thereby expediting the transaction process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The press release states that the purpose of the inclusion of USDC is to enhance the efficacy of institutional clients, including investment fund managers, who utilize stablecoins to trade cryptocurrencies across a variety of exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philippe Meyer, the head of digital solutions and <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/sonic-blockchain-achieves-finality-in-testnet.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"92492\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blockchain<\/a> at BBVA Switzerland, stated that institutional clients require &#8220;options to ensure the assets they manage.&#8221; He also stated that the bank will continue to assess client requirements in order to broaden its product line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, it is uncertain whether BBVA supports USDC on all networks, including Coinbase's Base <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moonpay.com\/learn\/blockchain\/what-are-layer-2-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">layer-2 solution<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bank's decision is a result of its 2023 transition to Metaco's Harmonize platform, a blockchain infrastructure provider that is owned by Ripple. The platform enables clients to establish connections to numerous blockchain networks, thereby facilitating more efficient transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garanti BBVA <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/qatar-reveals-regulatory-framework.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"92052\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Assets<\/a>, BBVA's subsidiary in Turkey, also offers the service. Clients have the option to trade other cryptocurrencies, such as Avalanche, Ethereum, and Bitcoin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a press release issued on September 9, BBVA&#8217;s institutional and private banking clients in Switzerland are now able to administer Circle&#8217;s stablecoin USD Coin USDC in conjunction with their traditional investments on the same platform. The new feature enables clients to exchange, custody, and convert USDC into euros, U.S. dollars, or other currencies, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":92554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[567,569,1106],"class_list":["post-92546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bbva-2","tag-switzerland","tag-usdc"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1706843470.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}