Crypto and stablecoins
Exchanges, stablecoin issuers and crypto payment rails.
12 pages
CircleCompany profile · CryptoCircle review: products, technology and pricing (2026)How Circle's stablecoin stack works: USDC and EURC issuance, CCTP crosschain transfers, Wallets APIs, Gateway, the Arc blockchain and 2026 launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Company profile · CryptoCoinbase review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Coinbase licences in the US, EU and UK, its products, fee model and regulatory record, checked against regulator registers on 3 November 2026.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
eToroCompany profile · Forex and CFDseToro review: products, pricing and markets (2026)eToro's products, platform, stock, crypto and CFD fees and markets, with its regulators, checked against eToro's own pages.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read- Guide · CryptoHow stablecoin payments work: issuers, chains, settlementHow a stablecoin payment moves from wallet to merchant: issuers and reserves, blockchains, on and off-ramps, fiat settlement and the MiCA basics.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Guide · RegulationHow to check a financial licence on a regulator's registerStep by step: check a PSP, EMI, broker or crypto firm on the regulator's own register, match the legal entity and permissions, and screen for clone firms.Updated 3 November 2026 · 8 min read
IGCompany profile · Forex and CFDsIG review: products, pricing and markets (2026)IG's UK, Swiss and South African entities, retail loss figures, spread betting and CFD costs, and client money rules, from IG's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
MarqetaCompany profile · CardsMarqeta review: products, technology and pricing (2026)How Marqeta's card issuing platform works: Core API, Just-in-Time Funding, real-time risk controls, stablecoin-backed cards and 2026 launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Company profile · CardsMastercard review: products, technology and pricing (2026)How Mastercard's network works: MDES tokenisation, Click to Pay, open finance Pay by Bank, Mastercard Move, developer APIs and 2026 launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Regulation · RegulationMiCA explained: CASP licences, stablecoins, key datesWhat the EU's MiCA regulation covers, how CASP authorisation works, the stablecoin categories and why transitional periods ended on 1 July 2026.Updated 3 November 2026 · 8 min read
PepperstoneCompany profile · Forex and CFDsPepperstone review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Pepperstone's Australian, UK and Bahamas licences, retail loss figures, Razor and Standard pricing and platforms, from Pepperstone's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Company profile · EMIsRevolut review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Revolut's licences, UK bank status, plan prices and 2025 results, checked against the FCA, Bank of Lithuania and Revolut's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Company profile · CardsVisa review: products, technology and pricing (2026)How Visa's technology works: VisaNet processing, Visa Token Service, Visa Direct, developer APIs, stablecoin settlement and 2026 agentic commerce launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read