{
  "id": 7326449,
  "title": "Fragmented regulations limit stablecoin adoption in international finance: WTO head",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/fragmented-regulations-limit-stablecoin-adoption-in-international",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T13:24:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/fragmented-regulations-limit-stablecoin-adoption-in-international-finance-wto-director"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The World Trade Organization (WTO) head Juan Marchetti has stated that fragmented regulatory regimes are hampering the widespread adoption of stablecoins in international finance. In a speech at the launch of the WTO's study on stablecoins in world trade, Marchetti highlighted that despite the potential for stablecoins to reduce trade finance friction, they currently only account for 3% of global payments. This low adoption rate is largely due to the absence of comprehensive regulatory frameworks in many jurisdictions. According to a report by the Financial Stability Board, only 39% of the 28 surveyed jurisdictions have finalized their stablecoin regulatory structures. Marchetti noted that while stablecoins could potentially address issues such as high costs, slow transaction speeds, limited accessibility, inadequate transparency, and foreign exchange limitations, their current usage is constrained by the lack of uniform regulatory guidelines across different countries. The WTO report identified five key friction points that stablecoins could potentially alleviate, including the aforementioned obstacles. The use of stablecoins in cross-border payments has seen a remarkable increase, with their volume growing by 35 times between 2020 and mid-2024.",
  "summary": "Stablecoins may reduce trade finance friction, fragmented regulatory regimes limit their adoption to just 3% of global payments, according to the World Trade Organization.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}