(Alliance News) - Qivalis will become the first euro stablecoin launched by a consortium of ten major European banks, including UniCredit and Banca Sella, with its debut scheduled for mid-2026.
The consortium, open to new members, is headquartered in the Netherlands and aims to obtain an electronic money license under the supervision of the Dutch central bank.
The company has appointed Jean-Oliver Sell, formerly of Coinbase Germany, as CEO, and Floris Lugt, formerly of ING, as CFO. The supervisory board will be chaired by Howard Davies, former head of the UK Financial Services Authority.
Qivalis, pegged to the euro, aims to become a European standard for digital payments based on blockchain technology, offering near-instant, 24/7 transactions at low cost, with applications for supply chains and digital asset settlements.
It will not compete with the European Central Bank's digital euro, which is primarily targeted at retail users.
The initiative also has a strategic objective: to create a European alternative in a stablecoin market currently dominated by the United States.
By Giuseppe Fabio Ciccomascolo, Alliance News senior reporter
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