Bitpanda and Societe Generale Unleash Regulated Stablecoins in DeFi Sector

Key Points

• Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE) and Bitpanda are enhancing their partnership to introduce regulated stablecoins to Decentralized Finance (DeFi).
• Bitpanda’s retail clients will be able to use SG-FORGE’s EUR CoinVertible (EURCV) and USD CoinVertible (USDCV) stablecoins in on-chain lending and borrowing protocols.

SG-FORGE and Bitpanda are intensifying their collaboration to integrate regulated stablecoins into DeFi.

The decision, announced on Oct. 14, 2025, will enable Bitpanda’s retail customers to utilize SG-FORGE’s EURCV and USDCV stablecoins in on-chain lending and borrowing protocols.

First in Europe

This partnership will allow retail users to earn yield on fully regulated, bank-issued digital assets for the first time in Europe.

The stablecoins will be incorporated into the Bitpanda DeFi Wallet, providing direct access to protocols like Morpho and Uniswap.

This recent move is part of a wider distribution strategy, following recent listings of SG-FORGE’s USDCV stablecoin on other exchanges.

Boosting Trust in DeFi

The initiative is designed to enhance trust and accessibility in the DeFi sector for retail users by introducing stablecoins that comply with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.

This move puts SG-FORGE in a competitive position with other European financial institutions, including the ING-led banking consortium that is also developing a MiCA-compliant stablecoin.

Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad, Co-CEO of Bitpanda, emphasized the importance of this development for European Web3, stating it will deliver tangible benefits to users and help construct an interoperable, regulated financial ecosystem.

Jean-Marc Stenger, CEO of SG-FORGE, also confirmed that expanding into DeFi is a crucial strategic move for the company.

The collaboration will also support future integrations with Bitpanda’s Vision (VSN) token and its planned Layer-2 network, the Vision Chain.

The stated objective is to establish a compliant framework where tokenized assets can move fluidly between on-chain environments.

This announcement is part of a larger trend of traditional financial institutions entering the digital asset market.

In a similar move, Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade platform in the United States is also preparing to launch crypto trading services for its retail clients.

This expansion into DeFi builds on an initial agreement from Sept. 25, 2024, which first listed EURCV on Bitpanda’s primary brokerage platform.

By strengthening their cooperation, both firms are using a regulated framework to encourage more retail participation in the on-chain economy.