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Quant develops central bank-grade key management solution for blockchain transactions

Blockchain for finance pioneer Quant has launched a groundbreaking solution to make blockchain-based transactions more secure for banks and other institutions.

/markets

Pirum trials DLT for securities lendingg and repo

Pirum have successfully tested a DLT extension of their securities lending and repo post-trade solution.

/crypto

Ripple obtains in-principle regulatory approval in Singapore

Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, today announced that its Singapore subsidiary Ripple Markets APAC Pte Ltd, has obtained In-Principle Approval of the Major Payments Institution License application from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

/markets

UBS Asset Management launches first blockchain-native tokenized VCC fund pilot in Singapore

UBS Asset Management has launched its first live pilot of a tokenized Variable Capital Company (VCC) fund.

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Baton Systems launches automated settlement orchestration platform

Baton Systems, the global fintech digitally transforming post-trade processing through distributed ledger technology (DLT), has launched a game-changing digital solution providing firms with automated, comprehensive, and real-time control of their cash settlements.

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UBS goes live opn Broadridge DLT-based repo platform

Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), today announced that UBS successfully went live on Broadridge’s newly launched sponsored repo solution built on the DLT enabled Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform.

/retail

Tap Global to launch in US

Tap Global Group Plc (AQSE: TAP), the regulated cryptocurrency app bridging the gap between traditional finance and blockchain technology, is pleased to announce its intention to launch in the United States, via its wholly owned subsidiary Tap Americas, through a partnership with Zero Hash LLC (“Zero Hash”), a Chicago-based B2B2C crypto infrastructure platform.

/crypto

BIS applies DeFi principles to cross-border wCBDC tests

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland have successfully tested the cross-border trading and settlement of wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) between financial institutions, using new decentralised finance (DeFi) technology concepts on a public blockchain.

/cloud

Enabling connectivity across blockchains

At Sibos 2023, Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder, Chainlink, discusses how institutions are enabling connectivity and interoperability through collaboration across public and private blockchains.

/payments

Anvi inks deal with Web3.0 and blockchain platform Reltime

In an unprecedented development, ANVI, India's trailblazing AI-powered digital alternate bank and P2P payment platform serving over 220 million unbanked and underbanked users, has inked a significant deal with Reltime, an award-winning global Web 3.0 and Layer 1 Blockchain platform.

/crypto

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg joins SIX Digital Exchange

SDX, the world’s first fully regulated financial market infrastructure for digital assets, welcomes Hypothekarbank Lenzburg as a new member on its Central Securities Depository (CSD).

/sustainable

Zilliqa and GMEX ZERO13 to launch consumer-focused carbon offset platform

Zilliqa, a leading layer-1 blockchain offering high-performance, high-security and low-fee solutions, today announces a partnership with GMEX Group and its initiative ZERO13, the digital climate fintech aggregation ecosystem, to launch the first-of-its-kind carbon offset platform that will transform the way that retail customers engage with corporate environmental initiatives.

/payments

Zimpler and Centiglobe combine instant A2A payouts with blockchain-based payment rails

Zimpler, a fintech company providing seamless and secure account-to-account payment solutions, and Centiglobe, a front-runner empowering smart DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology) cross-border payments, are entering a partnership to enable companies to innovate their cross-border payments capabilities to become predictable, instant, automated and secure globally.

/payments

Tempo France and nTokens deliver remittances from EU to Brazil via Stellar blockchain

Tempo France and the Brazil-based fintech firm nTokens have launched high-tech remittances to Brazil from the EU countries.

/crypto

Tether commits to AI strategy with €400 million NVIDIA chip purchase

Damoon, a Tether company in which Northern Data Group owns a majority stake, has purchased over 10,000 NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs, a type of chip, at a total cost of approximately €400 million.

/crypto

Chainlink and Arbitrum announce launch of Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol

Chainlink, the industry-standard Web3 services platform, and Arbitrum, the most widely used layer 2 scaling solution suite for Ethereum dApp development, have announced today the mainnet launch of the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on Arbitrum One.

/crime

FTX sues Bankman-Fried’s parents over misappropriated funds

The FTX legal saga continues to play out as parents of the company’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, have been sued by the FTX parent company Alameda Research, for improperly receiving millions of dollars from the scheme.

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Sibos 2023: Can CBDC replace cash?

At Sibos 2023 in Toronto, EY’s Christopher Woolard chaired a session on how digital currencies have made a big splash over the past few years and questioned whether they will be merely a drop in the ocean.

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Citi TTS develops institutional digital asset offering

Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) announces the creation and piloting of Citi Token Services for cash management and trade finance. The service uses blockchain and smart contract technologies to deliver digital asset solutions for institutional clients. Citi Token Services will integrate tokenized deposits and smart contracts into Citi’s global network, upgrading core cash management and trade finance capabilities.

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Sibos 2023: Zumo releases Digital Assets 2023 report

The insights report is the first to comprehensively survey and analyse the emerging areas of opportunity within the global digital asset ecosystem from an enterprise perspective.