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Robinhood to bring tokenisation to Europe

US-based stock trading app Robinhood is planning to expand its European presence by offering investors in the region access to tokenised US securities.

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IntoTheBlock and Trident Digital merge

IntoTheBlock, a recognized leader in institutional DeFi solutions and Trident Digital, a renowned digital assets financial services firm, today announced their merger to form Sentora, an institutional DeFi platform combining analytics, risk management, and financial services.

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Kinexys by JP Morgan prospers in the Middles East

JP Morgan has signed up two major banks in the Middles East and North Africa to its Kinexys blockchain platform.

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Stablecoins could reach $3.7 trillion by 2030 - Citi

The changing regulatory landscape being driven by the Trump administration could see 2025 being blockchain's 'ChatGPT' moment and also drive huge growth in stablecoins, according to research from Citi.

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Malaysia activates national blockchain infrastructure

Malaysia today marked a pivotal milestone in its digital transformation journey with the operational launch of the Malaysia Blockchain Infrastructure (MBI).

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Nacha and JP Morgan's Kinexys collaborate on account validation

US clearing house Nacha is working with JP Morgan's Kinexys blockchain business to facilitate information exchange between their respective payment information networks.

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EU central banks explore synchronised settlement in FX

The Bank for International Settlements and its central bank partners have successfully demonstrated how wholesale payment infrastructures, such as RTGS systems, can interoperate with each other for FX transactions via new technologies, such as distributed ledgers.

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The 150 leading organisations confirmed to attend NextGen Nordics 2025

The Nordic region has long stood at the forefront of digital payments, open banking, and financial technology. This legacy of innovation continues at full pace with the return of NextGen Nordics, a premier event gathering the most influential players in the financial services ecosystem. Set against the dynamic backdrop of the Nordic fintech scene, the 2025 edition of NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden promises to be the most impactful yet.

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Real-time yield bearing settlement network Lynq set for launch

Arca Labs, Tassat Group, Inc. (“Tassat”), and tZERO Group, Inc. (“tZERO”) today announced the launch of Lynq, a real-time, yield-bearing settlement network powered by a tokenized treasury fund custodied at a special purpose broker-dealer.

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Fnality rolls out 'earmarking' for programmable payments

Fnality, the international consortium of global banks focused on building a blockchain-based payment system to support the adoption of tokenised assets and marketplaces, has released a new feature that allows banks to programme funds for release upon receipt of proof of an event elsewhere.

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SwapAgent and Trafigura open blockchain deposit accounts with JPMorgan Kinexys

LSEG's post-trade business Swap Agent and commodities house Trafigura are to be the first in the UK to open GBP-denominated deposit accounts via JPMorgan's blockchain business unit Kinexys.

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Broadridge collaborates with Fnality to enable real-time setlement for intraday repo transactions

Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE: BR), today announced the completion of a successful collaboration with Fnality, a blockchain-based wholesale payments firm, demonstrating interoperability between Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform and Fnality’s Payment System (FnPS), showcasing the transformative power of tokenization in financial markets.

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Restaurant payments and loyalty app Blackbird raises $50m

Blackbird Labs, a blockchain-based restaurant loyalty and payments app, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round.

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Calastone tokenizes asset management fund flows

Calastone, the largest global funds network, today announces the launch of Calastone Tokenised Distribution - a pioneering solution that allows asset managers to tokenise any fund operating on Calastone's network and distribute it seamlessly across blockchain-based channels.

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DTCC to demo new platform for tokenized real-time collateral

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced a digital collateral management platform. DTCC and industry leaders will demo the new platform in a live event, “The Great Collateral Experiment” on April 23, representing a diverse cross-section of financial market assets and participants.

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Trade bodies write to No 10 calling for UK blockchain and crypto push

A collection of UK and global trade bodies has written to the prime minister's office calling on the government to capture what they claim will be the economic and societal benefits of a new wave of digital asset and blockchain technology.

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Centiglobe partners with Mastercard Move

Centiglobe, a leading fintech company specializing in cross-border payment infrastructure solutions, today announces a new collaboration with Mastercard Move – Mastercard’s portfolio of global money movement solutions.

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Africa's Chipper Cash signs with Ripple for cross-border payments

Ripple has signed a deal to deliver crypto-enabled cross-border payments to African money movement firm Chipper Cash.

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Digital Transformation: Get a Handle on Your Data First

In this FinextraTV interview, Arsalan Minhas, AVP, Sales Engineering EMEA & APAC, Hyland and Matt Bazley, Account Executive, Hyland explain the evolution of digital transformation. Whilst discussing the usage of AI, blockchain and new-age technologies, they also define the importance of well-structured, transparent and secure data as a first priority

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PwC Italy and SKChain Advisors prep blockchain-based digital identity product

PwC Italy has joined forces with blockchain consultancy SKChain Advisors to develop an enterprise-grade Web3 EU digital identity product.