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Cboe agrees EUR45 million deal to acquire EuroCCP

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Cboe agrees EUR45 million deal to acquire EuroCCP

Cboe Global Markets has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire pan-European equities clearing house EuroCCP.

First transactions executed on Deutsche Bourse's blockchain-based securities lending platform

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First transactions executed on Deutsche Bourse's blockchain-based securities lending platform

Commerzbank, Credit Suisse and UBS have successfully executed the first live transactions on Deutsche Börse's HQLAx securities lending platform.

New York state grants Fidelity digital asset charter

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New York state grants Fidelity digital asset charter

Plans by Fidelity Investments to launch a digital assets business have been given a boost New York's Department of Financial Services, which has grenlighted the firm's move into the state's rapidly growing virtual currency marketplace

Capitolis raises $40 million

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Capitolis raises $40 million

Capitolis, a 'next generation' provider of capital markets technology founded by Gil Mandelzis, ex-Traiana, and Icap, Tom Glocer, ex-CEO of Thomson Reuters, and Igor Teleshevksy, formerly Traiana, has raised $40 million in financing from Spark Capital and SVB Capital.

Deutsche Bourse and Swisscom use tokenised assets and DLT to settle securities transactions

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Deutsche Bourse and Swisscom use tokenised assets and DLT to settle securities transactions

Deutsche Bourse and Swissccom have completed a successful proof of concept for settling securities transactions using distributed ledger technology and the exchange of equity and cash tokens.

BNP Paribas Securities Services takes stake in AssetMetrix

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BNP Paribas Securities Services takes stake in AssetMetrix

BNP Paribas Securities Services has taken a stake in AssetMetrix, and will use its suite of data analytics to provide private capital clients with more in-depth information on their non-listed investments.

JP Morgan and Baton use DLT to automate derivatives margin payments

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JP Morgan and Baton use DLT to automate derivatives margin payments

JP Morgan has teamed up with distributed ledger technology specialist Baton Systems to develop a DLT-based platform that helps automate derivatives margin payments.

MUFG leads security token consortium

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MUFG leads security token consortium

Japanese financial services giant MUFG is leading a new Security Token (ST) Research Consortium, working on infrastructure that enables automatic securities and fund settlement via blockchain technology.

AFME urges faster adoption of cloud computing in capital markets

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AFME urges faster adoption of cloud computing in capital markets

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has set out 14 recommendations to help realise the full potential of public cloud computing across the capital markets industry, as issues around legacy technology, security and regulatory concerns and standardisation slow uptake.

KRM22 postpones search for new funding

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KRM22 postpones search for new funding

KRM22, an investment vehicle created to undertake a roll up of software companies providing risk management tools to the capital markets industry, has put a halt to a search for new funding citing the uncertainties surrounding Brexit.

Confluence buys StatPro for £161.1 million

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Confluence buys StatPro for £161.1 million

US investment data management outfit Confluence has sealed a deal to buy UK portfolio analytics company StatPro for £161.1 million.

Credit Suisse and SocGen first up for Paxos Settlement Service

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Credit Suisse and SocGen first up for Paxos Settlement Service

Post-trade blockchain startup Paxos has been given the go-ahead from the Securities and Exchange Commission to process transactions in the US equities market.

Commerzbank and Deutsche Bourse exchange cash and securities tokens in post-trade DLT trial

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Commerzbank and Deutsche Bourse exchange cash and securities tokens in post-trade DLT trial

Commerzbank, Deutsche Bourrse and Meag, the asset manager of Munich Re and Ergo have undertaken a delivery-versus-payment transaction entailing the use of securities and cash tokens for settlement and collateral calls.

Citi partners with WorldLink to enhance supply chain offering

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Citi partners with WorldLink to enhance supply chain offering

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) has strengthened supplier finance offerings in partnership with the bank's internal platform WorldLink, allowing clients to transact and settle across multiple major currencies in the US with plans to expand globally.

BNP Paribas to acquire stake in wealth tech firm Allfunds

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BNP Paribas to acquire stake in wealth tech firm Allfunds

BNP Paribas is to acquire a 22.5% stake in wealth mangement technology company Allfunds as part of an alliance to build a new fund distribution platform.

Why are FIs shifting grid computing to the cloud?

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Why are FIs shifting grid computing to the cloud?

The financial services industry has long required compute-intensive calculations for risk management, regulatory compliance, product development, pricing, trading, clearing and surveillance. However, the volume and timeliness of these calculations have increased.

Italian bank blockchain project passes technical tests

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Italian bank blockchain project passes technical tests

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) says the country's major banks could be ready to use distributed ledger tech to run interbank reconciliations by March next year, after pilot tests proved its capability.

Deutsche Bank deploys DLT for custodial services

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Deutsche Bank deploys DLT for custodial services

Following a successful pilot, Deutsche Bank Securities Services is set to start using distributed ledger technology (DLT) in custodial services.

Sibos 2019: Post-snub insights from LSE and HKEX

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Sibos 2019: Post-snub insights from LSE and HKEX

After the London Stock Exchange snubbed Hong Kong’s $36.6 billion buyout bid earlier this month, day two of Sibos 2019 in London kicked off with PwC’s Jeremy Grant engaging in fireside chats with both LSE CEO David Schwimmer and HKEX CEO Charles Li.

SIX Digital Exchange launches DLT-based trading and settlement prototype

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SIX Digital Exchange launches DLT-based trading and settlement prototype

Swiss stock exchange SIX has launched a prototype of its distributed ledger technology-based digital exchange and central securities depository. Meanwhile, trading has started on Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange.

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