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FS giants test blockchain and AI to tackle $58bn corporate actions problem

A host of banking and capital market players - including Swift, the DTCC and UBS - have closed out the second stage of a Chainlink-led project to use AI and blockchain technology to standardise and streamline corporate actions processing.

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Sibos 2025: AI, quantum, CBDCs, tokenised assets and stablecoins to lead the agenda

In the opening plenary of Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, executives at Swift and leading German banks Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Bank introduced the themes of the conference and what can be accomplished on ‘the next frontier of global finance’.

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Santander takes BNPL product to Spain for Amazon purchases

Banco Santander has launched its buy now, pay later product, Zinia, in Spain, with an initial focus on installment payments on Amazon.

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Sibos: Swift to add blockchain-based ledger to infrastructure stack

Bank-to-bank payment network Swift is to develop a shared digital ledger with 30 member banks to test the use of blockchain technology for real-time cross-border payments.

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UK banks prep live pilot of tokenised sterling deposits

The UK's biggest banks are embarking on a pilot project to deliver the country's first live transactions of tokenised sterling deposits (GBTD).

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Deutsche Bank conducts first euro transaction via blockchain

Deutsche Bank has carried out its first euro-denominated cross-border payment via Partior’s blockchain platform.

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People's Bank of China opens digital yuan operation centre in Shanghai

On Thursday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) opened a digital yuan (e-CNY) international operations centre in Shanghai, in a move to drive CBDC innovation.

26 September 2025

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EBA Clearing's FPAD Verification of Payee service is primed to scale

EBA Clearing has announced that the testing for its Fraud Pattern Anomaly Detection (FPAD) Verification of Payee (VoP) solution confirmed that it is ready to scale.

26 September 2025

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WeLab taps Google for AI innovation across Asia

Asian fintech company WeLab has formed a strategic partnership with Google to drive AI-powered banking solutions across across Asia.

26 September 2025

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Finextra & ACI Worldwide launch new global research on the next era of payments

Finextra Research has released its latest global survey report Payments 2030: What’s shaping the future?, revealing how organisations are aligning their payments strategies with market and regulatory demands, the challenges they face, and the technological and operational shifts shaping investment decisions.

26 September 2025

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Sustainable.Finance Live 2025: Hackathon applications are open

Applications to participate in the Sustainable.Finance Live 2025 Hackathon are officially open.

26 September 2025

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SC Ventures and Fujitsu form quantum computing partnership

Standard Chartered Bank's SC Ventures unit is joining forces with Fujitsu to accelerate the development of quantum computing from the research stage to commercial use in financial services.

26 September 2025