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Ripple joins Tenity DeFi fund

Swiss fintech incubator Tenity is expanding its focus on Decentralized Finance though an early-stage fund backing promising startups building blockchain-based services on Ripple's XRP ledger.

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Deutsche Bank invests in Partior

Partior, the bank-backed fintech behind a ledger-based interbank system for real-time clearing and settlement, has secured a $20 million investment from Deutsche Bank, bringing its toal Series B funding round to $80 million

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Coda Bridge and StraitsX collaborate on blockchain-powered chairty initiative

Coda Bridge, a pioneering Hong Kong-based blockchain platform provider known for its charity project that leverages blockchain technology to ensure accurate tracking of charitable donations, is pleased to announce its expansion into Singapore in collaboration with StraitsX.

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NextGen: AI: How the intelligence revolution is driving what AI can do for banking

At NextGen: AI 2024 taking place for the first time in London, Dr Joe Lyske, co-founder and managing partner of Time Machine Capital², presented the keynote, ‘What can we do with AI?’

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Bybit and DMCC crown fice blockhain projects in Mena Web3 hackathon

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, in collaboration with DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) Crypto Centre, successfully concluded MENA’s flagship Web3 hackathon on Nov. 20 in Dubai. Fifteen project teams presented their groundbreaking ideas to a panel of Web3 experts and prominent figures from the crypto industry, captivating both a live audience and over 30,000 livestream viewers.

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CFTC recommends expansion of non-cash collateral through DLT

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recommended the expansion of the use of non-cash collateral through the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) by its Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC).

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Mastercard MTN connects to JP Morgan's Kinexys Digital Payments for settlement

Mastercard has connected its Multi-Token Network (MTN) to JPMorgan's Kinexys Digital Payments rail for B2B cross-border payments settlement.

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Goldman Sachs to spin out blockchain platform

Goldman Sachs is in talks with potential partners as it looks to spin out its blockchain-based technology platform, GS DOS.

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SCB 10X unveils Thailand's first programmable stablecoin

SCB 10X, the disruptive technology investment and innovation arm of SCBX Group, in collaboration with SCB, Innovest X , Fireblocks, Elliptic, Circle and Base, announces the launch of Rubie Wallet, a digital wallet application designed to facilitate a seamless closed-loop QR payments experience using regulated USD-pegged stablecoin (Regulated USD Stablecoin) and THBX (Thai Baht Stablecoin) for foreign visitors attending Devcon 2024 in Bangkok during November 5 to 25, 2024.

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SocGen brings stablecoin to XRP Ledger

SG-Forge, the digital asset division of French bank Societe Generale is deploying its Euro-based stablecoin on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).

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PayPal USD taps LayerZero for cross-chain utility

LayerZero, the leading interoperability protocol, today announced that PayPal USD (PYUSD) now utilizes LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) Standard to enable transfers between Ethereum and Solana.

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Embedded asset-based financing platform Tranched raises $3.4m

Tranched, a London-based embedded asset-based financing platform which automates the process of bundling loans into securities, has raised $3.4m in a pre-Seed funding round led by Speedinvest, which includes capital from participation in the Andressen Horowitz’s Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) program.

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On-chain privacy critical to unlocking blockchain potential - JPMorgan

On-chain privacy and advancements in identity management will be crucial to unlocking the potential of blockchain technology and asset tokenisation in financial markets, according to a JPMorgan white paper.

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Nium partners blockchain-based Partior on cross-border payments

Cross-border B2B payments operator Nium has formed a partnership with Partior, the blockchain-based fintech for clearing and settlement.

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UBS pilots blockchain-based payment system

UBS has successfully piloted a blockchain-based payment system, UBS Digital Cash, designed to improve the speed and efficiency of cross-border transactions for corporate and institutional clients.

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JP Morgan rebrands Onyx to Kinexys for blockchain charge

JP Morgan has rebranded its Onyx blockchain unit as Kinexys by JP Morgan as the banking giant prepares to bring the technology into mainstream financial services.

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Standard Chartered and Ant International demonstrate intra-group blockchain-based SGD settlement

Standard Chartered and Ant International today announced the successful completion of SGD-denominated liquidity transfers between its entities using Ant International’s blockchain-based Whale platform.

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OCBC and Ant International sign cross-border payments MoU

OCBC and Ant International have formed a strategic partnership to enhance the efficiency and speed of cross-border fund settlements.

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R3 appoints Andy Mosson as head of sales and presales

R3, the financial markets digital solution provider, announces the appointment of Andy Mosson as Head of Sales and Presales.

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UBS Asset Management launches fund on ethereum blockchain

UBS Asset Management has launched a tokenized money market investment fund built on ethereum distributed ledger technology.