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Wells Fargo innovation head Ronn Baker joins Baton Systems as North American sales lead

Baton Systems (“Baton”), the global fintech digitally transforming post-trade processing using distributed ledger technology (DLT), has announced the appointment of Ronn Baker as Senior Director of North American Sales.

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Stellar Development Foundation and MoneyGram partner Techstars

The Stellar Development Foundation and MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI) today announced a new partnership with Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for entrepreneurs.

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Singapore approves Paxos for digital payments token services

Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, announced it has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), a premier financial regulator in Asia-Pacific, to operate digital payments token services under the Payment Services Act 2019.

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Calastone and Microsoft from DLT/Cloud pact

Calastone, the largest global funds network, has signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft, which will see the firms collaborate on the use of cloud and distributed ledger technology to create market efficiency across the global investment funds industry.

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Fair Place Finance selects Broadridge's blockchain-based SRD II disclosure platform

To support its new obligations under the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II), WealthSeed, a breakthrough digital application for easy investing and personal finance in Poland launched by Fair Place Finance S.A., announced it will utilize a blockchain-based disclosure solution from global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR).

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Digital Asset rolls out Daml 2.0

Digital Asset, a software and services provider that helps enterprises build economic value through interconnected networks, today announced the general availability of Daml 2.0, the newest version of Digital Asset’s multi-party application platform.

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Singapore ESG fintech Stacs names Sharon Yuen chief commercial officer

Stacs (‘Hashstacs Pte Ltd’) announced today a leadership appointment, Sharon Yuen as the new Chief Commercial Officer, who will be steering the leading Singapore-headquartered Environmental, Social, and Governance (‘ESG’) FinTech firm’s business development and sales efforts.

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Bonifii joins R3’s Digital Currencies Sandbox

R3 Sandbox for Digital Currencies is a learning and development platform for digital currencies and digital assets experimentation used by global financial institutions and regulatory bodies.

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Shift4 acquires Finaro and The Giving Block

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a leading provider of integrated payment and technology solutions, today announced that it will acquire both Finaro, a cross-border eCommerce payments provider with a large European presence, and The Giving Block, which specializes in cryptocurrency fundraising for nonprofits.

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R3 establishes innovation lab at Hong Kong's Cyberport

Enterprise technology and services firm R3 has established an official presence in Hong Kong, opening its "Innovation Lab" at Cyberport.

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Wirex adds Polygon blockchain to wallet and app

Leading crypto payments company Wirex, today announced the addition of the Polygon blockchain to their recently launched non-custodial wallet, as well as the industry leading Wirex app.

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DeFi outfit Catalog raises $7.5m

Catalog, a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) app powering a cross-chain and multi-chain future, announces $7.5 million in new funding. Developed by Ren Labs, Catalog is the first consumer application built on the Ren blockchain.

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IBF Net launches platform for creating Shariah-compliant digital assets using NFTs on Algorand

The term “Credence” implies trust and reliability.

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BME runs blockchain-based carbon offestting PoC

BME, through Iberclear, and ClimateTrade, have developed a Voluntary Registry for carbon and biodiversity inventories that allows companies to offset their carbon footprint.

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Centre consortium unveils decentralised ID solution for crypto finance

Centre - a consortium founded by Circle Internet Financial, LLC, and Coinbase to serve as a standard setting body for blockchain-based financial services - today announced Verite, a decentralized model for identity credential issuance, custody and verification.

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FQX and SIX Digital Exchange to collaborate on blockchain-based short-term debt instruments

Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), the world’s first fully FMI licensed digital asset exchange, and FQX, a SIX Fintech Ventures portfolio company, have agreed to collaborate to enable the use of FQX’s blockchain-based short-term debt instruments, eNotes™, on SDX.

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Blockchain payments outfit ZTLment plays in Danish regulatory sandbox

Together with ZTLment ApS (ZTLment), the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (DFSA) has examined the use of the technology for a specific business model in the DFSA's regulatory sandbox, FT Lab.

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UAE-based blockchain payments startup Pypl raises $11 million

One of the region’s fastest growing FinTechs, Pyypl (pronounced “People”), announces it has closed a US$ 11 million series A financing round with participation from a diverse group of international family offices and HNWI’s.

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From financial services to blockchain and crypto: How executives are making the switch

Today, Heidrick & Struggles, a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, in partnership with the Global Blockchain Business Council, have launched a study titled, From Financial Services to Blockchain and Crypto: How Executives Are Making the Switch.

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Algorand Foundation names Staci Warden as CEO

The Algorand Foundation today announced the appointment of Staci Warden as its Chief Executive Officer.

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