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Archax completes first raise for Montis Digital using Primary Issuance Platform in FCA sandbox

Archax, the only UK regulated and registered digital securities exchange, broker and custodian, today announced that it has completed the first fundraise on its Primary Issuance Platform working with DLA Piper.

/markets

Cais and Digital Asset to explore application of DLT at intersection of wealth and investment

CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform, and Digital Asset, the creators of the Daml multi-party application platform, today announced a working collaboration to explore specific use cases for blockchain, distributed ledgers, and smart contracts at the intersection of wealth management and alternative investments.

/crypto

BlockWRK releases cryptro-rewards app and Visa card

BlockWRK, issuer of the federally approved WRK token, announces the launch of its blockchain-powered employee rewards app and Visa card.

/crypto

Auto1 FT introduces car financing on blockchain

Auto1 FT, the leading financial partner of the automotive industry, is eliminating all manual input and paper processes in its core business, car financing.

/wholesale

BNY Mellon joins trade finance blockchain network Marco Polo

BNY Mellon has joined a consortium working to introduce blockchain technology into international trade finance and digitize how working capital is provided to both suppliers and buyers across the globe.

/crypto

BitPay blockchain brings crypto payments to Verifone terminals

BitPay, the world’s largest provider of bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, and Verifone, a global FinTech leader and payment solution provider to the world’s largest retail brands, today announce the extension of BitPay’s blockchain payment technology to enable consumer cryptocurrency payments on Verifone’s in-store and eCommerce Cloud Services platforms in the United States.

/regulation

Sustainable finance, crypto and blockchain on Esma agenda for 2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published its 2022 Annual Work Programme (AWP), setting out its priority work areas for the next 12 months to deliver on its mission to enhance investor protection and promote stable and orderly financial markets.

/markets

Archax subsidiary Montis Digital to launch blockchain based digital post-trade infrastructure

Archax, the first FCA regulated digital securities exchange, broker, and custodian, has today announced its subsidiary, Montis Digital, which is building digitally native, blockchain based post-trade infrastructure to allow tokenised assets, such as digital securities or security tokens, to realise their full potential.

/people

Baton Systems appoints capital markets veteran Jerome Kemp as president

Baton Systems (“Baton”), the fintech transforming asset movements and settlements with solutions based on distributed ledger technology, has announced the appointment of Jerome Kemp as the company’s President.

/retail

VCPlus acquires Apec Solutions

SGX-Catalist listed VCPlus Limited (“VCPlus” or the “Company, and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is pleased to announce that it has on 27 September 2021 signed a sale and purchase agreement with Mr Cedric Yap Kun Hao (the "Vendor") to acquire APEC Solutions Pte. Ltd. and its subsidiaries (“APEC Solutions”) for a consideration of S$5 million (the “Consideration”), which is to be satisfied with the issuance and allotment of 172,413,793 in new VCPlus ordinary shares (“Consideration Shares”) to the Vendor at price of S$0.0290 per new Consideration Share, a share premium of 16.0%1 (the “Proposed Acquisition”).

/people

Ex-SEB and RBS bankers join DLT-based RegTech startup ALT/AVE

Brian Guckian, ex-SEB, and Andrew Taylor, ex-RBS, have joined ALT/AVE, the London-based RegTech startup that is using distributed ledger technology to securely communicate with customers.

/crypto

Figure ATS completes first blockchain-based security transaction

Figure Technologies, Inc. (Figure™), a leader in transforming financial services through the power of blockchain technology, today announced it completed a first of its kind digital securities transaction using Figure ATS, an alternative trading system that is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and that is part of Figure’s Marketplace trading platform.

/wholesale

VTB Bank investigate use of blockchain for shipment of steel products

VTB Bank and PJSC Severstal have developed a new scenario for the unified industry register of quality certificates for metal products. The initiative will make it possible to speed up the shipment of metal products, as well as to carry it out without reference to banking days, including weekends and holidays.

/payments

Paydek expands footprint to Latin America and Africa through RippleNet

On-demand work has created new financial opportunities, benefitting both individuals and local economies.

/markets

Bursa Malaysia to run dematerialisation PoC with Digital Asset and VMware

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”), today embarked on a Dematerialisation Proof-of-Concept to facilitate the dematerialisation of securities certificates leveraging Daml smart contracts from Digital Asset and a highly scalable distributed ledger platform from VMware.

/regulation

SIX Digital Exchange receives FINMA approval

Today, SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) formally received the FINMA go-ahead to operate a stock exchange and a central securities depository for digital assets in Switzerland.

/crypto

Axelar integrates with Pangolin Exchange

Axelar, the decentralized interoperability network that connects blockchain ecosystems, applications and users, has today announced a new integration with Pangolin Exchange, a decentralized exchange (DEX) for Avalanche and Ethereum assets.

/markets

Bitfinex Securities launches regulated investment exchange

Bitfinex Securities Ltd. a provider of blockchain-based investment products, has launched its regulated investment exchange in the AIFC Fintech Lab, aiming at increasing accessibility to a large set of financial products for eligible members who wish to diversify their portfolio.

/crypto

Daniel Prinz, CTO of First DAG, appointed as official maintainer of Diem blockchain

First DAG, who has developed the first global digital payment platform as a service, is pleased to announce that Diem Association’s Technical Steering Committee (TSC) has appointed its Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Daniel Prinz, as an official Maintainer of the Diem blockchain, a distributed, programmable database designed to serve as the foundation for next-generation financial services.

/retail

Worldline backs EC's TruBlo project

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, is leading the TruBlo (Trusted Blockchain) project under the European Commission's "Next Generation Internet" initiative, which aims to provide researchers and companies with funding to develop innovative solutions based on Blockchain technology to address the issue of trust in social media content.

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