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Blockstream raises $210 million, increasing valuation to $3.2 billion

Leading Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has announced raising $210 million as part of a Series B financing on a valuation of $3.2 billion.

/payments

Roxe collaborates with Treviso to launch remittance program

Roxe, a next-generation global payment network, today announced that Treviso, an international foreign exchange broker, will become a Roxe node to send remittances from the United States to beneficiaries in Brazil. The Roxe network is designed to save financial institutions significant time and costs by using blockchain technology to provide fast, inexpensive, and highly reliable clearing and cross-border settlement of payments and remittances.

/wealth

Investcorp and ADDX partner to expand use of digital securities in alternative investment space

Investcorp, a leading global provider and manager of alternative investment products, and private capital exchange ADDX – formerly known as iSTOX – announced today a long-term partnership to expand the use of digital securities in the alternative investment or private market space. The collaboration promises a more seamless, coordinated delivery of opportunities to end-investors and will benefit accredited corporate and individual investors, offering them easier access to opportunities that traditionally require high minimum ticket sizes.

/payments

Future Fintech Group establishes UK subsidiary

Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) ("hereinafter referred to as "Future FinTech", "FTFT" or "the Company"), a leading blockchain-based e-commerce business and a fintech service provider, announced today that it has incorporated a new subsidiary, FTFT UK Limited ("FTFT UK"), as an operating base from which to develop fintech business in Europe.

/payments

SBI Ripple Asia opens payments corridor between South Korea and Thailand

“SBI Ripple Asia” hereby announces that it has partnered with Global Money Express, a leading South Korean money transfer company, and launched a DLT-based money transfer business between South Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand.

/wholesale

ASC X9 publishes Blockchain Risk Assessment Framework

The Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9) has published Technical Report 54, "Blockchain Risk Assessment Framework," to guide those seeking to understand how to perform an accurate assessment of risk for this new system technology.

/retail

Figure and Sagent team on mortgage servicing

Sagent, a fintech software company modernizing mortgage and consumer loan servicing for America’s top banks and lenders, today announced two major strategic deals with digital lending and payments disruptor, Figure.

/crypto

Fraxtor obtains in-principle approval by MAS to operate real estate tokenisation platform

Fraxtor Private Limited (“Fraxtor”), an online real estate platform, has obtained in-principle approval for its Capital Markets Services (CMS) License by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

/markets

DLT-based bond platform LedgerEdge picks Eventus for global surveillance

Eventus Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that LedgerEdge, the new global corporate bond trading platform built on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has selected Validus as the real-time trade surveillance platform for all of its markets upon their launch.

/markets

Broadridge onboards UBS to digital lender repor platform

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global fintech leader, today announced that UBS has joined its transformative distributed ledger repo (DLR) platform.

/regulation

Esma publishes report on use of fintech and DLT by depositories

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its Report on the use of FinTech by Central Securities Depositories (CSDs).

/payments

Roxe blockchain payment network expands to Brazil

Roxe, a next-generation global payment network, today announced that Rana Express, an international money transfer company, will become a Roxe node to send remittances from the United States to beneficiaries in Brazil using the Rana Wallet (Android and iOS versions).

/startups

Singapore fintech Stacs joins Mastercard’s Start Path Blockchain Programme

Singapore headquartered FinTech firm Hashstacs Pte Ltd (‘STACS’), focused on capital markets and Environmental, Social, and Governance (‘ESG’) fintech, today announces it is joining Mastercard’s new global startup engagement program Start Path.

/retail

Figure Technologies and Homebridge Financial Services to merge

Figure Technologies, Inc. (Figure™), a leader in transforming financial services through the power of blockchain technology, today announced it has signed an agreement to merge with Homebridge Financial Services in a landmark deal that will reshape the technology landscape of the nation’s mortgage industry.

/people

Blockchain Association Singapore appoints Richard Teng, former ADGM CEO, to advisory board

Blockchain Association Singapore (BAS) today announced the appointment of Mr Richard Teng, former CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), as a member to its Advisory Board.

/startups

Figure Technologies closes $200 million Series D

Figure Technologies, Inc. (Figure), a leader in transforming financial services through the power of blockchain technology, officially closed its Series D fundraise of $200 million at a $3.2 billion valuation, welcoming new investors including entities and funds managed and/or advised by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., Blockchain.com, Rockaway Blockchain, HOF Capital, Endeavour Capital, National Bank Holdings, Goldentree Asset Management and L1 Digital.

/Blockchain

Blockchain trade finance platform Factorin raises investment from MTS

The Venture building arm of the international investment firm Digital Horizon announces the sale of a controlling stake in a blockchain platform Factorin to Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, Russia’s largest mobile operator and a leading provider of media and digital services. Factorin, the two year old blockchain-based trade finance platform, was valued at $23 million.

/regulation

SETL proposes new approach to blockchain regulation

SETL, the London based blockchain company, today published a whitepaper on how to “Realise the Regulated Internet of Value” based on a multi-asset approach to tokenisation.

/people

LedgerEdge appoints Michelle Neal as CEO of US operations

LedgerEdge, the next-generation ecosystem for trading, announces the appointment of Michelle Neal as CEO of US operations.

/crime

Everest integrates blockchain API with Oracle financial crime suite

Everest, a regulated fin-tech company with blockchain solutions for biometric identification, custodian, and banking services, collaborates with Oracle Financial Services to enable customers to use Everest’s Application Programming Interface (API) and adopt identity verification and biometric identification services provided by Everest.

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