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HSBC becomes first production member of Contour’s network

Contour, the global trade finance network has today announced that HSBC has become the first full production member of the network following Contour’s commercial launch in October this year.

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Japan Exchange Group reports back on post-trade blockchain trials

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (hereinafter "JPX") and Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. (hereinafter "JASDEC") announced today the issuance of the report on the results of their pilot test project of a DLT information sharing platform in the field of securities post-trade launched in April 2020.

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Coinfirm names Marc McCord director, sales, New York

Coinfirm is proud to welcome Marc McCord who has just joined the firm as the firm’s Director of Sales in New York.

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Liquid launches crypto ledger book for Singapore stablecoin

Liquid, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency-fiat exchange platforms by trade volume, is partnering with Xfers, a Singapore-based B2B payment platform, to introduce the first-of-its-kind crypto ledger order book for XSGD/SGD transactions on Liquid

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TrustToken launches uncollateralised lending platform

TrustToken, known as makers of the world’s most transparent stablecoins including TUSD, launches TrueFi, the decentralized protocol for uncollateralized lending, hitting $35 million in total value locked within 24 hours of going live.

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TCS launches digital bank guarantee platform in Israel

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, has launched a new transformative Digital Bank Guarantee platform, powered by the Quartz® Blockchain solution, as part of the Banking Service Bureau (BSB), operated by TCS for the digital banking industry in Israel.

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Xrex launches crypto-fiat Exchange-as-a-Service platform

Xrex, a blockchain TradeTech company serving cross-border businesses that operate in emerging economies, today announced the launch of MyXchange, a first-of-a-kind digital currency Exchange-as-a-Service (EaaS) platform.

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The Universal Protocol Alliance unveils tradable carbon token

The Universal Protocol Alliance (UPA), a coalition of leading blockchain companies including Bittrex Global, Ledger, CertiK, InfiniGold and Uphold, today launches Universal Carbon [UPCO2], the world’s first tradable carbon token on a public blockchain that can be bought and held as an investment, or burnt to offset an individual’s carbon footprint.

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Bankhaus von der Heydt engages Coinfirm for blockchain risk management

German financial institution Bankhaus von der Heydt, has entered a partnership with industry-leading blockchain analytics and AML provider Coinfirm to enhance risk monitoring and management associated with cryptocurrencies.

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Blockchain-based remittance firm Lightnet forges partnership with Siam Commercial Bank

Singapore-based fintech company, Lightnet Pte. Ltd., has announced a formal partnership with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the second partnership initiative the company has taken on the heel of the collaboration with the Swiss SEBA Bank.

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Australian Border Force begins paperless blockchain trade trial with Singapore

The Australian Border Force (ABF) is developing solutions to make cross border trade simpler and paperless for Australian businesses, in line with the bilateral Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement.

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HKEX introduces DAML smart contracts to streamline settlement on Stock Connect

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to introduce HKEX Synapse, a new settlement acceleration platform for its landmark Stock Connect programme.

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Lukka strikes crypto distribution deal with IHS Markit

Lukka, the leading crypto asset software and data provider, has partnered with global business information provider IHS Markit to redistribute Lukka’s institutional-grade blockchain and digital asset data products, including Lukka Prime and Lukka Reference Data, as part of the comprehensive IHS Markit Pricing, Valuations and Reference Data offerings.

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VMware introduces enterprise blockchain platform

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced the commercial availability of VMware Blockchain to provide a digital foundation that enterprises can trust to build business networks and deploy business-critical decentralized applications.

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Envoy adds Bolero's electronic bill of lading to tech stack

Envoy has partnered with leading trade digitalisation technology provider Bolero International to use Bolero’s electronic bill of lading (eBL) as-a-service in its highly-advanced digital trade platform built on R3’s Corda.

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LexisNexis and Nuggets agree commercial relationship on self-sovereign digital identity sales

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and UK Fintech startup Nuggets have today announced a formalised partnership working together to enable the implementation of self-sovereign digital identity (SSI) solutions.

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Spanish banks extend smart money proof-of-concept trials

Banco Sabadell, Banco Santander, Bankia, BBVA and CaixaBank will be initiating a new sectorial proof of concept to experiment the distribution of digital money this November.

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Nomura blockchain report makes case for security token offerings

Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research (NICMR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., announced on March 30, 2020, the establishment of a dedicated research group1 on the use of blockchain technology in financial markets, in collaboration with Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. and BOOSTRY Co., Ltd. The research group, which comprises experts from industry, government and academia, has concluded its research and NICMR has published a report on its findings.

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Mastercard and GrainChain collaborate to record the commodity supply chain

Today, Mastercard announced a collaboration with GrainChain, a technology company that enables supply chain visibility, empowering suppliers and farmers while reducing risks to buyers and banks in the United States, Mexico and Central America.

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INX buys Openfinance

INX Limited (“INX”), the global blockchain- based platform for trading digital assets, announced today it has signed a term-sheet for the acquisition of Openfinance Securities LLC, a registered U.S. broker-dealer operating a registered FINRA/SIPC member, with an alternative trading system (ATS (“Openfinance”).

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