Blockchain

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German central bank makes case for blockchain settlement in CBDC debate

Germany's central bank says that successful tests of a project to implement a distributed ledger for electronic securities settlement should negate the need for a central bank digital currency.

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FNZ goes live with blockchain-based fund admin system

Wealth management platform FNZ has begun the roll out of ChainClear, its blockchain-based fund trading and settlement system, to the South African funds market.

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DBS completes first trade transaction on Ant Group's Trusple blockchain

DBS is the first Asian bank to successfully close a trade financing transaction on Ant Group's blockchain platform Trusple.

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Diem raises $5.5m to fuel the circular economy

Diem, a London startup that combines traditional banking functionality with a service that lets customers sell their unwanted items to the firm, has raised $5.5 million in a seed funding round led by Fasanara Capital.

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Thai central bank points to DLT constraints in CBDC trials

A Bank of Thailand project to explore the use of a central bank backed digital currency and distributed ledger technology in B2B invoice payments found commercial benefits to users but limitation in supporting large transactions volumes and preserving privacy.

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Techemynt launches first New Zealand dollar stablecoin

Registered New Zealand financial services provider Techemynt has launched the first stablecoin pegged to the country's dollar.

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Ripple and MoneyGram wind down partnership

As it faces up to litigation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ripple says its partnership with MoneyGram is over.

/regulation

Esma queries use of blockchain for EC's ambitious financial data platform

The EU's top regulator has questioned the use of blockchain technology in the creation of a European Single Access Point (Esap) for company financial and sustainable investment information.

/cloud

HSBC shifts R3 Corda to Google Cloud

HSBC has become the first bank to start using R3's Corda enterprise blockchain network on Google Cloud.

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SETL hires former Swift and Ripple exec Marjan Delatinne

Blockchain settlement and payment infrastructure provider SETL has hired former Ripple executive Marjan Delatinne to lead its payments business.

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VersaBank plans deposit-based digital currency

VersaBank says it will launch its own deposit-based digital currency pegged to the Canadian dollar.

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DTCC puts DLT at front and centre of shift to T+1

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation is close to completing work on a prototytpe settlement system based on distributed ledger technology, which could act as the precursor to a US move to a T+1 settlement cycle.

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China and UAE central banks explore CBDC for cross-border payments

The central banks of China and the United Arab Emirates are joining their counterparts in Thailand and Hong Kong on a CBDC project investigating cross-border foreign currency payments.

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MoneyGram suspends Ripple pact over SEC suit

MoneyGram has suspended trading on Ripple's platform over concerns about the latter's litigation with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SBI takes stake in digital asset bank Sygnum

Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum has scored an eight-figure dollar investment from a unit of Japanese financial behemoth SBI Holdings.

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Blockchain.com raises $120m

Cryptocurrency wallet provider Blockchain.com has raised $120 million in funding from a host of macro investors, including Google Ventures.

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SEB trials secure data sharing tech for Letters of Credit

Nordic bank SEB has teamed up with Finnish industrial group Wärtsilä on a secure data sharing experiment involving the exchange of digital Letters of Credit.

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Riksbank extends e-krona testing

Sweden's central bank has extended its e-krona pilot project by another year but says it has still not decided whether it will eventually issue the digital currency.

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Worldline to lead EU blockchain project

The European Commission has appointed Worldline to lead the 'TruBlo' project, aimed at using blockchain technology to ensure the exchange of reliable content on social networks and in the media.

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JCB and Keychain develop blockchain-based micropayment infrastructure for IoT

Japanese credit card scheme JCB is collaborating with Singapore's Keychain to develop a a secure infrastructure for processing credit-based micropayments between IoT devices.