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WeBank to expand smart contract technology capabilities with Digital Asset

WeBank has entered a partnership with New York-based Digital Asset, to integrate smart contract technology with the blockchain platform FISCO BCOS.

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Rabobank slashes commodity trade finance timeline with blockchain

Cargill and Agrocorp, in partnership with Rabobank and other logistics partners, have completed a cross-continent commodity trade transaction of wheat from North America to Southeast Asia on a blockchain platform provided by Singapore-based dltledgers.

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Revolut backs cryptocurrency as safe haven amidst Coronavirus crisis

Revolut last week announced it is making cryptocurrency available to all its seven million customers, as central banks start injecting unprecedented stimulus into their economies to cushion the damaging effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Banque de France plans CBDC experiments

France's central bank is calling for applications from firms interested in experimenting with the use of a digital euro for interbank settlements.

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SEB chief strategist: CBDCs could cause friction with commercial banks

Johan Javeus, chief strategist at SEB, tells Finextra Research about the tension that could emerge between central banks and commercial banks should the former circulate a digital currency directly to consumers.

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SCB brings Ripple-powered cross-border payments to biz customers

Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is set to open up its Ripple-powered consumer cross-border payments mobile app to businesses.

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ASX rips up go-live timetable for Chess replacement system

The Australian Securities Exchange is to delay the implementation of its long-awaited Chess replacement system due to the uncertainty created by the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic.

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Mass Yapeal: Swiss startup targeting payday-to-payday customers with newly-acquired banking licence

Yapeal, a digital banking startup, which became Switzerland’s first fintech banking licensee earlier this month, has spoken to Finextra Research about the task of breaking new ground in a market dominated by giants such as UBS and Credit Suisse.

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Thai fintech DeeMoney goes live on RippleNet

Remittance outfit DeeMoney has become the first non-bank institution in Thailand to process live transactions over RippleNet.

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FundsDLT wins commercial backing

Clearstream, Credit Suisse Asset Management, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and Natixis Investment Managers are to give financial backing to FundsDLT, a blockchain-based technology platform for the investment fund industry.

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Bank of England calls for feedback on CBDC creation

The Bank of England is calling for input from industry and the public on the pros and cons of introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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Libra competitor Celo launches 'Alliance for Prosperity'

Libra is getting some competition. The Celo Foundation has signed up 50 members to its 'Alliance for Prosperity', an effort to use blockchain technology and digital assets to "enable prosperity for everyone".

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Standard Chartered joins TradeLens

Standard Chartered has become the first financial institution to join the TradeLens blockchain-enabled container logisitics platform developed by IBM and Maersk.

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ING invests in securities lending platform HQLAx

ING has invested in securities lending platform HQLAx, which went live in December 2019.

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Crypto exchange tech firm AlphaPoint raises $5.6m

Crypto-focused exchange software provider AlphaPoint has raised $5.6 million in new funding from unnamed sources.

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IBM blockchain partner: Rival companies must join forces for common sustainable goals

Using blockchain and other technologies to work towards sustainable goals requires companies to break the current way of thinking in business, according to Anthony Day, blockchain partner at IBM.

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ING economist: The US has most to lose in war of digital currencies

The US dollar's position as the unrivalled global currency means it has the most at stake should central banks begin to issue their own digital currencies, according to ING economist Carlos Cocuzzo.

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UAE bank NBF opens Indian remittance corridor with RippleNet

UAE-based National Bank of Fujairah is to provide customers with real-time cross-border funds transfers via the RippleNet network.

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DIFC and Mashreq invite banks to join blockchain-based KYC utility

Dubai International Finance Centre and Mashreq Bank are inviting other banks in the region to join a blockchan-based KYC data sharing coalition after running the first live transactions to support licensed businesses and corporates opening digital bank accounts instantly.

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Euro agencies to develop blockchain forensics

Two defence agencies in Austria and France are joining forces to improve cryptocurrency security and tackle the rising rate of crime in the crypto market.