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US banks launch digital asset settlement platform PoC

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US banks launch digital asset settlement platform PoC

Some of the biggest names in the US banking industry are coming together on a proof of concept for a regulated digital asset settlement platform.

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MFS Africa to utilise Ripple's On-Demand Liquidity function

Mobile money has long supported economic growth for businesses and individuals throughout Africa, and financial players are looking to further strengthen digital payment rails across the continent.

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Montis adds ex-Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch staff to help build digital post-trade ecosystem

Montis Group, the Archax subsidiary focussed on building digitally native post-trade infrastructure, has today announced the expansion of its senior management, adding Padmini Krishnan and Alanbek Yussupov to the team.

JP Morgan to open Athens payments R&D centre

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JP Morgan to open Athens payments R&D centre

Wall Street giant JP Morgan is opening a payments innovation lab in Athens as part of a wider Greek expansion.

New York Fed and MAS test wCBDC for cross border payments

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New York Fed and MAS test wCBDC for cross border payments

The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are teaming up to explore the use of wholesale CBDCs for cross-border payments.

TRM Labs raises $70 million

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TRM Labs raises $70 million

Goldman Sachs, PayPal, American Express and Citi have joined in a $70 million funding round in blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs.

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Aventus names Walter Kok as board member

Enterprise-grade blockchain Aventus today announces that Walter Kok has joined the executive team as Strategic Advisor & Board Member.

UBS launches bond traded on blockchain-based exchange

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UBS launches bond traded on blockchain-based exchange

UBS has launched a CHF375 million digital bond that is publicly traded and settled on both traditional and blockchain-based exchanges.

New York Fed tests wholesale CBDC for cross-border payments

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New York Fed tests wholesale CBDC for cross-border payments

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has developed a wholesale CBDC prototype for an experiment on cross-border digital currency transactions supported by blockchain technology.

Gate.io launches crypto payment product

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Gate.io launches crypto payment product

US-based Gate.io, one of the largest crypto exchanges in operation, is set to branch out into the payments sector.

Reviewing financial institution's crypto strategies & their consumer potential

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Reviewing financial institution's crypto strategies & their consumer potential

Dave Jevans, Executive Vice President, CipherTrace, a Mastercard company, speaks to FinextraTV at Sibos 2022 to recognize how financial institutions can identify their crypto exposure with on- and off-chain data, the importance of a crypto network and how financial institutions can instil trust in the crypto ecosystem for their businesses and customers.

Survey shows support for shorter settlement cycles

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Survey shows support for shorter settlement cycles

The majority of market participants expect the settlement cycle for equities to shorten to T+1 within the next five years, according to recently published research.

MAS targets cross-border connectivity in wholesale CBDCs

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MAS targets cross-border connectivity in wholesale CBDCs

The Monetary Authority Of Singapore (MAS) is stepping up its work on cross-border foreign exchange settlement using wholesale central bank digital currency.

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WalletConnect raises $12.5m

WalletConnect, the web3 communications protocol company, today announced that it has raised $12.5 million in an ecosystem round, with participation from Shopify, Coinbase Ventures, ConsenSys, Circle Ventures, Polygon, Uniswap Labs Ventures, Union Square Ventures, 1kx, HashKey, Foresight Ventures, and others.

Standard Chartered invests in DLT-based payments venture Partior

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Standard Chartered invests in DLT-based payments venture Partior

Standard Chartered has invested in Partior, the DLT venture set up last year by DBS, Temasek and JPMorgan to challenge the cumbersome hub-and-spoke model applied to traditional cross-border payment flow.

Binance chief downplays CBDC threat to crypto

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Binance chief downplays CBDC threat to crypto

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) do not pose a threat to cryptocurrencies and would actually help build trust among sceptics by validating the underlying blockchain technology.

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ADDX launches tokensied French wine portfolio

Investors with a penchant for wine can now invest in a curated portfolio of vintage French wines through private market exchange ADDX.

Visa files metaverse and NFT trademark applications

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Visa files metaverse and NFT trademark applications

Visa has filed two trademark applications related to the metaverse, non-fungible tokens and digital currency wallets.

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Mercuryo expands crypto asset offering through Fireblocks integration

Mercuryo, a cryptopowered global payments solution, has integrated Fireblocks, an award-winning provider of enterprise-grade digital asset custody, transfer and settlement technology.

Portugal's fintech sector passes €1bn milestone

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Portugal's fintech sector passes €1bn milestone

Funding for Portuguese fintechs has exceeded the €1bn mark for the first time.

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