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The Emerging Technologies Reshaping Financial Services

Sophia Bantanidis, Future of Finance, Citi, speaks at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023 about developing the potential for tokenization via blockchain, what successful adoption looks like, and when mass adoption can be expected.

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TransUnion, Spring Labs, and Quadrata partner to deliver credit scoring to blockchain

In a move that should help lenders make better, more informed decisions on credit applications submitted using blockchain technology, TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has partnered with Spring Labs and Quadrata to deliver off-chain credit scoring to DeFi and Web3 applications (internet applications based on public blockchains) for the first time.

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Future FinTech group draws ire of Nasdaq

Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) (“hereinafter referred to as “Future FinTech”, “FTFT” or the “Company”), a blockchain application technology developer and a fintech service provider, announced today that on April 18, 2023, it received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) stating that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) as a result of it not having timely filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 10-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

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HSBC trials confidential computing to boost global trade finance

HSBC and not-for-profit blockchain tech consortium Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) have carried out a proof-of-concept using "confidential computing" for trade finance.

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Bank of England finds new use cases for DLT in synchronised setttlement

The Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully completed a DLT-based pilot to assess the use of synchronous settlement in central bank money.

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Qatar Financial Centre Authority signs MoU with R3

The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA), the legal and tax arm of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with R3, a global leading provider of enterprise distributed ledger technology (DLT) and services, to accelerate the development of Qatar’s financial technology industry and collaborate on initiatives to promote common interests.

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Paxos to exit Canada

FAQs: What is going to happen to my funds?

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T Rowe tests Avalanche blockchain Subnet

T Rowe Price Associates and WisdomTree are among the FS firms testing the Avalanche blockchain for executing FX and interest rate swaps.

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Montenegro taps Ripple for CBDC pilot

The Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) is working with blockchain and crypto specialist Ripple on a CBDC pilot.

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CoreChain debuts direct-to-customer payments automation product

CoreChain Technologies, the first embedded B2B payments network built on distributed ledger technology, today announced the launch of its direct-to-customer payments automation product, CoreChain Pay.

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Lloyds Bank strikes deal with Enigio to digitise trade finance documentation

Lloyds Bank is to bring blockchain to bear on trade finance documentation, using technology from Swedish firm Enigio to dematerealise promissory notes, bills of exchange and bills of lading.

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JPX takes stake in Nomura-led blockchain business Boostry

Japan Exchange Group (JPX) is taking a stake in Nomura-led blockchain project Boostry as part of a deal to push the development of the security token market.

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UBS executes first intraday repo trade on Broadridge blockchain platform

Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), today announced that UBS (NYSE:UBS) and a global Asian bank have successfully executed the first cross-border intraday repo transaction on Broadridge’s blockchain enabled Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform. T

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SEB and Crédit Agricole launch green-tinged blockchain-based bond platform

SEB and Crédit Agricole CIB are jointly launching so|bond, a sustainable platform for digital bonds built on blockchain technology that rewards participants for improving their environmental footprint.

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Blockchain mortgage platform Acre raises £6.5 million

Acre Software, a UK startup using blockchain technology to revamp the mortgage and insurance application process for advisers, has raised £6.5 million from Starling Bank backer Harold McPike alongside returning investors Aviva and Founders Factory.

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Citi Digital Money Symposium: Global standardisation of cryptoassets is critical

Citi’s Digital Money Symposium brought together experts and businesses in the industry to explore trends and future developments in the digital money market.

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Xelidoni selects Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Risk Management

Xelidoni has chosen to implement award-winning software from Wolters Kluwer Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting (FRR), having selected the OneSumX for Risk Management solution.

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Tell.money teams with Scallop to develop blockchain-based Banking-as-a-Service

tell.money announces a partnership with Scallop as it develops its blockchain-based banking-as-a-service platform that aims to bridge the gap between traditional finance and decentralised finance.

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Asic commences investigation into ASX's bungled Chess replacement project

ASIC has confirmed to ASX that it has commenced an investigation into suspected contraventions of the ASIC Act 2001 and the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the CHESS.

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Swift hails results of blockchain pilot for corporate actions data

Interbank co-operative Swift has successfully completed its blockchain-based corporate actions pilot, describing it as a "compelling solution".