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Figure and Sagent team on mortgage servicing

Sagent, a fintech software company modernizing mortgage and consumer loan servicing for America’s top banks and lenders, today announced two major strategic deals with digital lending and payments disruptor, Figure.

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Fraxtor obtains in-principle approval by MAS to operate real estate tokenisation platform

Fraxtor Private Limited (“Fraxtor”), an online real estate platform, has obtained in-principle approval for its Capital Markets Services (CMS) License by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Global fintech investment rebounds to hit $98bn in H1

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Global fintech investment rebounds to hit $98bn in H1

Global investment in fintech bounced back strongly in the first half of 2021, hitting $98 billion with a record number of deals, according to KPMG.

/markets

DLT-based bond platform LedgerEdge picks Eventus for global surveillance

Eventus Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that LedgerEdge, the new global corporate bond trading platform built on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has selected Validus as the real-time trade surveillance platform for all of its markets upon their launch.

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Broadridge onboards UBS to digital lender repor platform

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global fintech leader, today announced that UBS has joined its transformative distributed ledger repo (DLR) platform.

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Esma publishes report on use of fintech and DLT by depositories

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its Report on the use of FinTech by Central Securities Depositories (CSDs).

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Roxe blockchain payment network expands to Brazil

Roxe, a next-generation global payment network, today announced that Rana Express, an international money transfer company, will become a Roxe node to send remittances from the United States to beneficiaries in Brazil using the Rana Wallet (Android and iOS versions).

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Singapore fintech Stacs joins Mastercard’s Start Path Blockchain Programme

Singapore headquartered FinTech firm Hashstacs Pte Ltd (‘STACS’), focused on capital markets and Environmental, Social, and Governance (‘ESG’) fintech, today announces it is joining Mastercard’s new global startup engagement program Start Path.

CoreChain raises funds for blockchain-based B2B payments network

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CoreChain raises funds for blockchain-based B2B payments network

CoreChain Technologies, a digital B2B payments network built on blockchain, has raised $1.25 million in pre-seed funding.

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Figure Technologies and Homebridge Financial Services to merge

Figure Technologies, Inc. (Figure™), a leader in transforming financial services through the power of blockchain technology, today announced it has signed an agreement to merge with Homebridge Financial Services in a landmark deal that will reshape the technology landscape of the nation’s mortgage industry.

Bitpanda to invest €10 million to build blockchain R&D hub

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Bitpanda to invest €10 million to build blockchain R&D hub

Vienna-based digital investment platform Bitpanda is to open a blockchain research & development hub, employing 30 full-time developers.

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Blockchain Association Singapore appoints Richard Teng, former ADGM CEO, to advisory board

Blockchain Association Singapore (BAS) today announced the appointment of Mr Richard Teng, former CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), as a member to its Advisory Board.

State Street expands crypto offering with Lukka

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State Street expands crypto offering with Lukka

State Street has signed up with crypto enterprise Lukka to provide clients with middle and back office capabilities for digital asset fund administration.

BofA and Coinbase join Paxos Series D round

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BofA and Coinbase join Paxos Series D round

Blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos has added Bank of America, Coinbase Ventures, Founders Fund and FTX to its recent $300 million Series D funding round.

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Figure Technologies closes $200 million Series D

Figure Technologies, Inc. (Figure), a leader in transforming financial services through the power of blockchain technology, officially closed its Series D fundraise of $200 million at a $3.2 billion valuation, welcoming new investors including entities and funds managed and/or advised by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., Blockchain.com, Rockaway Blockchain, HOF Capital, Endeavour Capital, National Bank Holdings, Goldentree Asset Management and L1 Digital.

Estonian central bank talks up digital euro experiment results

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Estonian central bank talks up digital euro experiment results

A blockchain-based digital euro could in theory support almost unlimited numbers of payments being processed at the same time with a very large money supply and with a smaller carbon footprint than the card payment system, concludes Estonia's central bank following an experiment with the ECB.

Mastercard launches Start Path programme for crypto and blockchain

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Mastercard launches Start Path programme for crypto and blockchain

Mastercard is launching a version of its Start Path startup programme specifically for firms in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space.

Azimut Investments prepares for go-live with FundsDLT

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Azimut Investments prepares for go-live with FundsDLT

Azimut Investments is set to be first asset manageer to go live on FundsDLT, a blockchain-based technology platform for the investment fund industry.

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Blockchain trade finance platform Factorin raises investment from MTS

The Venture building arm of the international investment firm Digital Horizon announces the sale of a controlling stake in a blockchain platform Factorin to Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, Russia’s largest mobile operator and a leading provider of media and digital services. Factorin, the two year old blockchain-based trade finance platform, was valued at $23 million.

Sila raises $13m

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Sila raises $13m

Sila, an API platform that provides payment infrastructure as a service while ensuring regulatory compliance, has raised $13 million in Series A funding led by Revolution Venture.

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