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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.

25 March 2021

Company update/crypto

Central bank of Thailand outlines stablecoin policy

Ms. Siritida Panomwon Na Ayudhya, Assistant Governor of Payment Systems Policy and Financial Technology Group, Bank of Thailand (BOT), noted the rapid technological advancements giving rise to a new generation of financial services.

23 March 2021

Company update/wholesale

Contour partners with ThoughtWorks to ramp up digital trade finance in China

Contour, the global trade finance network, has partnered with international software consultancy ThoughtWorks in China.

23 March 2021

Company update/payments

MoneyNetint opens up Brazilian market to SMEs with cross-border payments service

MoneyNetint, the payment service provider connecting SMEs to the world’s banking ecosystem, today announces a unique service that slashes the cost of doing business with Brazil and creates a level playing field for SMEs expanding into this major developing market.

18 March 2021

News/payments

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.

15 March 2021

News/sustainable

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.

15 March 2021

News/crypto

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.

12 March 2021

Company update/markets

DxFeed to launch Chainlink node to bring financial market data on-chain

dxFeed, a leading market data and solutions provider for the global financial industry, is launching its own official Chainlink node to sell premium financial market data to smart contract developers operating across numerous leading blockchain environments.

12 March 2021

News/crypto

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.

10 March 2021

Company update/people

Former Obama White House deputy chief of staff joins Blockchain.com board

Today, I’m excited to announce that Jim Messina will be joining the Blockchain.com Board of Directors.

10 March 2021

Company update/people

Ron Totaro named CEO of Tassat

Tassat Group LLC, a global provider of financial technologies and products for digital payments, today announced longtime financial technology leader Ron Totaro has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer.

09 March 2021

News/crypto

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.

09 March 2021

Company update/people

Elliptic names Chris Pilling as chairman

Elliptic, a leading provider of cryptoasset risk management and blockchain analytics solutions, today announced that it has appointed Chris Pilling as Chairman, a recognized pioneer in the world of online business-to-business information and regulatory technology (RegTech), to steer Elliptic’s growth as banks begin to recognize cryptocurrency as part of the financial system.

09 March 2021

Company update/payments

L3COS wins $85 million deal to build smart marketplace for AgriDex

AgriDex – the transparent, end-to-end supply chain platform and marketplace for the global food and agriculture industry – has selected L3COS to create its smart marketplace.

08 March 2021

News/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.

03 March 2021

Company update/regulation

Blockchain-based derivatives platform CloseCross wins regulatory approval

CloseCross has become the world’s first blockchain-based derivatives trading platform to be licensed under the European Union’s MIFID II regulations, enabling the company to accelerate plans for a market launch in March.

02 March 2021

Company update/crypto

Roxe bids to overcome interoperability issues in central bank digitial currencies

Today we’re excited to announce the debut of the world’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) payment network running on the Roxe Instant Settlement Network (“Roxe”).

02 March 2021

Company update/payments

VTB and Gazprom Neft launch blockchain-enabled payments

VTB Bank has implemented a new method of making online payments by connecting to the blockchain platform, Smart Fuel, provided by Gazpromneft-Aero (operator of Gazprom Neft’s aviation refuelling business).

01 March 2021