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BME joins ECB trials for DLT in central bank money settlement

BME, through Iberclear, has been admitted to the Eurosystem's exploratory work as a DLT market operator to conduct experiments on new technologies applicable to the settlement of wholesale operations in central bank money.

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ECB picks Boerse Stuttgart to participate in EU-wide blockchain tests

Boerse Stuttgart Group is the only exchange operator in Europe to have successfully applied for the second wave of the European Central Bank's (ECB) EU-wide tests, in which the settlement of blockchain-based financial transactions against central bank money is being explored.

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Conduit raises $35m

We’re excited to share that Conduit has raised a $37M Series A led by Paradigm and Haun Ventures.

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Bank of England and BIS to test synchronised settlement in FX

The Eurosystem and London Centres of the BIS Innovation Hub, together with the Bank of England, have launched Project Meridian FX, to build on the findings of Project Meridian by focusing on foreign exchange (FX) transactions.

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Brickken selected to participate in European blockchain regulatory sandbox

Brickken, a Barcelona-based startup pioneering in the tokenization of real-world assets, announced today its selection to participate in the European Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) Regulatory Sandbox.

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Ripple brings Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility to XRP Ledger

We collectively believe that the future of blockchain is multi-chain, and are excited to share an update on one of the top requests from the developer community: bringing Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility to XRP Ledger (XRPL).

Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE on what the AI Regulation Bill Means for Fintech

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Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE on what the AI Regulation Bill Means for Fintech

At IFGS 2024, Lord Christopher Holmes provides his view on announcements such the Open Finance Task Force, which were revealed by Bim Afolami MP. Lord Holmes also dives deep into the AI Regulation Bill and how the industry can better align technology for financial inclusion and to benefit vulnerable customers.

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Mastercard for Fintechs programme launches to back European startups

Mastercard has today announced the launch of ‘Mastercard For Fintechs’, the company’s new program designed to support fintechs across Western Europe, equipping them with the tools and expertise to drive ongoing growth and propel them to the next level.

Visa looks to generative AI to enhance tokenisation

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Visa looks to generative AI to enhance tokenisation

At Money 20/20 Europe, Mehret Habteab, senior VP of product and solutions at Visa Europe, announced the company generated $40 billion in incremental e-commerce revenue globally, after issuing over 10 billion tokens since their launch in 2014.

Next UK government should make Big Tech pay to fight scams - UK Finance

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Next UK government should make Big Tech pay to fight scams - UK Finance

The next UK government should introduce a bill that forces technology, social media and telecoms firms to contribute £40 million a year to fight fraud and scams, says UK Finance.

Mastercard pilots Crypto Credential network

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Mastercard pilots Crypto Credential network

Mastercard has begun piloting its Crypto Credential network, enabling cross-border peer-to-peer digital asset transactions between Latin America and Europe.

CBA pilots NameCheck technology on JPMorgan's Liink blockchain

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CBA pilots NameCheck technology on JPMorgan's Liink blockchain

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is to help validate bank account details used in international payments to Australia by integrating its NameCheck technology with JPMorgan's blockchain network Liink.

PayPal stablecoin comes to Solana blockchain

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PayPal stablecoin comes to Solana blockchain

PayPal's PYUSD is now available on the Solana blockchain in a move that the company says will make its stablecoin faster and cheaper to use.

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Paystand appoints Allison Grieb chief sales officer

Paystand, the global leader in blockchain-enabled B2B payments, today announces the appointment of Allison Grieb as chief sales officer. Grieb brings her years of sales roles at high-growth tech companies to the new position.

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Archax integrates Fireblocks To expand digital asset custody service

Archax, the first FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, today announced it has expanded its custody service by integrating Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for building blockchain applications and managing digital asset operations, and is using the Fireblocks Network, an enterprise-grade digital asset transfer platform for rapid digital asset transactions and dynamic payment workflows.

Pursuit of faster settlement times via DLT will hit market quality

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Pursuit of faster settlement times via DLT will hit market quality

Adopting distributed ledger technology in the pursuit of faster settlement times could hit liquidity and increase transaction costs, warns research from the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

Mastercard picks new batch of crypto and blockchain Start Path firms

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Mastercard picks new batch of crypto and blockchain Start Path firms

Mastercard has welcomed five new firms to its Start Path startup programme specifically for firms in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space.

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DTCC leads fund tokenisation pilot

As a trusted Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) and partner to financial market participants for over 50 years, DTCC is well positioned to support the industry’s ongoing exploration of digital assets and their application in financial services.

Standard Chartered brings blockchain to payments with Partior

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Standard Chartered brings blockchain to payments with Partior

Standard Chartered is the first Euro settlement bank to go live on Partior, the global unified ledger market infrastructure, integrating blockchain innovation directly into the bank’s payment systems

Mastercard and Standard Chartered pilot tokenised deposits

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Mastercard and Standard Chartered pilot tokenised deposits

Mastercard has teamed up with Standard Chartered on a proof-of-concept pilot exploring tokenised deposits and tokenised carbon credits.

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