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Fed governor warns of 'core' regulatory challenges facing Libra

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Fed governor warns of 'core' regulatory challenges facing Libra

Facebook's Libra project will need to address core legal and regulatory challenges before it can facilitate a single payment, US Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard has warned.

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UBS MD Choo Oi Yee joins iStox as chief commercial officer

iSTOX, the first regulated platform in any major global financial center to offer end-to-end issuance, custody, and trading of digitized securities, is pleased to announce the appointment of Choo Oi Yee as its first Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

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HighCastle partners with Archax to bring liquidity to digital securities

HighCastle, the UK blockchain-based share registrar and investment marketplace, has partnered with Archax, the forthcoming institutional exchange for trading tokenised assets globally.

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Ripple invests in Towo Labs

Towo Labs, a Swedish startup aimed at simplifying crypto self-custody, today announced a strategic investment from Xpring, Ripple’s developer initiative to build the internet of value.

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BitPay names Bill Zielke chief marketing officer

BitPay, the largest global blockchain payments provider, today announced it has added Bill Zielke as its first Chief Marketing Officer.

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Ripple leads investment round in Mexican cryptocurrency exchange Bitso

In 2018, remittance flows into Latin America and the Caribbean increased by almost 10%, with Mexico receiving the largest amount of these payments in the region with over $35.7B transacted every year.

Italian bank blockchain project passes technical tests

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Italian bank blockchain project passes technical tests

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) says the country's major banks could be ready to use distributed ledger tech to run interbank reconciliations by March next year, after pilot tests proved its capability.

The re-architecturing of the Financial System

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The re-architecturing of the Financial System

Gilbert Verdian, CEO & Founder, Quant Network, speaks at Sibos 2019 in London about the current financial system and how we have entered an era of re-architecturing that players must make the most of, the power and importance of interconnecting through blockchain and how the market demands of the future are changing, particularly around cyber security.

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Alfa Bank and Commerzbank pilot payments on Marco Polo trade finance ledger

Alfa-Bank and Novolipetsk Steel Company (NLMK), in cooperation with Commerzbank, Germany, and Vesuvius GmbH, Germany, have launched a pilot project of cross-border payments via the Marco Polo international trade finance network.

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #2: Leveraging Data

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FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #2: Leveraging Data

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on how the industry is Leveraging Data. In this, second of three Sibos reports, we learn about how Banks are increasingly looking to develop a more formal strategy to better manage their data, the challenges leveraging data helps overcome and some of the new and improved services that are coming to market as a result. Barclays, LLoyds, BAML, Natwest, SEB, DBS Bank, Westpac, JPMorgan, Standard Chartered, Société Générale, Nordea, ING, Emirates NBD, and Absa are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research. Become a Finextra member now and be sure not to miss: Sibos2019 Big Themes: Regulation…

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InfiniGold to launch Perth Mint Gold Token

Leading precious metals digitisation company, InfiniGold has today announced the launch of the Perth Mint Gold Token (PMGT), a digital token backed 1:1 by GoldPass certificates issued by The Perth Mint, the world’s largest refiner of newly mined gold which is guaranteed by the highly rated sovereign entity, the Government of Western Australia.

Sustainable Finance: Defining Green Activities

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Sustainable Finance: Defining Green Activities

Elena Philapova, Global Head of ESG Proposition, Refinitiv & Member, Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, DG FISMA, European Commission, speaks at Sibos2019 about sustainable projects within finance, the role of data within these projects, the importance of common standards with regards to what is a green and when this taxonomy will come to market.

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NSD presents its vision of blockchain use in financial markets

National Settlement Depository (NSD) has issued a white paper with analysis of the use of the blockchain technology in Russia and worldwide.

Ripple brings blockchain tech to Finastra banking customers

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Ripple brings blockchain tech to Finastra banking customers

Ripple has struck a deal to offer its blockchain technology for cross-border payments to Finastra's banking customers.

Swiss National Bank and BIS use innovation hub to explore digital central bank money and DLT

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Swiss National Bank and BIS use innovation hub to explore digital central bank money and DLT

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is working with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on an innovation hub in Switzerland that will initially focus on research into digital central bank money and distributed ledger technology.

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CULedger teams up with Olenick to standardise MyCUID implementation

CULedger, a credit union service organization (CUSO) that focuses on delivering the world’s premier network of one-to-one financial exchange for credit unions, announced today a strategic partnership with Olenick, a global leader in software quality engineering, to streamline and standardize the implementation and adoption process of MyCUID.

Identity is bigger than payments

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Identity is bigger than payments

Alessandro Baroni, CMO equensWorldline, speaks about the technological issues regarding online identity, the role of the financial services industry in determining the future of online identity and how identity should be considered a ‘big business’ concept for financial institutions.

The status of blockchain development within trade

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The status of blockchain development within trade

Vinay Mendonca, Global Head of Products and Propositions, HSBC, speaks at Sibos 2019 about how technology is improving world trade, the status of blockchain development and whether corporates are seeing the benefits from investment in blockchain.

New fintech envoy appointed for Northern Ireland

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New fintech envoy appointed for Northern Ireland

A top executive of a data analytics company has been hired as the UK government's new fintech envoy for Northern Ireland

PayPal quits Facebook's Libra project, Visa and Mastercard could follow

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PayPal quits Facebook's Libra project, Visa and Mastercard could follow

Update: Facebook's Libra plans continue to stumble as PayPal quits the digital currency project, with Visa and Mastercard also reconsidering their involvement.

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