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FX post-trade network Cobalt goes live

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FX post-trade network Cobalt goes live

Blockchain-based post-trade processing network Cobalt has gone live with Deutsche Bank, XTX Markets and Saxo Bank.

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Bank of America joins Marco Polo network

Bank of America announces that it is joining the Marco Polo Network, the largest and fastest growing trade finance networks leveraging Corda distributed ledger technology to provide transformative solutions to global trade participants.

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Gmex taps IBM blockchain to support digital assets business

GMEX Technologies Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of GMEX Group providing multi-asset post-trade business and technology solutions, today announced the latest release of its GMEX Fusion Digital Capital Markets technology suite (GMEX Fusion), built on IBM (NYSE: IBM) Blockchain Platform, this technical advancement empowers institutional investors with a hybrid solution supporting multiple digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, security tokens, and more.

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Italian fintech Young Platform exceeds crowd funding trager

Young Platform collects over €787,000 from 751 investors: Italian FinTech has never been more serious.

Deutsche Börse signs cloud deal with Google

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Deutsche Börse signs cloud deal with Google

Deutsche Börse has inked a deal with Google that will see the German exchange operator migrate "material workloads" to the public cloud.

Utility Settlement Coin project eyes global FX market

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Utility Settlement Coin project eyes global FX market

Blockchain firms Fnality and Finteum are joining forces to take on the interbank intraday foreign exchange swaps market.

ECB Exec: Libra has been a "wake up call" for central bankers

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ECB Exec: Libra has been a "wake up call" for central bankers

ECB executive board member Benoit Coeure says that the arrival of Facebook's putative cryptocurrency Libra has been a "wake up call" for central banks, and that public authorities should step up co-operation on the development of central bank backed digital currencies (CBDC)

Wells Fargo to pilot DLT-based internal settlement service

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Wells Fargo to pilot DLT-based internal settlement service

Wells Fargo is preparing to pilot an internal settlement service running on a distributed ledger technology platform.

Banks back pilot bidding to unlock finance for sustainability in supply chains

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Banks back pilot bidding to unlock finance for sustainability in supply chains

Several major banks, including Barclays and Standard Chartered, have joined a pilot using blockchain technology to improve the sustainability of global supply chains.

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ClearScore uses blockchain to reduce fraud in credit applications

Leader in Blockchain and Cloud innovation Ocyan has partnered with leading UK FinTech ClearScore to launch RomanAgora, an identity verification (IDV) consortium and data marketplace powered by blockchain technology which will help reduce fraud in credit applications.

Central banks grill Facebook over cryptocurrency

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Central banks grill Facebook over cryptocurrency

Facebook has faced a grilling from 26 central banks over the scope and design of its proposed cryptocurrency Libra, amid mounting concern over the threat posed to financial stability and monetary sovereignty.

DBS uses blockchain platform to resolve cash-flow problems for SMEs

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DBS uses blockchain platform to resolve cash-flow problems for SMEs

DBS Bank is to offer multi-tier financing on a logistics blockchain platform named Rong-E Lian, to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China get faster access to trade financing.

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Interstellar names Zelle founder Mike Kennedy CEO

Interstellar, an enterprise company focused on growing the Stellar network, has appointed Mike Kennedy as Chief Executive Officer effective September 15th.

Santander issues end-to-end blockchain bond

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Santander issues end-to-end blockchain bond

Banco Santander has issued a $20 million bond that will run its course entirely on an Ethereum blockchain, an innovation that the bank bills as a first step towards a potential secondary market for mainstream security tokens in the future.

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Mizuho joins Fnality backers

Fnality International (Fnality), the company building the means of payments on-chain for tomorrow’s financial markets utilising the Utility Settlement Coin (USC), is pleased to announce that Mizuho Bank, the core group company of Mizuho Financial Group, one of the largest financial services group in Japan, has joined the original group of 14 founding shareholders working to deliver the collective goal to transform clearing and settlement processes, and support global exchange of value transactions; setting the standards for tomorrow’s tokenised infrastructure.

Mastercard partners R3 on blockchain-powered cross-border payments

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Mastercard partners R3 on blockchain-powered cross-border payments

Mastercard has joined forces with R3 to develop a blockchain-powered cross-border payments system connecting global faster payments infrastructures, schemes and banks supported by a clearing and settlement network operated by the card giant.

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Detroit's FinTech Bay adds city's blockchain centre as resident

Detroit FinTech Bay announced today that it will welcome the Detroit Blockchain Center as a resident within its space in TechTown Detroit.

Chinese official voices digital coin plans

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Chinese official voices digital coin plans

More details have emerged around China's plans to issue its own digital coin following a lecture given by a senior official at the central bank.

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OneConnect and Singapore Management University sign blockchain MoU

OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. (OneConnect), an associate company of China’s insurance giant and Fortune Top 29 Company Ping An Group, and Singapore Management University (SMU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct research and develop a Proof of Concept (POC) on the potential of quantum computing to augment blockchain technology.

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Signzy and Primechain collaborate on AI banking services

India’s leading RegTech startup Signzy today said it has partnered with globally leading Blockchain startup, Primechain Technologies, to co-develop AI-led smart banking solutions for banks and financial institutions

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