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Euronext strengthens post-trade outlook with VP Securities swoop

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Euronext strengthens post-trade outlook with VP Securities swoop

Euronext is to acquire 70% of the shares of Danish post-trade utility VP Securities from its existing owners, the Danish Central Bank and four major institutions, Danske Bank, Nykredit, Nordea and Jyske Bank

ASX rips up go-live timetable for Chess replacement system

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ASX rips up go-live timetable for Chess replacement system

The Australian Securities Exchange is to delay the implementation of its long-awaited Chess replacement system due to the uncertainty created by the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic.

ING invests in securities lending platform HQLAx

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ING invests in securities lending platform HQLAx

ING has invested in securities lending platform HQLAx, which went live in December 2019.

Robinhood outage sees customers threaten class action

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Robinhood outage sees customers threaten class action

Threats of legal action are emerging across trading app Robinhood’s 10 million customer base, following a 17-hour outage on the day the stock market gained $1.1 trillion.

Piercing the LIBOR veil: Concern brews over looming deadline

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Piercing the LIBOR veil: Concern brews over looming deadline

While financial institutions across the market remain outwardly confident about their LIBOR transition strategy, uncertainty continues to surround the feasibility of achieving the migration within proposed deadlines.

FCA reports a drop in suspicious transactions

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FCA reports a drop in suspicious transactions

The number of suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs) recorded by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reduced for the first time since records began in 2016

Credit Suisse and Instinet first to settle US equities on Paxos blockchain

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Credit Suisse and Instinet first to settle US equities on Paxos blockchain

Credit Suisse and Instinet have begun settling US securities on a bockchain-based post-trade platform supplied by Paxos.

National Stock Exchange of Australia to take on ASX with blockchain-based settlement system

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National Stock Exchange of Australia to take on ASX with blockchain-based settlement system

The National Stock Exchange of Australia is to go head-to-head with the country's leading securities exchange ASX in a joint venture project to introduce a blockchain-based clearing and settlement system.

DTCC calls for industry-wide push to handle DLT security risks

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DTCC calls for industry-wide push to handle DLT security risks

The US Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation is floating the idea of forming an industry consortium to develop a coordinated strategy for addressing security risks in the implementation of distributed ledger technology in financial services.

RegTech startup SteelEye raises $10 million

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RegTech startup SteelEye raises $10 million

Enterprise data management RegTech SteelEye has secured $10 million in growth capital in a round led by the FinTech Strategic Investments team at Eight Roads, the proprietary investment firm backed by Fidelity, alongside existing investor Illuminate Financial.

Axoni distributed ledger network for equity swaps processing goes live

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Axoni distributed ledger network for equity swaps processing goes live

Enterprise blockchain vendor Axoni and a group of 15 sell-side and buy-side firms have launched a distributed ledger network to manage equity swap transactions.

Square joins $14m funding round for cryptographic settlement startup Transparent

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Square joins $14m funding round for cryptographic settlement startup Transparent

Transparent Financial Systems, a Seattle-based startup building cryptographic settlement technology has come out of stealth mode after raising more than $14 million in a Series A round led by Patnera Capital and joined by Square.

DTCC launches API marketplace

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DTCC launches API marketplace

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched an API marketplace it hopes will foster innovation and collaboration across developer and business communities.

Banks and exchanges join document automation consortium

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Banks and exchanges join document automation consortium

A consortium formed by legal firms to explore the use of a new automated document exchange standard for capital markets firms has held its second meeting with participation from a swathe of banks and stock exchanges.

Deutsche Bourse and Euronext eyed as potential Currenex suitors

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Deutsche Bourse and Euronext eyed as potential Currenex suitors

State Street may be looking for a buyer for its multi-bank FX platform Currenex, with Deutsche Bourse and Euronext both in the frame as potential suitors.

Digital asset startup iStox raises $5 million ahead of live launch

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Digital asset startup iStox raises $5 million ahead of live launch

Singapore-based digital asset trading and custody startup iStox has raised $5 million from South Korea's Hanwha Asset Management.

Finextra's year in review

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Finextra's year in review

With 2019 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

SIX acquires stake in securities token issuer daura

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SIX acquires stake in securities token issuer daura

SIX has acquired a stake in token securities issuer daura as it prepares for the live launch next year of its digital asset exchange SDX.

HSBC tops up OpenFin Series C with $5 million investment

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HSBC tops up OpenFin Series C with $5 million investment

HSBC has joined a Series C financing round in OpenFin, bringing the total amount raised by the desktop OS operator to $22 million and total funding to date to $45 million.

Fidelity to launch digital assets business in Europe

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Fidelity to launch digital assets business in Europe

Fidelity is to offer European institutional investors access to its platform for securing, trading and supporting digital assets, such as bitcoin.

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