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Temenos in talks over £1.4 billion deal for Fidessa

Swiss core banking provider Temenos is in advanced discussions regarding a possible all-cash £1.4 billion takeover of trading systems technology vendor Fidessa

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Deutsche Bourse to run crypto asset contest

Deutsche Bourse is inviting entry's for a coding competition to create new business applications for crypto assets, reflecting the increasing interest in virtual currency markets by established financial firms

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Citi, Credit Agricole take stakes in SETL

Citi has joined Credit Agricole in taking a minority stake in post-trade blockchain platform SETL.

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Investment Association sets up fintech accelerator for asset managers

The 240-member strong UK Investment Association is to launch a fintech accelerator to host startups with 'market-viable' technology tailored to the needs of the asset management industry.

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Canadian Securities Exchange preps blockchain-based clearinghouse

The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) has unveiled plans for a blockchain-based clearing and settlement platform.

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Clearstream to explore the use of AI for improving software development

International depository Clearstream is collaborating with the University of Luxembourg to investigate the use of artificial intelligence in determining user expectations and functional specifications for new IT systems.

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Thomson Reuters and Blackstone agree acquisition

Thomson Reuters has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority 55% stake in its financial and risk division to private equity funds managed by Blackstone.

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Thomson Reuters confirms acquisition talks with Blackstone

Thomson Reuters is in advanced talks with US private equity outfit Blackstone over the acquisition of a majority stake in its financial and risk business.

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Swift recruits CSDs for DLT post trade plans

Banking cooperative Swift has signed an MoU with seven central securities depositaries (CSDs) to explore how distributed ledger technology (DLT) can be used to improve post-trade processes such as corporate actions, proxy voting and trade processing.

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Russia bids for blockchain success with latest banking launch

The largest commercial bank in Russia, Alfa Bank, is developing a new digital cash service where all transactions will be transmitted and cleared via the blockchain.

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Exchanges call for global fintech standards

As new technologies such as AI and DLT transform the capital markets landscape, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has called on regulators to hold new fintech entrants to the same standards as established players.

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Lombard Risk agrees to Vermeg takeover offer

The board of UK-based banking and compliance software firm Lombard Risk has accepted a cash for shares offer from Dutch software firm Vermeg.

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SETL goes live with blockchain funds platform

SETL, a blockchain-based settlement system for the investment funds industry, has gone live with its pan-European funds record keeping platform IZNES having successfully processed its first transactions.

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ESMA delays MiFID II rules on dark pool caps

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has delayed the introduction of new rules on dark pool trading, a key part of its MiFID II initiative.

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MiFID II arrives: now the hard work starts

MiFID II,the biggest shake-up in financial regulation for a decade may have arrived, but for asset managers and brokers across Europe the work continues as the complexity and costs of full compliance begin to emerge.

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Finextra's 2017 in review

As Finextra pulls the shutters down on 2017, we take a look back at our most popular news stories, videos, and community engagement activities over the course of the past year. The site will re-open for business on 2 January 2018.

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Italian banks to test R3 Corda for payments reconciliation

The research and innovation centre of the Italian Bankers Association, ABI Lab, is building a blockchain proof-of-concept to handle straight-through processing of interbank reconciliations over the R3 Corda platform.

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Banks tap Ethereum smart contracts for MiFID II compliance

As MiFID II looms into view, Swiss bank UBS is leading a pilot that will use Ethereum smart contracts to improve the quality of counterparty reference data through anonymous reconciliation.

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DTCC CEO cautions on DLT hype

US Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation CEO Mike Bodson has poured cold water on some of the wilder hopes of distributed ledger technology cheerleaders, arguing that while DLT might represent the future, it is far from ready for primetime.

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France rewrites rules for trading on distributed ledgers

The French Government has cleared the way for the use of blockchain technology in the trading of unlisted securities, as it rewrites is rules to stimulate the innovation economy.