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JSTA and Securitize collaborate on digital securities in Japan

The Japan Security Token Association (JSTA), a Japanese organization focused on advocating for a compliant Digital Securities industry, and Securitize, which delivers trusted global solutions for compliant digital securities including issuance and lifecycle management, are collaborating to accelerate the adoption of Digital Securities in Japan.

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Italy's banks to use DLT for reconciliations

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) has revealed that the country's banks will be using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to run its reconciliations as of March 2020, making it the first use of the blockchain among Italy's banks.

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IHS Markit completes last mile for electronic messaging in syndicated loan trades

IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that its ClearPar service is delivering syndicated loan trade settlement and trade funding information directly to custody systems using electronic messaging.

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SIA and Colt win ECB tender for ESMIG connectivity

The European Central Bank (ECB) has awarded a tender to Italian payment processor SIA and telco Colt for the provision of connectivity services to the Eurosystem market infrastructures.

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Nordic banks to cut compliance staff in favour of robots

Two of the Nordics' biggest banks, Nordea and Danske Bank, expect to significantly reduce the number of staff employed in its compliance and financial crime departments and instead turn to robotics and artificial intelligence.

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Barclays to support Eurex in US expansion

Barclays has joined EurexOTC Clear to support Eurex in expanding its distribution network in the U.S.

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Swift pushes for greater automation in FX

SWIFT is leading industry efforts to increase automation levels in the global FX market through better standards to help remove barriers that hinder the exchange of information and to enable straight through processing.

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Regis-TR appoints Thomas Steimann as new CEO

REGIS-TR, the European Trade Repository, has appointed Thomas Steimann as new Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Elena Carnicero.

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SkySparc forges partnership agreement with Murex

Under the partnership agreement, SkySparc will use its consulting resources, Patch Upgrade as-a-Service, OmniFi automation software and Support Services to work with the Murex users in Northern Europe to optimize their use of MX.3 and reduce total cost of ownership.

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DTCC widens trade repository partnerships

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced new partnerships with Catena Technologies, Compliance Solutions Strategies (CSS) and Finastra, to further support our mutual clients who will leverage DTCC’s Global Trade Repository (GTR) service in support of forthcoming Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) obligations, which are anticipated to take effect in April 2020.

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Eventus taps QuantHouse data feed for surveillance ops

QuantHouse, the leading independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, today announced that QuantHouse’s QuantFEED has been selected by Eventus Systems to provide high quality market data for its trade surveillance platform Validus.

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Blockchain benefits limited for retail banks - report

A report from management consultant McKinsey suggests that retail banks have been slower to adopt blockchain technology because they face more challenges in reaping the potential benefits.

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SimCorp appoints new COO

SimCorp today announces the appointment of Christian Kromann as Chief Operating Officer (COO), a new position within SimCorp.

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Mega M&As fuel record growth in fintech deals

A flurry of large M&A deals and the popularity of contactless payments have helped to create a record volume of fintech deals, according to a recent report, but also raised fears that the market may be overcrowded and reaching peak status.

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Big banks sign on for DTCC Global Trade Repository for SFTR obligations

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that Barclays, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan will use DTCC’s multi-award winning Global Trade Repository (GTR) service, offered by its Repository and Derivatives (RDS) division, in order to meet their regulatory obligations under the European Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR), which are anticipated to take effect in April 2020.

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Blockchain gets a bashing from Deutsche Bundesbank president

Digital currencies, and their foundational blockchain backbone, have come in for a kicking from the president of Germany's central bank, who has characterized the former as a serious threat to the stability of the financial system, and the latter as no better than current technological solutions

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CBM Connects to NSD’s Swift Service Bureau

Credit Bank of Moscow (CBM) has connected to the SWIFT Service Bureau of National Settlement Depository (NSD).

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Gresham wins £1.2 million clearing house contract

Gresham Technologies plc, the leading software and services company that specialises in providing real-time data integrity and control solutions, announced today that it has signed a strategic contract with a leading global multi-asset class Clearing House.

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KRM22 agrees acquisition of Object+

KRM22, an investment vehicle created to undertake a roll up of software companies providing risk management tools to the capital markets industry, has agreed to acquire Dutch-based risk management and post-trade services group Object+ for around £3 million.

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BUX agrees clearing deal with ABN Amro

Leading European mobile investing platform BUX and ABN AMRO Clearing signed a contract to jointly create a new ecosystem for financial services.