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BNP Paribas and NatWest go live with CobaltFX Dynamic Credit

BNP Paribas and NatWest are going live with technology from CobaltFX that is designed to simplify and streamline the allocation of credit for FX transactions between banks and improve access to liquidity.

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HSBC launches ESG Index

HSBC has launched a global Index that uses artificial intelligence to help measure the improvement of a company’s ESG credentials and their potential for positive financial performance.

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Google Ventures backs carbon removals market-making platform CUR8

Google Ventures has led a £5.3 million pre-seed funding round for CUR8, a market-making platform for carbon removals.

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Temasek docks pay over FTX investment

Singapore state-owned investment fund Temasek Holdings has cut the pay of employees responsible for its $275 million investment in failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

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Digital Currency Group shuts institutional trading platform

Digital Currency Group (DCG) is closing its trade execution and prime brokerage services outfit, TradeBlock, citing the crypto winter, broader economy, and US regulatory environment.

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Bank of America leads $35 million round in OpenFin

Bank of America has led a $35 million Series D investment in capital markets operating system provider OpenFin, with significant participation from existing investors Pivot Investment Partners and ING Ventures

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Ripple buys crypto custody provider Metaco

Blockchain firm Ripple has acquired Swiss crypto custody player Metaco in a $250 million deal.

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Regulate crypto as gambling says UK Treasury Committee

The UK Treasury Committee has called for consumer trading in unbacked crypto such as bitcoin and ether to be regulated as gambling.

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GFMA calls for regulators to take more innovative approach to DLT in capital markets

A new report from the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) claims that distributed ledger technology can have "transformative benefits" for capital markets but that regulators need to take a more innovative approach.

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Finance heavy-hitters back interoperable financial blockchain network

BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Börse Group are among a clutch of financial market participants to have have thrown their weight behind an initiative to build an interoperable blockchain network designed for institutional asset trading.

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LSEG selects OpenFin for delivery of Workspace platform to customer desktops

The London Stock Exchange is to migrate its Workspace platform to OpenFin, paving the way for interoperability with thousands of internal apps developed by banks and buy-side customers.

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VentureWave acquires majority stake in Funderbeam

Irish private equity firm VentureWave has acquired a majority stake in Funderbeam, a blockchain-based startup for angel investors in growth companies founded by former Nasdaq Tallin stock exchange head Kaidi Ruusalepp.