https://www.finextra.com/ The Latest Financial IT Blockchain Headlines Copyright 2024 Finextra Research Ltd en-GB contact@finextra.com (Finextra Contact) https://www.finextra.com https://www.finextra.com/finextra-images/site/finextra.png https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44587/dbs-tokenizes-treasury-management-for-ant-international?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44587/dbs-tokenizes-treasury-management-for-ant-international?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:02:00 GMT Singapore's DBS is collaborating with Ant International on a blockchain-based tokenization project for 24/7 intra-group treasury and liquidity management. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44572/kfw-selects-boerse-stuttgart-for-issuance-of-blockchain-based-digital-bond?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44572/kfw-selects-boerse-stuttgart-for-issuance-of-blockchain-based-digital-bond?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:55:00 GMT German development bank KfW has selected Boerse Stuttgart Digital as infrastructure partner for its new blockchain-based digital bond. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44521/ghana-pilots-blockchain-based-credentials-and-cbdc-for-global-trade?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44521/ghana-pilots-blockchain-based-credentials-and-cbdc-for-global-trade?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:01:00 GMT The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has completed a proof-of-concept into the use of digital credentials for international trade and CBDC-based cross-border payments. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44516/ubs-and-cibc-execute-intraday-fx-swap-transaction-on-finteum-dlt-platform?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44516/ubs-and-cibc-execute-intraday-fx-swap-transaction-on-finteum-dlt-platform?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:05:00 GMT UBS and CIBC have executed a world-first intraday FX swap transaction on the DLT-enabled Finteum Platform. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44466/blockchain-data-platform-allium-raises-165m?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44466/blockchain-data-platform-allium-raises-165m?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT Allium, a blockchain data platform that works with the like of Visa and Stripe, has raised $16.5 million in a Series A funding round. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44448/bank-backed-dlt-based-payments-network-partior-raises-60m?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44448/bank-backed-dlt-based-payments-network-partior-raises-60m?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:01:00 GMT Partior, the bank-backed fintech behind a global unified ledger-based interbank rails for real-time clearing and settlement, has raised $60 million in Series B funding. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44429/fix-trading-community-and-gdf-bid-to-build-messaging-gateway-for-digital-assets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44429/fix-trading-community-and-gdf-bid-to-build-messaging-gateway-for-digital-assets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:50:00 GMT The FIX Trading Community and Global Digital Finance have formed a joint working group with the aim of connecting buyside trading desks with the world of tokenized assets https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44389/trade-finance-to-play-major-role-in-30-trillion-tokenised-assets-market?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44389/trade-finance-to-play-major-role-in-30-trillion-tokenised-assets-market?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:01:00 GMT Demand for tokenised real-world assets could reach $30.1 trillion by 2034, with trade finance assets making up a significant part of the market, predicts a paper from Standard Chartered and Synpulse. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44250/visa-looks-to-generative-ai-to-enhance-tokenisation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44250/visa-looks-to-generative-ai-to-enhance-tokenisation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:16:00 GMT At Money 20/20 Europe, Mehret Habteab, senior VP of product and solutions at Visa Europe, announced the company generated $40 billion in incremental e-commerce revenue globally, after issuing over 10 billion tokens since their launch in 2014. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44227/next-uk-government-should-make-big-tech-pay-to-fight-scams---uk-finance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44227/next-uk-government-should-make-big-tech-pay-to-fight-scams---uk-finance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 31 May 2024 00:01:00 GMT The next UK government should introduce a bill that forces technology, social media and telecoms firms to contribute £40 million a year to fight fraud and scams, says UK Finance. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44228/mastercard-pilots-crypto-credential-network?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44228/mastercard-pilots-crypto-credential-network?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 31 May 2024 00:01:00 GMT Mastercard has begun piloting its Crypto Credential network, enabling cross-border peer-to-peer digital asset transactions between Latin America and Europe. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44216/cba-pilots-namecheck-technology-on-jpmorgans-liink-blockchain?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44216/cba-pilots-namecheck-technology-on-jpmorgans-liink-blockchain?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 30 May 2024 00:01:00 GMT Commonwealth Bank of Australia is to help validate bank account details used in international payments to Australia by integrating its NameCheck technology with JPMorgan's blockchain network Liink. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101826/ripple-works-with-difc-innovation-hub-to-accelerate-blockchain-and-digital-assets-in-the-uae?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101826/ripple-works-with-difc-innovation-hub-to-accelerate-blockchain-and-digital-assets-in-the-uae?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:32:00 GMT Ripple, the leading provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has announced plans to partner with the DIFC Innovation Hub, the thriving innovation ecosystem of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), to accelerate blockchain and digital assets innovation in the UAE. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101787/afme-publishes-roadmap-for-scaling-dlt-based-capital-markets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101787/afme-publishes-roadmap-for-scaling-dlt-based-capital-markets?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:34:00 GMT The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) today published roadmaps for “Scaling Capital Markets based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)” focused on European Sovereign, Supranational and Public Agency (SSA) bond issuers and EU and UK policymakers and regulators. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101702/crystal-selected-to-provide-blockchain-data-for-the-ecb?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101702/crystal-selected-to-provide-blockchain-data-for-the-ecb?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:42:00 GMT Crystal, a leading blockchain intelligence company, is thrilled to announce it has entered a partnership with the European Central Bank (ECB). https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3139/how-mica-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-are-key-drivers-for-the-fintech-industry?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3139/how-mica-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-are-key-drivers-for-the-fintech-industry?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT Join FinextraTV at Money20/20 2024 as Vedran Jankovic, Sales Head Virtual Asset Service Providers, Deutsche Bank and Lukas Enzersdorfer, Deputy CEO & Chief Operating Officer, Bitpanda, explore key trends shaping the financial industry and the role of fintech firms in reshaping these trends. The catalyst for this conversation is Deutsche Bank and Bitpanda's recent partnership to provide a cash management solution for the German market. This moment in time is a tipping point for the industry, with the incoming MiCA regulation, a harmonised framework that will provide banks with the guardrails they have been searching for to partner with fintech firms and virtual asset providers. This will also result in more efficient usage of Ethereum, Bitcoin and Solana, which will in turn, change the reputational view of blockchain. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3104/lord-christopher-holmes-of-richmond-mbe-on-what-the-ai-regulation-bill-means-for-fintech?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3104/lord-christopher-holmes-of-richmond-mbe-on-what-the-ai-regulation-bill-means-for-fintech?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:01:00 GMT At IFGS 2024, Lord Christopher Holmes provides his view on announcements such the Open Finance Task Force, which were revealed by Bim Afolami MP. Lord Holmes also dives deep into the AI Regulation Bill and how the industry can better align technology for financial inclusion and to benefit vulnerable customers. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3045/transforming-interoperability-within-trade-finance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3045/transforming-interoperability-within-trade-finance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:10:00 GMT Iain MacLennan, Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance at Finastra, and Peter Hazou, Director of Business Development at Microsoft, discuss the rapidly evolving global trade finance system. They cover the shift from static data to insight-driven systems, the use of technologies like blockchain and AI for compliance and scalability, and the importance of an agile, interoperable trade finance stack. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3029/global-fintech-institute-on-financing-implications-of-digital-inclusion?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3029/global-fintech-institute-on-financing-implications-of-digital-inclusion?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:40:00 GMT Professor David Lee, Chairman of the Global FinTech Institute, discusses the significant progress made in advancing digital inclusion within the financial sector ahead of Singapore Fintech Festival 2023. He covers advancements in mobile wallets and digital lending, highlighting the need for improved financial inclusion metrics, the benefits of educating SMEs on the ways data contributions can lower borrowing costs, and explores the practical applications of blockchain technology improving agricultural practices. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2999/enabling-connectivity-across-blockchains?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2999/enabling-connectivity-across-blockchains?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:13:00 GMT At Sibos 2023, Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder, Chainlink, discusses how institutions are enabling connectivity and interoperability through collaboration across public and private blockchains. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2896/the-innovation-pushing-digital-identity-forward-part-2?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2896/the-innovation-pushing-digital-identity-forward-part-2?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 04 May 2023 13:30:00 GMT Stephen Curran, Chair of the Board Of Trustees Sovrin Foundation, Identity Consultant, speaks with Andrew Smith, RTGS.global, in FinextraTV’s Tech Uncovered Series. Continuing their discussion, they examine innovations driving digital identity including blockchain, offline verification of identity, anonCreds, privacy-protecting technology, linked secrets, and zero knowledge proofs. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2895/the-innovation-pushing-digital-identity-forward-part-1?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2895/the-innovation-pushing-digital-identity-forward-part-1?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 04 May 2023 13:24:00 GMT Stephen Curran, Chair of the Board Of Trustees Sovrin Foundation, Identity Consultant, speaks with Andrew Smith, RTGS.global, in FinextraTV’s Tech Uncovered Series, discussing digital identity, covering the topics of self-sovereign identity (SSI) and Sovrin, verifiable credentials (VCs), the use of blockchain for identity, scalability of blockchain-based identity, and resilience. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2885/the-emerging-technologies-reshaping-financial-services?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2885/the-emerging-technologies-reshaping-financial-services?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:15:00 GMT Sophia Bantanidis, Future of Finance, Citi, speaks at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023 about developing the potential for tokenization via blockchain, what successful adoption looks like, and when mass adoption can be expected. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2809/reviewing-financial-institutions-crypto-strategies--their-consumer-potential?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2809/reviewing-financial-institutions-crypto-strategies--their-consumer-potential?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:34:00 GMT Dave Jevans, Executive Vice President, CipherTrace, a Mastercard company, speaks to FinextraTV at Sibos 2022 to recognize how financial institutions can identify their crypto exposure with on- and off-chain data, the importance of a crypto network and how financial institutions can instil trust in the crypto ecosystem for their businesses and customers. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2715/money-2020-how-blockchain-analytics-can-be-built-into-business-models?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2715/money-2020-how-blockchain-analytics-can-be-built-into-business-models?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:29:00 GMT Marina Khaustova, CEO, Crystal Blockchain, speaks at Money 20/20 about how the crypto space can move to being AML compliant, how crypto regulation is going to evolve over the next few years, the impact of sanctions, and how blockchain analytics can be built into a business model. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2412/how-ripple-is-boosting-education-around-blockchain-and-crypto?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2412/how-ripple-is-boosting-education-around-blockchain-and-crypto?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:20:00 GMT We speak with Ken Weber, Head of Social Impact at Ripple, regarding the significant work the software company is undertaking in partnership with academic institutions and bodies such as the UBRI and University College London to boost education around blockchain and crypto. Weber also addresses the work being carried out by the firm’s Ripple Impact initiative, which works to further financial inclusion and sustainability across the globe. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2301/tipping-point-to-a-low-carbon-world-via-sustainable-finance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2301/tipping-point-to-a-low-carbon-world-via-sustainable-finance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:50:00 GMT Nicole Anderson, Founder, Managing Partner of The Redsand Group speaks with Richard Peers about the new fund she is launching, expanding on the green and impact FinTech use cases and ventures she has built over the last 8 years. Nicole expands upon how we are on the tipping point of the most significant innovation imperative facing financial services in its own transition to be the enabler of a low carbon world via Sustainable Finance. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2296/value-chain-vs-supply-chain-redesigning-the-economy?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2296/value-chain-vs-supply-chain-redesigning-the-economy?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:29:00 GMT Anna Poberezhna, Founder, CEO, Smart4tech, speaks at Sustainable Finance. Live about Green Finance through redefining the value of water through digitisation and integrated water resource management and redesigning processes & products through the lens of system thinking & tech to make the world a better place. She speaks about the Circular Economy and the efforts to build optimisation and innovations to re-design the way the economy works by addressing value chain versus supply chain. https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26590/industry-cloud-platforms-the-future-of-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26590/industry-cloud-platforms-the-future-of-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:20:27 GMT Industry cloud platforms (ICP), distinct from general-purpose cloud platforms, are tailored to meet... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26603/what-are-digital-wallets-exploring-their-rising-popularity?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26603/what-are-digital-wallets-exploring-their-rising-popularity?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:05:27 GMT Internet services or electronic devices that enable online transactions are known as electronic wall... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26594/can-the-payments-industry-use-ai-to-detect-fraud-in-2024?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26594/can-the-payments-industry-use-ai-to-detect-fraud-in-2024?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:45:16 GMT Research predicted that hacks and data breaches will cost the global economy over $9.5 trillion by ... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26600/why-bankers-need-to-think-like-entrepreneurs?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26600/why-bankers-need-to-think-like-entrepreneurs?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:48:56 GMT Fintech has revolutionized the banking and payments sectors, significantly contributing to economic ... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26604/from-bias-to-buy-in-the-behavioural-economics-advantage-in-regtech-sales-to-financial-institutions?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26604/from-bias-to-buy-in-the-behavioural-economics-advantage-in-regtech-sales-to-financial-institutions?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:11:53 GMT The sale of regulatory technology to financial institutions is often a long and complex process, wit...