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Treliant acquires Vox Financial Partners, strengthening its capital markets capabilities and expanding its footprint into Europe

August 16, 2021

Treliant announced today that it has acquired Vox Financial Partners (Vox), a leading Capital Markets consulting firm that helps global financial institutions deliver regulatory and business change.

ECB and US Securities and Exchange Commission sign MoU on security-based swap entities

August 16, 2021

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to prepare for the registration of ECB-supervised entities as security-based swap dealers or major security-based swap participants in the United States.

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Open call for European FinTech Hackcelerator 2021 – programme links European green finance startups with the Singaporean market

August 13, 2021

Two selected startups will get the opportunity to present their businesses in front of a group of investors, experts and corporate representatives during the Singapore Fintech Festival at the Global FinTech Hackcelerator Final in November 2021.

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IOSCO publishes results of examination of ETF behavior during COVID-19 induced market stresses

August 12, 2021

The COVID-19 volatility was a significant stress test for ETF structures and operations. Empirical evidence and stakeholder feedback tend to suggest that the ETF structure was relatively resilient throughout.

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ION LatentZero is now connected to UBS Bond Port anonymous trading platform

August 11, 2021

With connectivity to Bond Port, ION’s LatentZero clients can instantly access a large liquidity network of 2,500+ clients in over 65 markets with firm pricing in over 25,000 instruments, trading in 19 currencies.

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Banks face arduous task transitioning loan books to risk free rates (RFRs)

August 11, 2021

The deadline to transition from IBORs to alternative risk free rates (RFRs) for some currencies is drawing closer and one of the critical aspects challenging the smooth transition of loan books relates to the fact that RFRs are fundamentally different from IBORs. RFRs are overnight rates and are only used to price overnight instruments.

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Global Digital Business Identity Initiative Launches to Boost Financial Inclusion for African Businesses

August 10, 2021

The collaborative initiative is equipping SMEs across Africa with globally recognized business identities, in the form of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs).

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Blockchain.com to Leverage Account Verification from Envestnet | Yodlee

August 10, 2021

Envestnet | Yodlee will provide open banking access to new Blockchain.com users, accelerating Blockchain’s ability to onboard new customers and securely fund their accounts through real-time account verification, directly from the user’s bank account, without the need to provide micro-deposits.

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Deutsche Telekom trusts Coinbase Custody for its CELO tokens

August 9, 2021

Coinbase Custody has been selected by Deutsche Telekom as its trusted custodian for its CELO tokens – the native cryptocurrency of the Celo blockchain network.

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SunTec Business Solutions Announces Xelerate on Salesforce AppExchange, the World’s Leading Enterprise Cloud Marketplace

August 5, 2021

SunTec Business Solutions, a leading relationship-based pricing and billing software company today announced it has launched Xelerate on Salesforce AppExchange, empowering banks and financial services companies to build and deepen customer relationships, drive employee efficiency, and acquire new customers through data-driven insights.

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UK government throws down the gauntlet to institutions for a ‘big bang’ of UK investment

August 5, 2021

Britain’s Prime Minister and Chancellor want to see a big bang of investment which would provide a slow burn of capital heat to propel Britain’s recovery from Covid and its long term growth, but many institutional investors, and in particular pension funds, would argue the kindling needs to be laid first before the spark can take hold.

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MoonPay partners with Flow, unlocking fiat access across the US for all Flow ecosystem partners and bolstering Flow’s commitment to reaching global mainstream audiences

August 5, 2021

MoonPay’s unique fiat on-and-off-ramp infrastructure democratizes blockchain access by allowing users to participate directly via traditional fiat payment methods. Through this new partnership, customers will now be able to seamlessly interact with the Flow ecosystem, accessing a range of blockchain powered games, entertainment, sports and news with the comfort of credit card onboarding.

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Bitpanda opens a fully remote Blockchain Research & Development Hub

August 4, 2021

Bitpanda, the European digital investment platform and Austria’s first unicorn, announces the launch of its Blockchain Research & Development Hub.

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MoonPay appoints Nils Puhlmann as Chief Risk and Security Officer

August 3, 2021

Nils Puhlmann’s appointment as Chief Risk and Security Officer follows MoonPay’s hiring of former Coinbase UK CEO, Zeeshan Feroz, as its Chief Growth Officer in March.

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Cryptocurrency: democratising finance for the masses (Coinbase)

August 3, 2021

Coinbase surveyed over 2000 British adults who have some familiarity with digital currencies in order to gain a deeper understanding of their attitudes towards current and future engagement with cryptocurrency.

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John Farda joins OANDA as Managing Director, North America

August 3, 2021

Farda’s appointment is the third high-profile appointment made by OANDA in recent months. The firm recently appointed Philip Holemans as Chief Financial Officer, having named Marcin Niewiadomski as the Head of Europe following its March acquisition of TMS Brokers in Poland.

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