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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.

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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More than half of millennial and Gen Z Muslims would adopt Islamic banking if it were more accessible

August 3, 2021

“Younger consumers are demanding financial change, and the Islamic finance market is no exception. Our research illustrates how Islamic banking trends mirror the demand we’re seeing for ethical banking practices more broadly."

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Euro area bank interest rate statistics: June 2021

August 2, 2021

Bank interest for corporations and households in the Euro area for June. Mainly unchanged, but some statistics to explain the decisions are also included.

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HSBC profits more than double as spectre of bad debt recedes

August 2, 2021

The banking bounce back has continued with HSBC doubling first half pre-tax profits as economies come out of their defensive hiding places, and the spectre of bad debt recedes.

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ISDA, NAFMII Publish Chinese Language IBOR Fallbacks Documents

July 30, 2021

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) have published two Chinese language documents that will enable firms to include contractual fallbacks for certain interbank offered rates (IBORs) into onshore derivatives transactions documented under the 2009 NAFMII Master Agreement in China.

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