Santander picks Planixs tech to power liquidity management
Spanish multinational to deploy Planixs’ Realti system.
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Landesbank Saar signs BearingPoint RegTech for SFTR compliance
Franco-German bank to deploy Abacus/Transactions platform.
Bank of England governor brands EU relocation wishes a “very serious escalation”
The EU granted the UK temporary equivalence last September for derivatives clearing.
New direction, same destination for ISO 20022
Despite the extra time, there is little scope for market participants to relax.
Bottomline Technologies acquires TreasuryXpress
The US firm is expanding its treasury tools for corporates.
Brexit forces interest-rate derivatives trading shift to US
A permanent shift to New York would be particularly damaging for London.
ECB launches climate change unit
The central bank has previously been criticised over its bond purchasing.
Crypto liquidity firm Wintermute raises $20m in Series B round
Firm plans to expand into derivatives and new markets in Asia.
Zip boosts Aussie exchange to 11-month high with $56m share purchase
The BNPL firm raised $26m in oversubscriptions, at $5.29 a share.
Ten trends set to influence the payments industry
The financial services and payments sectors have a bright future, should these trends continue to develop.
Spectrum Equity invests $51m in OTC firm Quantile Technologies
Spectrum’s MD joins the Quantile board of directors.
SimCorp SFTR solution goes live at Denmark’s ATP
Danish pensions fund goes live in time for the third phase of SFTR.
Fintech funding deals globally 11-17 January 2021
Featuring Checkout.com, MX, Blend, Creditas, and Enfusion.
CME Group and IHS Markit create post trade joint venture
A handful of CME’s systems will combine with IHS’ MarkitServ.
DXC sells Fixnetix trading system to Options Technology
Options looks to expand its product suite.
Standard Chartered goes live on Cobalt brokerage platform
Major bank signed up to Cobalt’s network last year.
SoftBank aims to raise $525m with Spac IPO
Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup are managing the deal.
Market infrastructure firm Pico raises $135m in Series C
Intel Capital leads the latest round for network company.
Change at the top for London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group and London Stock Exchange make executive changes.
Shinhan Bank Vietnam goes live on Finastra risk platforms
Fusion Risk and Fusion Kondor deployed during the pandemic.
Lloyds is world’s first bank live on Swift gpi instant
The payments network expects to roll out adoption across the globe.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 hosted online by Tom Ward
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Danish digital bank Lunar picks FIS for treasury and risk
Lunar to deploy a cloud-based version of Ambut Quantum.
European Central Bank taps SIA and Colt to connect market infrastructure
SIA and Colt will help the ECB connect through the ESMIG single access interface.
Keyrock raises €4.2m to develop digital assets liquidity solution
Brussels-based firm will use cash to accelerate its product offering.
Swiss government launches green fintech network
Sustainable investments in Switzerland have risen to CHF 1.16 trillion ($1.2 trillion).
Research report: Post-trade operations realities – challenges and priorities for 2021
Learn how you can re-evaluate your current operational set-up with a view to dealing with continued market volatility.
Denmark’s EKF picks Calypso for its treasury software
The credit export agency selected Calypso after an “extensive” tender.
ASX delays CHESS replacement to April 2023
This is the third delay to ASX’s blockchain-based CHESS replacement system.
Stability of financial institutions during and beyond COVID-19
How should banks provide consumers with what they need and can afford?
Chinese regulator approves Hong Kong leg of Ant’s $30bn IPO
The company still needs approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange’s listing committee.
Citi invests in markets software firm Genesis Global Technology
The undisclosed strategic injection sees Citi deploy some Genesis tech.
FCA to ban the sale of crypto-derivatives to retail customers
UK regulator aims to clamp down on products “ill-suited” to the public.
Bank of Thailand launches “world’s first” blockchain platform for bond issuance
IBM acted as a technology partner with its IBM Cloud.
A sector ready for change
The Black community has been fighting for change for many years, often falling on deaf ears.
JP Morgan Asset Management signs Morgan Money deal with SAP
SAP to deploy Morgan Money on its client-facing delivery platform.
Impact investing: the powerful new trend
Barry Palte, chairman of EQ Capital Partners makes a case for ESG investments.
ClearBank offers multi-currency accounts through JP Morgan API
UK clearing bank claims to be the first of its kind to provide the service.
FinovateFall 2020: Banking-as-a-Service shows industry’s future value
A panel of bankers discuss the potential of opening up to customers.
Swift unveils expansion plans to “fundamentally transform” transaction management
The interbank network plans to revamp the way transactions are processed.
