Poll reveals US falling behind in faster payments adoption
A lack of interoperability is cited as the main reason for slow progress.
Trading Technology
UK start-up Freetrade raises $15m, inc. first-time investor Draper Esprit
Draper Esprit invested $7.5 million in the fintech.
The dawn of T+3 minutes liquidity management
Help is at hand for intraday liquidity.
Commonwealth Trade Bank selects Intellect Design Arena’s IDC system
Newly renamed bank to use IDC across multiple operations.
Moving from on-premise to destination to distributed platforms and networks
Most efforts to digitise global trade finance have been unsuccessful.
Trade finance – network to network
Trade finance indeed needs a network to network.
GMG, Wecan and Capelli bring blockchain to real estate sector
The product is dubbed ‘Wecan Tokenize’.
R3 signs partnership with securities exchange Archax
Firm will deploy R3’s Corda Enterprise platform for post-trade.
CIMB Bank Singapore completes first trade finance transaction with blockchain
Bank was aided in the transaction through use of iTrust platform.
Deutsche Bank selects Tieto to boost virtual account services
The deal enables an enhanced cash management offering to corporate clients.
Industry apathy remains as SFTR deadline looms
Market participants suggest there is a worrying lack of preparedness for SFTR.
Calastone takes on ex-BNY Mellon exec Dan Kramer for US expansion
Kramer managed end-to-end customer experience at BNY Mellon.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing inks deal with Transaction Network Services
The agreement will see low-latency connectivity being offered to HKEX trading partners.
OTP Bank welcomes “later-stage” start-ups to its partnership programme
Applications need to be made by 22 November 2019.
Swift to expand its gpi into securities and FX transactions
Swift predicts the world too will take this holistic approach to gpi.
World Federation of Exchanges outlines opposition to FCA crypto-derivative ban
UK watchdog wants to protect retail customers from scams
HKEX drops £32bn bid for London Stock Exchange
“We only regret the chances we didn’t take,” says HKEX CEO
Refinitiv extends Matching service to Vietnam
Firm claims the launch the first electronic market for VND FX
What you need to know before implementing artificial intelligence & machine learning
ML solutions should be trained in the three Cs of data visualisation: Correctness, context and category.
SEC introduces new rule to boost ETF competition
US regulator hopes to break open a market dominated by large players.
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
Bolero ties up three-way trade digitisation deal with CTBC Bank and Everline
Deal is part of “an ongoing commitment to digital innovation.”
Sibos 2019: London could be “centre of the world” for RMB
HKEX CEO says stock exchange merger will boost UK capital
Sibos 2019: Interconnection will mean more flash crashes in FX
“You ain’t seen nothing yet,” says UBS.
Banking Circle calls for financial inclusion for SMEs
The paper explores how to bring barriers down for small players.
France warns UK to avoid Brexit derivatives clash
AMF wants Britain to guard against potential for arbitrage opportunities.
JP Morgan and Societe Generale invest in trader fintech Wematch
Wematch is changing the way voice-traded financial markets operate.
SmartStream RDU launches SFTR security reference data service
Gathering data required under SFTR could prove to be a headache for most firms.
Bankmed (Suisse) SA chooses MIT’s trade finance platform
“Releasing 5G is another important milestone for MIT.”
BNP Paribas teams up with Kantox
This enables them to jointly offer Kantox’s Dynamic Hedging solution to BNP Paribas’ EMEA clients.
Delta Capita and DTCC Collaborate on SFTR Testing
Delta will make the test pack available to DTCC to test its own SFTR matching and reporting service prior to launch.
Standard Chartered chooses Traydstream AI solution
Traydstream begins with the global trade export market in Singapore.
Australian share trading start-up to launch in UK
Stake has been granted a licence by the FCA.
Top fintech stories this week – 30 August 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fujitsu collaborates with Commerzbank on securitisation project
“No longer any need to wait for commercial viability of true quantum computers.”
CoinFLEX announces $10m funding and Market Making Program
The initiative will target trading firms, hedge funds and cryptocurrency companies.
BMLL Technologies launches Derived Data Service
The service offers “unparalleled visibility” into the market.
Line and Nomura launch online brokerage in Japan
Nomura’s CEO steps away from its “uncool” offering to attract a younger, digital-savvy clientele.
ICE’s Bakkt set to launch bitcoin futures contracts
Bakkt is “cleared to launch” its trading in bitcoin futures next month.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 August 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
