Infrastructure

BCG: Financial firms start positioning for quantum era

Financial services firms have started making early investments into quantum computing, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group.The report, Quantum Is Getting Real....

Broadridge expands tokenised repo platform globally

Broadridge has added G7 securities to its tokenised repo and collateral network. It comes as financial institutions accelerate adoption of tokenised market infrastructure to...

21 financial institutions join forces to launch stablecoin

Twenty-one leading financial institutions from across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa have committed to establishing a new company in the...

Taurus connects to Swift blockchain payments network

Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger is set to go live through Taurus, a Swiss digital asset infrastructure provider.In a statement today (26 August), Lamine Brahimi,...

UK positions for charlatan shake-out

Regulatory arbitrage – adopting regulatory licences based on the easiest path – was a well trodden strategy, historically, for many in digital assets.But, as...

Nomura unit wins crypto services approval

Nomura's Laser Digital Japan has secured approval to provide institutional crypto asset services.It comes as traditional capital markets players continue to respond to the...

FalconX launches $1bn institutional lending facility

FalconX has announced a $1 billion secured lending facility with Ethena, aimed at deploying capital from the assets backing USDe into overcollateralised institutional credit. The...

MUFG trials blockchain settlement

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has launched a proof-of-concept to bring Japanese Government Bond (JGB) repo transactions on-chain, working with Digital Asset, Progmat and...

Ctrl Alt expands regulated tokenisation capabilities

Ctrl Alt has secured two new licences from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC), strengthening its ability to deliver regulated tokenisation infrastructure across the full...

Wells Fargo launches tokenised deposits for business clients

Wells Fargo will launch tokenised deposits for corporate clients, enabling round-the-clock cross-border payments.In a media statement, the company said it is joining the major...

Mastercard completes BVNK acquisition

Mastercard has completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK, strengthening its capabilities across digital assets, tokenised money and next-generation payment rails. The acquisition forms part of...

Circle acquires IBM Blockchain patent portfolio

Circle has announced the acquisition of fundamental assets from the IBM blockchain patent portfolio.  The portfolio comprises over 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide, spanning foundational...

Visa launches stablecoin management platform

Visa has launched the Visa Stablecoin Platform (VSP), a new enterprise platform designed for financial institutions, fintechs and other payment providers. The platform gives these companies a...

BNY expands relationship with Circle

BNY has launched enhanced stablecoin services allowing institutional clients to store and manage USDC. It comes as traditional financial institutions continue to use new technologies...

UBS and Nethermind complete compliance PoCs on Ethereum

UBS and Nethermind have completed two joint proofs of concept (PoC) demonstrating that the public Ethereum network can support the operational and compliance needs of regulated...

BitGo launches new infrastructure for MiCAR transition

BitGo Europe GmbH, the digital asset infrastructure company, will provide its MiCAR-compliant Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) infrastructure for eligible virtual asset service providers (VASPs), fintechs, and digital asset...