Infrastructure
Stellar backs Archax in strategic push for tokenised finance
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), which supports the open-source Stellar blockchain, has made a direct investment in Archax, a UK-regulated digital asset exchange, broker...
Apex launches digital 3.0 platform
Apex Group has launched a new digital infrastructure, Apex Digital 3.0, aimed at transforming fund distribution and asset servicing using blockchain technology.The platform is...
Standard Chartered prepares for the next chapter in payments innovation
Banking and finance professionals are often criticised for being out of touch with the challenges their corporate clients face. This cannot be levelled at Vibhor...
Ripple powers Dubai property tokenisation
Ripple is bringing institutional digital assets custody to the UAE through a partnership with Ctrl Alt, a tokenisation infrastructure platform. The partnership acts as a...
Scaling the unseen
As institutional capital flows into tokenised treasuries and private credit, the real bottleneck isn’t demand, it’s infrastructure. Defactor says it has the solution.In an RWA...
OpenPayd and Ripple join to integrate fiat and blockchain
Ripple and OpenPayd have announced a strategic partnership to integrate blockchain technology with traditional financial infrastructure for enterprise clients.Through the partnership, OpenPayd’s fiat infrastructure,...
Euroclear facilitates Türkiye’s first digital bond issuance
Euroclear has enabled Türkiye’s first digitally native bond issuance through its blockchain-based Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI).The $100m note was issued by Türkiye İş...
“No longer innovation. It’s preparation” – Generali’s tokenised future
One of Europe’s largest insurance investors has urged peers to get to develop and deploy a tokenisation and digital asset strategy – or be...
Blockchain leaders initiate strategic merger
Adhara and ioBuilders have merged to create a London-headquartered firm focused on blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The combined company is set to offer production-ready platforms...
Caceis secures MiCA licence to expand crypto services
Caceis Bank has become one of the first major custodians to receive authorisation under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, marking a significant...
Tradeweb and DRW lead fundraise for Digital Asset
Digital Asset has raised $135 million in a strategic funding round to accelerate the adoption of its Canton Network.The New York-based technology company, founded...
Institutional trading enters crypto markets
BlockFills has announced its completed integration with Your Bourse, a brokerage technology provider, to expand its network of liquidity providers.At the same time, BlockFills...
JP Morgan accelerates institutional blockchain adoption
JP Morgan has announced its issuance of the JPMD token, positioning the bank as the first in the US to put digital money onto...
JP Morgan sponsors fintech accelerator
JP Morgan has launched a fintech accelerator as part of its commitments to broaden innovation efforts in the UK.The 12 week Fintech Forward Programme...
BNP Paribas AM trials blockchain-based MMF shares
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has launched a project to test natively tokenised Money Market Fund (MMF) shares, using blockchain technology for cross-border...
ClearBank joins forces with One Trading
One Trading and ClearBank have announced a partnership to enhance reliable fiat capabilities across Europe.ClearBank, an enabler of real time clearing and embedded banking,...