Standard Chartered conducts HKD blockchain transactions with Ant International 01 November 2024 Hong Kong Reporter: Klea Neza Both companies are participants of the HKMA’s Ensemble Sandbox
CBI partners with Zumo 31 October 2024 UAE Reporter: Jack McRae The partnership will enable both firms to explore the tracking of digital asset sustainability
FINBOURNE picks Jordan as VP of Finance 31 October 2024 UK Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli Having worked closely with the company in the past, Christopher Jordan enters his new role from Santander Corporate and Investment Banking
S&P Global Market Intelligence partners with MarketAxess 31 October 2024 US Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli This partnership will see the integration of S&P Global Bond Reference Data into MarketAxess’ data products
Broadridge launches ClearFi 31 October 2024 US Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli Broadridge notes the solution will help clients to address emerging global regulations, including Canadian and UK know-your-product (KPY) rules
SimCorp appoints Essofi as managing director for MEA 31 October 2024 UAE Reporter: Jack McRae Essofi joined SimCorp following its merger with Axioma in January 2024 as head of Axioma Sales EMEA
Raiven Capital selects Maples Group 30 October 2024 UAE Reporter: Jack McRae The fund, based in Toronto, California and a new office in Dubai, selected the fund administrator due to its presence in the Middle East
Volante joins forces with Standard Bank 30 October 2024 Africa Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli Currently live in South Africa, the partnership with utilise Volante’s Payments as a Service (PaaS) technology to modernise payment infrastructure across Africa
Cadent Gas picks Northern Trust as custodian 30 October 2024 UK Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli This will be delivered in conjunction with performance and SORP reporting for Cadent Gas’ benefit scheme
GCEX Partners with RULEMATCH 30 October 2024 UK Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli RULEMATCH’s venue is said to provide users with competitive and consistent liquidy from regulated market makers and efficient post-trade settlement
IQ-EQ granted corporate services licence in the ADGM 30 October 2024 UAE Reporter: Jack McRae The licence allows IQ-EQ to service fund and asset managers and corporate communities in the Middle East market
Deribit launches new hybrid custody model 29 October 2024 Dubai Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli The model is said to facilitate faster onboarding for third-party custodians and brokerages for capital markets traders
