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SIX expands digital assets market presence with CryptoCompare
07 October 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

As a result of the partnership, SIX will be able to cover more than 85 per cent of cryptocurrency market activities worldwide, allowing for its clients to expand their digital asset activities

Axyon AI completes €1.6 million funding round
07 October 2022 Italy
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The round was led by the Fondo Rilancio Startup with ING, UniCredit, Gemini and Metes as co-investors. It was managed by CDP Venture Capital SGR.

IXB pilot service set to revolutionise cross-border payments, says SWIFT, EBA and TCH
06 October 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The IXB pilot service will leverage the existing real-time payment systems RTP in the US, run by TCH, and EBA CLEARING’s RT1 in Europe

CEO exits Sanne
06 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Prior to becoming CEO at Sanne, Schnaier was the company’s chief commercial officer from 2017 to 2019

Delta Capita extends Yield.io technology to customers through risk management partnership
06 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Through this collaboration, Delta Capita’s clients will benefit from Yield.io’s model risk management technology, enabling a user to manage model risk and to streamline model development and validation in one platform

Traderoot Africa and Oracle partner on TCIB payment solution
06 October 2022 South Africa
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The collaboration will be officially presented by Oracle at Sibos

Pension funds increasing stress testing, Ortec research finds
06 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Deon Dreyer, managing director of Ortec UK, says: “The risks funds are facing are increasing, with inflation and climate change identified as the biggest challenges to schemes trying to deliver yield so they can remain fully-funded or be buyout ready

Kuwait Clearing Company appoints Alex Krunic as CEO
05 October 2022 Kuwait
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Krunic will be responsible for developing post-trade activities and services in the Kuwait region

SWIFT achieves CBDC-to-CBDC transactions between different DLT networks
05 October 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SWIFT said this marks a “major milestone” for the industry toward “enabling CBDCs and tokenised assets’ smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem”

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to deliver opening Sibos keynote
05 October 2022 Netherlands
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Queen’s talk will discuss the role of the industry and policymakers in improving digital access to responsible and affordable financial services

Apex expands Global Compliance Solutions to US market
05 October 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The US division will be led by Michael Barakat, previously assistant director of compliance at Sanne, which has recently been acquired by Apex

Institutional investors confident about alternative asset fund raising, Ocorian finds
05 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

64 per cent of UK and US institutional investors focused on alternatives are ‘very confident’ about the fundraising plans of alternative asset managers over the next 18 months, the report says