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Itau Unibanco S.A. picks BNP Paribas for custody services
24 February 2022 Columbia
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Brazilian financial services company, Itau Unibanco S.A. has selected BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide local custody and settlement services for its assets in the Colombian market

Global class action securities litigation tops US$3 billion, says Broadridge report
23 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Among the identified trends in the report, there was a rise in SPAC and cryptocurrency-related securities litigation, the first of which was the Block.one settlement

Uphold receives FCA authorisation to operate as a registered crypto firm
23 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Multi-asset digital money platform Uphold has received authorisation from the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate as a registered crypto asset firm in the UK

Digital Pound Foundation partners with CryptoUK
23 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Digital Pound Foundation has partnered with CryptoUK, a self-regulatory trade association for the UK cryptoasset industry, as part of a wider effort to foster a stronger ecosystem for new forms of digital money in the UK

IQ-EQ appoints new managing director for Guernsey
23 February 2022 Guernsey
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

A chartered accountant, Kok has more than 24 years’ industry experience running fund management businesses in both the asset servicing and asset management sectors

Securitize acquires Pacific Stock Transfer
23 February 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Digital asset securities firm Securitize has acquired Pacific Stock Transfer to provide Pacific Stock Transfer’s clients with access to capital raising, secondary trading, and digitised share management services

FV Bank introduces first API to increase automation of its payments and data services
22 February 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

FV Bank, the US bank for digital asset banking and custody services, has introduced its first application programming interface to advance bank automation and integration for its clients’ operations

SIX’s CONNEXOR service made available to all warrants issuers in Spanish market
22 February 2022 Spain
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Spanish stock exchange BME has made SIX’s CONNEXOR service available to all warrants issuers in Spain

SEBA Bank granted licence from Abu Dhabi regulator
22 February 2022 UAE
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Swiss-based SEBA Bank has secured a Financial Services Permission from Abu Dhabi Global Market's Financial Services Regulatory Authority

LSEG to buy TORA for US$325m
22 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

London Stock Exchange Group will acquire OMS, execution and portfolio management technology specialist TORA, subject to regulatory approval. The purchase is expected to be finalised in H2, with TORA joining LSEG’s Data and Analytics division

Iliad Solutions bolsters senior team
22 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Leeds-based software company, Iliad Solutions, has appointed Jill Pyper as chief operating officer

GCEX sets up office in Kuala Lumpur
22 February 2022 Malaysia
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

GCEX, a Financial Conduct Authority-regulated digital brokerage, has opened an office in Kuala Lumpur, with investment from True Global Ventures, the venture capital firm