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Silvergate appoints Coinbase Custody
24 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“As one of the global leaders in the custody of digital assets, we feel this is a relationship of equals and we’re happy to help Silvergate work toward their goal of maximising capital efficiency for this rapidly growing industry,” says Sam McIngvale

Two electronic broker representatives join OCC board
24 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The clearing organisation’s new board members expertise will shore up OCC's “resiliency and innovation”, its executive chairman says

Citi and Sharegain launch unique automated SBL solution for wealth managers
24 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The new solution with Citi is designed to integrate with wealth managers’ existing IT infrastructure and provide a fully-digital user experience for underlying customers, from opting into the programme through to managing their lending

Deutsche Boerse successfully tests DLT-based securities settlement
24 March 2021 Germany
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Securities settlement using DLT is performed with the aid of a “trigger solution” and a transaction coordinator in TARGET2, the Eurosystem’s large-value payment

ZEDRA acquires BFCS in Luxembourg to enhance fund services
24 March 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The acquisition will strengthen ZEDRA’s existing fund and related corporate service offering in Luxembourg, and boosts its presence in Luxembourg

AcadiaSoft partners with LIKEZERO
24 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The partnership will provide trusted data services via AcadiaSoft’s Agreement Manager and integrate with LIKEZERO to offer a holistic set of solutions to clients to enable smart management of agreement data

FNZ launches blockchain solution for South African funds industry
24 March 2021 South Africa
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Our partnership with FinSwitch is a key part of our strategy in South Africa and we’re delighted to have reached this key milestone in just 10 months," says FNZ's Hugh Evans

BNY Mellon hires Karen Price for custody development role
24 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In her new role at BNY Mellon, Price will report to Caroline Butler, global head of custody

John Binder joins Goal Group
23 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

John Binder joins from BNY Mellon where he most recently served as vice president of corporate actions

Bridgepoint sells Calypso
23 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Alongside a range of operational initiatives, the transition of the business to a cloud model combined with best-in-class client service was "undoubtedly key in accelerating growth" says Bridgepoint's David Nicault

Broadridge and AccessFintech collaborate to transform resolution of settlement fails
23 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The solution is powered by Broadridge’s post-trade platforms and data, and incorporates AccessFintech’s cloud-based operations workflow model

Former HSBC managing director joins Plenitude
23 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Barbra Patow, formerly of HSBC, has joined Plenitude, the financial crime, risk and compliance specialists, as senior advisor