Digital Assets Correspondent
Karthik Subramanian is a founder, writer, and technology consultant with nine years in the crypto ecosystem. He covers token economics, L1/L2 infrastructure, DeFi protocols, wallets/custody, and the bridge between crypto and forex—broker technology, liquidity, and macro drivers. Karthik’s writing focuses on clear, practical frameworks that help professionals evaluate new products and on-chain innovation alongside FX market realities.
April 2020
UK based bank Ikigai in its latest announcement revealed that it has entered into a strategic partnership with UK’s leading regtech specialist TruNarrative.
Clearwater Analytics revealed the addition of new member to its executive team, Mr. Warren Barkley to serve as its new Chief Technology Officer effectively.
Northern Trust Corporation has revealed the addition of new executive, Mrs. Alison Pain to serve in the role of Chief Technology Officer.
CLS, a UK based market infrastructure service provider revealed the addition of new senior level executive, Mr. Keith Tippell as its new Head of Products.
AxiCorp, the Australia based forex revealed the appointment of Mr. Himanshu Kher to serve in the role of its Global Chief Financial Officer.
ICE Inc, the parent firm of Bakkt revealed the departure of its current CEO Mr. Mike Blandina and appointement of David Clifton as Interim CEO of Bakkt.
Enacomm, a US based fintech firm has revealed the appointment of Mr. Thomas Delaney to the role of Vice President for its Financial Sales Unit.
TradeStation Crypto revealed its partnership with ErisX – a subsidiary of US exchange operator Eris Exchange Companies to bolster its trading liquidity.
BillGo Inc, a leading fintech firm specializing in innovative bill pay and real time payments revealed the launch of online hub which provides information.
Wirecard has been selected by Visa to strengthen the presence and market reach of its Fintech Fast Track program in the Middle Eastern region.
Curve, UK based financial service provider renowned for its OTT banking platform revealed the appointment of Hannah Nixon as one of its Strategic Advisors.
ACY Securities, the ECN forex broker has launched the Worldwide Stock Trading with MT5 platform labeled “MT5 Xchange” for its clients from across the globe.
TruNarrative, has partnered with rival UK financial service provider AccountScore to bring its clients access to Open Banking data via its platform.
OpenFin revealed the addition of new executive to its senior level leadership team, Mr. Adrian Crockett to serve as its new Chief Product Officer.
Asset Control, UK headquartered fintech firm announced addition of executive, Daniel Kennedy to serve in the role of Head of Sales for APAC region.
IS Prime Hong Kong revealed the addition of a senior executive, it has onboarded Mr.
Crealogix has added new executive to its executive team, Mr. Karsten Kemna to serve in the role of Managing Director for its Asia-Pacific market region.
Valk has partnered with Kione – a post trade solutions specialist to offer its clients custody and settlement services linked with R3’s Corda technology.
SoFi revealed in its latest announcement that it has acquired rival firm Galileo, Utah based digital payments company in a deal worth US$1.2 billion.
MiFinity revealed that it has increased the number of local payment options available within its platform to better support its clients in Europe and LATAM.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves and Abdelaziz Fathi.
