OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Payments System Board Update: August 2018 Meeting
At its meeting today, the Payments System Board discussed a number of issues, including: The assessment of the ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities. The Board approved the Bank's 2018 assessment, which will be published after…
World Bank Raises A$110 Million With Blockchain-Managed Bond
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) was mandated by the World Bank as arranger for a two-year bond which has raised A$110 million using blockchain. Named bond-i, the title is the world’s first bond to…
Digital Currency May Threaten US Dollar Fiat Status
The use of distributed ledger technology by central banks could threaten the US dollar as the world’s fiat currency. This was the fear offered by Bill Foster, a Democratic Congressman from the State of Illinois.…
The Next Generation of Blockchain Takes Flight
There’s little doubt that blockchain technology has changed the way in which people exchange value. The blockchain platform is certainly the most popular and widely used, however, users and innovators are starting to ask the…
ADS Securities Hires Emmanuel Coulon (former ICAP executive)…
Abu Dhabi based financial services company, ADS Securities with operation in Europe and the Middle East, on Tuesday has announced the appointment of Emmanuel Coulon as its new Head of IT. Mr Emmanuel will be based out…
R3 Raises $5 Million From Japan IT Company…
R3, the blockchain technology company that leads a consortium of over 200 firms in research and development of distributed ledger usage in the financial system, has firmed yet another investment deal, worth $5 million. Tokyo-based…
Natixis Joins R3’s Blockchain-Based Network Marco Polo
Natixis, the international corporate and investment banking arm of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking player in France, has announced that it has joined R3's blockchain-based trade finance network Marco Polo which aims to provide a trade and…
GMEX-DAG JV to Connect Traditional Banking to Blockchain
GMEX Group (GMEX) has teamed up with the Digital Asset Group (DAG), a financial service provider, to become the first fully-integrated financial group to bring together the practices of regulated banking, finance, and exchanges with…