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A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
BoE's Post-Trade Reform Efforts Will Need Full Industry Cooperation
The central bank's report on the future of post trade will face the same competitive interests that have hindered previous attempts at eliminating inefficiencies and bringing automation to the back office.
CLS Appoints Central Banker as CEO
Marc Bayle de Jessé brings markets infrastructure and payments experience to CLS.
Leading Swap Dealers Join DTCC-Euroclear Margin Transit Utility
DTCC can now focus on expanding coverage of the MTU with the addition of leading dealers.
Replicating Traditional Financial Markets
As strides are being made to encourage greater institutional participation in the trading of cryptocurrencies, Wei-Shen ponders whether the crypto space will end up looking exactly like the traditional financial ecosystem.
Custody Seen as Crypto's Next Major Battleground
Although institutional interest in cryptocurrency trading has grown, the development of the custody space, in particular, is crucial for its next phase of evolution.
CSDs Consider Entry into Crypto Market
The crypto markets need a body that fulfils the role of depositories adequately, say settlement specialists
Algomi Pivots Offering Away from Honeycomb to Alfa
Usman Khan sits down with WatersTechnology to discuss how the vendor will look to change course in 2019 and focus on the development of the Alfa platform.
Euroclear Invests in Algomi
CSD expects to increase client transaction volumes in illiquid fixed-income securities.
Banks and Bourses Join Forces on Blockchain Drive
Recent market change has led to heightened inefficiencies of collateral processing.
Markets Learn Painful Lessons as Blockchain Grows Up
Shelving early blockchain projects has pushed the technology further into maturity, and offers lessons for the future.
Flush with Cash, Paxos Plans Precious-Metals Blockchain Launch Next Week
In addition to going live with its blockchain, the trust company has netted an additional $65 million in Series B funding.
Utility Belt: How Utilities are Stepping Up
Banks, looking for ways to cut costs and meet regulatory pressures, are increasingly turning to collaborative projects like utilities.
Emerging Tech Could Help Push Utilities Forward
European trade group releases report highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with building industry utilities.
Euroclear Taps Societe Generale’s Dupuy as its CIO
Brussels-based central securities depository hires Societe Generale CIO to lead technology operations.
Calastone Appoints RBC’s Swabey as Head of Continental Europe
Henning Swabey to lead fund network provider’s European expansion strategy.
Euroclear Names Eliet as New Regulatory Head
Guillaume Eliet was previously deputy general secretary at the French Stock Market Authority.
The Post-Trade Reshuffle
The European Commission and the wider industry are turning their eyes to post-trade practices
CloudMargin Partners with DTCC and Euroclear for Margin Transit Utility
CloudMargin will bring GlobalCollateral's margin utility to the cloud to expand automation
Euroclear and Paxos Break Up over Blockchain Project
Euroclear abandons Bankchain platform but startup says launch will go ahead in 2018
GlobalCollateral Launches Tool for Cross-Border Collateral Mobility
DTCC-Euroclear Global Collateral Ltd. launched its new Inventory Management Service (IMS) to allow clients to mobilize securities from the US to Europe to use as collateral.
Clearstream Joins Target2–Securities in Fourth Migration Wave
The industry's largest central securities depository completes its migration to the pan-European platform, alongside CSDs from Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Austria.
Euroclear Names Lieve Mostrey as New CEO
Euroclear chief technology and services officer replaces outgoing Tim Howell on January 1, 2017.
T2S: Moving Toward a Capital Markets Union
The challenging journey of Europe's new settlement platform and the speculations on the changes it will bring