Tagged: infrastructure

April 4, 2024 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC, the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry,  announced that Societe Generale is reportedly the first Prime Broker to leverage CTM’s new automated tri-party trade matching workflow as the industry prepares for the increased focus on global accelerated settlement requirements. CTM’s new… Read More

March 11, 2024 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

zkLink, the zero-knowledge Layer 3 infrastructure provider, announced the launch of a 20,000,000 $ZKL grant program to support developers building on zkLink. The grant program fosters innovation and development “within the zkLink ecosystem by providing financial support to talented developers and teams working on projects… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finzly, a payments systems for financial institutions, has announced that Quaint Oak Bank has selected it to modernize its payments infrastructure, providing a superior user experience and enabling them to grow their international and embedded banking businesses. Quaint Oak is an established financial institution “with… Read More

February 9, 2024 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NTT DATA, a global digital business and IT services leader, announced a new global banking research report entitled “The Digital Horizon: Banking’s Shift from Mainframe to AI-Driven Cloud Infrastructure.” The research has unveiled findings from “a survey of 650 global banking decision-makers, marking a definitive… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, an institutional digital asset infrastructure provider, has joined forces with Hashnote, the on-chain first digital asset manager, built with the support of Cumberland and DRW, and will be providing custody support for Hashnote’s USYC on the Copper platform. USYC, a Hashnote Short Duration Yield… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm BitGo is moving into the more traditional securities sector. According to a corporate release, Bitgo has acquired Brassica – a Fintech providing digital infrastructure services to facilitate private securities and other alternative investments. Details of the transaction were not immediately available. Focusing on institutions,… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus SA announces it has joined the ERC3643 Association. This move is said to establish Taurus “as one of the first digital asset custody and tokenization infrastructure providers to join the association, marking a significant step in the advancement of smart contract standardization, and reinforcing… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider, Token.io, has announced it has become an official participant in the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme: a commercial API initiative that will enable greater innovation and unlock wider adoption of A2A payments in Europe. Through leveraging open banking and… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 8:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aquanow, a digital assets infrastructure provider, and Gate.io, a global cryptocurrency exchange with reportedly over $6B in daily volume, announced that they’ve entered into a partnership in order “to build global liquidity for the next wave of blockchain projects.” Phil Sham, CEO of Aquanow, said:… Read More

December 30, 2023 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BridgeFT, an API-first, cloud-native wealth infrastructure software company that enables financial institutions, Fintech innovators, and registered investment advisors to deliver better, data-driven outcomes for their clients, announced that the total assets under management powered by BridgeFT’s WealthTech API across its client network grew by “more… Read More

December 28, 2023 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockstream, the global firm focused on Bitcoin infrastructure technology, has  announced the upcoming Series 2 launch of its Bitcoin-denominated investment vehicle, the Blockstream ASIC (BASIC) Note. As stated in a blog post by Blockstream, here ar ethe Key Facts: Series 1 was oversubscribed, demonstrating strong… Read More

December 26, 2023 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockdaemon is announcing a partnership with LayerZero Labs. This collaboration unites LayerZero Labs’ expertise “in omnichain interoperability with Blockdaemon’s strength in blockchain infrastructure, self-custody wallets, and node management.” This joint effort aims to “enhance institutional access to decentralized finance (DeFi).” This partnership brings together two… Read More

December 23, 2023 @ 1:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Layer2 Financial, a BaaS and payments infrastructure technology, is announcing a strategic partnership with Evita, a B2B cross-border payments solution specializing in large transactions. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in “the financial technology landscape, leveraging the strengths of both entities to streamline and optimize… Read More

November 23, 2023 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced a partnership with Alaska Airlines that introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone as the primary checkout option during a flight. Using Stripe, more than 7,000 crew members will be able “to accept contactless payments for food… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, the institution for digital assets, is advancing in cloud infrastructure security with the attainment of the Cloud Security Alliance’s Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Level 1 Certification. Following the recent successful completion of the prestigious SOC 2 Type 2 audit and the 2019… Read More

November 16, 2023 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the regulated blockchain & tokenization infrastructure platform, secured in principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its new Singapore entity, Paxos Digital Singapore Pte. Ltd. to offer digital payment token services. Paxos Digital Singapore will issue “a new US dollar… Read More

November 16, 2023 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, is proud to celebrate National Scholarship Month by announcing its significant 2023 contributions to various educational organizations and scholarship programs. Through its philanthropic arm, Foundation@, Cross River has donated “a total of $740,000… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

dtcpay is pleased to announce their partnership with PlatON, a firm focused on privacy-preserving digital public infrastructure, and Tonghua International’s Allinpay International, a global Fintech payments solution. dtcpay, PlatON, and Allinpay International announce collaboration will “launch an innovative digital currency payment system based on smart… Read More

November 10, 2023 @ 5:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, an institutional digital asset infrastructure provider, has acquired Securrency Capital Limited, a full-service, regulated blockchain-enabled brokerage firm offering digital securities trading based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Securrency Capital’s platform, “powered by Securrency’s digital asset infrastructure and compliance aware solutions, provides investors… Read More

November 8, 2023 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Primer, the unified infrastructure for global payments and commerce, has secured investment from the internet company Tencent. Primer claims that it has experienced rapid growth “across Europe, Asia Pacific and the US markets including significant customer wins across retail, fashion, travel and mobility industries with… Read More