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August 4, 2026 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 3, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had filed and settled charges against UBS Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:UBS), a registered futures commission merchant. The action centered on the firm’s failure to properly oversee the setup and functioning of systems used… Read More

July 22, 2026 @ 12:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) and UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) have unveiled a strategic collaboration focused on improving openness and reliability in the private markets sector. Announced on July 9, 2026, the partnership leverages the strengths of both organizations to tackle persistent issues like scattered information… Read More

June 25, 2026 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global wealth manager UBS and Ethereum infrastructure specialist Nethermind have completed two joint proofs of concept. These tests demonstrate that the public Ethereum network can meet the operational and regulatory standards required by heavily regulated financial institutions. The collaboration shows how banks can introduce strong… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS (NYSE:UBS), the global wealth manager, announced the release of the latest UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report, which surveyed UBS billionaire clients around the world on the challenges and opportunities they tend to face. This report focuses on the forces driving global wealth creation, the “increasing… Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS  (NYSE:UBS) announces the “first” completion of an in-production, end-to-end tokenized fund workflow leveraging the Chainlink Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) technical standard. The completion of the first on-chain subscription and redemption request of the UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (uMINT), a Money Market… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink announced a technical solution enabling financial institutions worldwide to manage digital asset workflows from their systems “using Swift messaging and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE).” With Swift messages and CRE, banks and institutions can “access blockchains through the same Swift infrastructure they have relied… Read More

June 1, 2025 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cantor Fitzgerald, a global financial services firm, announced on May 28, 2025, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire UBS’s O’Connor alternatives investment platform. This acquisition, which includes hedge funds, private credit, and commodities, brings approximately $11 billion in invested assets under… Read More

February 23, 2025 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TMX VettaFi, an indexing, digital distribution, analytics and thought leadership company and TMX Group subsidiary, announced the acquisition of Credit Suisse‘s Bond Indices from UBS, enhancing its fixed income index capabilities. Tom Hendrickson, President, TMX VettaFi said: “We are excited to announce another significant step… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a key player focused on digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services announces its support for UBS uMINT, the first tokenized investment fund launched by UBS Asset Management and distributed through DigiFT, a regulatory-compliant exchange for on-chain real-world assets This partnership enables custody… Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS (NYSE:UBS) completed a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) that simulated the UBS Key4 Gold offering on a ZKsync Validium in a test environment. The test was designed to provide solutions regarding scalability, cost, privacy, interoperability with Ethereum, and “ease of access for transacting assets.” ZKsync Validium, an… Read More

November 6, 2024 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swift, UBS Asset Management, and Chainlink have completed a pilot for settling tokenized fund subscriptions and redemptions using the Swift network. This initiative would reportedly enable digital asset transactions to settle with fiat payment systems across more than 11,500 FIs, across 200+ countries and territories…. Read More

October 29, 2024 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander, Lloyds Banking Group, and UBS have  completed the first uncleared bilateral margin payments using a digital representation of central bank funds on the Sterling Fnality Payment System (£FnPS). This “real-world” proof-of-concept reportedly “proves” that Fnality can be used to make bilateral margin payments… Read More

February 9, 2024 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) announced the launch of Hong Kong’s investment-grade tokenized warrant on the Ethereum public blockchain network. This innovative product utilizes the on-chain issuance product framework “offered by UBS Tokenize, the bank’s in-house tokenization service.” The product is a call warrant with Xiaomi Corporation… Read More

October 18, 2023 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS (NYSE:UBS) is partnering with the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Foundation (GESDA), CERN, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and Swiss higher-education institutions ETH Zurich and EPFL to create the Open Quantum Institute (OQI), which is being launched today in Geneva. Through science… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS (NYSE:UBS) announced that it and Numarics are planning to enter into a strategic partnership to specifically digitize and expand financial and administration solutions for small and medium-sized companies in Switzerland. Administrative tasks mean “a lot of time for SMEs today and are often a… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 2:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS Arena, home of the New York Islanders, has partnered with DailyPay, providing the essential financial wellness benefit of on-demand pay to UBS Arena employees. As part of the agreement, DailyPay will be “designated as the official ‘On-Demand Pay Partner’ of UBS Arena and the… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced that UBS (NYSE:UBS) and a global Asian bank have successfully “executed the first cross-border intraday repo transaction on Broadridge’s blockchain enabled Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform.” This intraday trade “marks the launch of the next phase in… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 4:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Several government entities have commented on UBS’s recently announced takeover of Credit Suisse. The acquisition was supported by the Swiss government. Credit Suisse faced a crisis of confidence this past week, which could have spilled over into this coming week. Swiss government officials worked to… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 3:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has approved the acquisition of Credit Suisse by competitor UBS. The move was announced earlier today as Credit Suisse had endured a difficult week after rumblings of financial challenges at the bank. On March 15, FINMA issued a… Read More

March 12, 2023 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strong ecosystems and client proximity are key prerequisites for sustainably driving innovation and helping to shape the future of the Swiss financial center. A strategic partnership between UBS (SWX: UBSG), the universal bank and digital market leader in Switzerland, and the largest Swiss innovation ecosystem… Read More