Tagged: fx

August 25, 2023 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE: C), which claims to be a global leader in foreign exchange (FX) markets, has made a strategic investment in Rextie, Peru’s fintech for FX services. The investment makes Rextie Latin America’s first FX fintech “to receive an investment from one of the largest… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DMALINK, the EM-focused institutional FX ECN bolsters its Scandinavian currency presence. The firm revealed that Danske Bank A/S, has “added DMALINK as a platform to provide custom Scandinavian eFX pricing to its buy-side clients. The inclusion of Danske Bank in the DMALINK ecosystem “creates an… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On track to lend $70 million in the next 12 months, global fintech startup Koverly introduces a B2B buy now, pay later platform “with a 30-day, no cost period for foreign exchange payments; company also announces seed funding.” Koverly, a global B2B payments solution “providing… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report from FX-as-a-Service pioneer, MillTechFX, has revealed that many corporates in North America are looking to diversify their FX counterparties after the recent banking crisis highlighted the potential risks associated with having only one or two banking partners. The report entitled ‘The MillTechFX North… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 1:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capitolis, the technology company reimagining capital markets, announced a significant innovation to its automated novation service in foreign exchange (FX): it can now novate agency trades while maintaining anonymity. This reportedly “unlocks more of the FX options market for novations by including agency flow and… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nucleus365, a UK-headquartered payment institution providing a centralized platform for international payment processing, FX, and connected banking, has introduced Rapid Transfer payment options for its European merchants. Rapid Transfer enables clients to pay merchants instantly using their online banking details, offering same-day settlements of funds…. Read More

January 24, 2023 @ 6:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FV Bank, the U.S. licensed global digital bank that offers a vertically-integrated suite of traditional and digital asset banking and custody services to Fintech and blockchain firms, has announced “the launch of their cross-border foreign exchange (FX) payments service for its U.S. and international account… Read More

December 19, 2022 @ 12:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

United Fintech, the end-to-end solution for banking technology, announced the 100 percent acquisition of Cobalt, the provider of critical risk and data services to the FX and digital asset markets. The acquisition elevates United Fintech’s position “as the leading end-to-end solution connecting financial institutions with… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MUFG Bank (NYSE:MUFG) claims it is the “first” Japanese bank to commit to using CLSNet, CLS’s bilateral payment netting calculation service “for over 120 currencies.” MUFG Bank will “join the expanding CLSNet community of global and regional banks, which includes eight of the top ten… Read More

November 20, 2022 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LMAX Group, the operator of institutional exchanges for trading FX and digital assets, is expanding its global technology infrastructure in Asia Pacific “following the launch of a matching engine in the Equinix IBX Data Centre in Singapore (SG1).” SG1, which went live earlier this year,… Read More

November 20, 2022 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) and HSBC Bank plc announced that the blockchain-based solution they are using for bilateral FX settlements is “expanding to include the offshore yuan (CNH).” The offshore yuan “marks the fifth currency to be settled between the two banks using… Read More

November 2, 2022 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

DBS, a Singapore-based financial institution that operates across Asia, has announced that it has utilized permissioned DeFi liquidity pools on a public blockchain to test FX trading and government securities transactions. According to DBS, the first industry pilot included JP Morgan, and SBI Digital Asset… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lars Seier Christensen, chairman of the Swiss non-profit Concordium Foundation and a global “pioneer” in FX and derivatives trading, has announced further investment in the ecosystem around Concordium Blockchain to the tune of 10 million Euros. Determined to help grow an ecosystem in which he… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FX HedgePool, the peer-to-peer matching platform for institutional foreign exchange transactions, has acquired $8 million via Series A funding, led by Information Venture Partners, along with contributions from Fidelity International Strategic Ventures (FISV) and NAventures, National Bank of Canada’s corporate VC unit. The investment round… Read More

July 15, 2022 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Roxe, a blockchain infrastructure company that is powering the next generation of payments and digital commerce solutions, announced the launch of its Roxe Payment Protocol (RPP) USD/EUR, USD/GBP and USD/PHP (Philippine peso) liquidity pools, which is reportedly one of the first set of DeFi liquidity… Read More

June 30, 2022 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global financial services platform iBanFirst recently confirmed the acquisition of the London-headquartered FX provider, Cornhill. The strategic acquisition aims to further build on iBanFirst’s funding partnership with private equity company arlin Equity Partners, launched in June of last year. As mentioned in the update, this… Read More

January 16, 2022 @ 2:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Many Brits’ holidays will cost far more than necessary given the lack of knowledge around foreign exchange (FX) charges and international transaction costs, according to research by Opinium that was commissioned by bank challenger Tally. Four out of seven (57 per cent) people don’t know banks… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 11:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Bosonic’s layer 2 blockchain infrastructure will be a clear player in digital asset markets because it addresses the key issues of counterparty credit and settlement risk, founder and CEO Rosario Ingargiola said. The company draws from Ingargiola’s two decades of experience with building algorithmic,… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Bank (ETR: DBK) announced that it has completed “its first set of live trades on its electronic foreign exchange (e-FX) hub, based in SG1.” The e-FX hub, which was created with assistance from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), allows Deutsche Bank’s customers to… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the Cloud-powered clearing bank, has announced the launch of a multi-currency solution that will aim to lower the friction for Fintech firms and financial institutions that provide cross-border payments and FX capabilities. ClearBank’s API-driven tech and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) capabilities have created seamless payment solutions… Read More