Tagged: infrastructure

Digital Assets: Copper and BitGo to Combine Settlement Networks

BitGo, a digital asset custodian, and Copper, a firm focused on institutional digital asset infrastructure, announce their partnership in order “to expand their existing off-exchange settlement networks.” This partnership between BitGo’s Go Network and Copper’s ClearLoop facilitates the global growth of institutional market participation “as… Read More

Stripe and JCB Expand Access to Japan’s Digital Commerce Market

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced expanded support for JCB, a card network in Japan and one of the top payment networks in the world. JCB is now available on Stripe “in 39 countries and territories, making it easy for businesses in… Read More

Kyndryl to Provide Banking and Financial Industry Services for Google Cloud ​Clients

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the technology infrastructure services provider, announced the availability of new services for financial services organizations seeking to use Google Cloud to safely store and protect their confidential and sensitive data. Kyndryl’s new services are designed “to enable a unified, scalable and security-rich… Read More

Fintech Mangopay Obtains UK E-Money License

Mangopay, a platform-specific payment infrastructure provider, announces that it has been authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI). MangoPay is a successful, France-based Fintech that was acquired by a French bank in 2015. The new e-money license from the… Read More

DTCC Launches Trade Reporting Analytics, UTI Exchange as Part of Report Hub Service

DTCC, the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the launch of Trade Reporting Analytics and UTI Exchange as part of its DTCC Report Hub service. Report Hub is a cloud-based pre and post reporting platform that “helps firms manage the… Read More

Cross-Border Payments Fintech Thunes Appoints Chloé Mayenobe as COO

Thunes, the global B2B cross-border payments infrastructure company, has appointed Chloé Mayenobe as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mayenobe joins Thunes at a pivotal moment “as the company continues its strategic expansion following its successful Series C fundraising in July 2023.” A seasoned tech leader… Read More

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to Unify Finance Operations on Oracle Cloud

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), a global financial markets infrastructure and data provider, has selected Oracle Cloud in order “to transform its finance operations.” With Oracle Fusion Cloud and Oracle Financial Services Applications running on a unified platform, LSEG will be able “to increase efficiency,… Read More

New York Stock Exchange Announces NYSE LaunchPad to Assist Startups

The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, announced NYSE LaunchPad. This program is designed to help today’s entrepreneurs “leverage enterprise technology expertise through a secure, cloud-based platform.” As part of the… Read More

International Payments: China Construction Bank, Thunes to Streamline Cross-Border Transactions

Thunes, the global B2B payment infrastructure platform, and China Construction Bank (CCB), a commercial bank in China, have announced partnership to collaborate on cross-border payments. With the new relationship, Thunes will support the bank “to enable international payment acceptance for Chinese small to medium-sized businesses… Read More

Digital Assets: Komainu and Blockdaemon to Strengthen Staking Offering

Komainu, a regulated digital asset custody service provider built by institutions for institutions, announced that it has partnered with Blockdaemon, an institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure company, to further bolster its staking offering. Komainu’s staking service, “launched in early 2022, has seen significant growth, and this partnership… Read More

Bitcoin (BTC) Adoption: Blockstream Introduces Greenlight for Scalable, Non-Custodial Lightning Integration

Blockstream, the global leader in Bitcoin infrastructure technology, has announced the public rollout of its “Lightning-as-a-Service” solution, Greenlight. This launch aims to transform the way developers and enterprise clients worldwide “integrate fast, low-cost bitcoin payments into their software via the Lightning Network.” In the current… Read More

Payments Infrastructure Firm Finzly Closes $10M Series A Led by TZP Growth Equity

Finzly, a provider of payments infrastructure for financial institutions, announced that it has closed a Series A funding round of $10M with TZP Growth Equity. The funding from the investment round will be used to accelerate Finzly’s expansion “as it continues to meet the growing… Read More

Payment Infrastructure Fintech Token.io Announces Scandinavian Expansion with Paysafe

Token.io, the account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider has announced the expansion of its direct open banking connectivity network to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, where it now “offers Account Information Services (AIS) and Payment Initiation Services (PIS) services.” This unlocks new opportunities “for Payment Service… Read More

UK’s FCA and Modulr Agree to Customer Onboarding Restrictions

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reportedly agreed with Fintech Modulr to place customer onboarding restrictions until the service provider adheres to applicable regulatory guidelines. At the start of this month, the FCA had placed a restriction for the firm, which prevents it from… Read More

Belgium’s KBC Insurance to Support Climate Action via European Investment Fund

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and KBC Insurance have announced a new investment partnership that will see the Belgium-based Banking and Insurance Group support up to €200 million of equity investments in sustainable infrastructure projects across Europe. The deal, signed in Brussels, runs over “a… Read More

Blockchain Analytics Firm Elliptic and BlockTrace to Enhance National Security Infrastructure

Elliptic – the blockchain analytics and data intelligence provider – and BlockTrace – the integrator of cyber intelligence and insights – have announced a strategic partnership, which will bolster “the capabilities of national security entities to monitor the digital asset ecosystem and protect critical infrastructure… Read More

DTCC Appoints Brian Steele as MD of Clearing and Securities Services

DTCC, the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Brian Steele as Managing Director, President, Clearing & Securities Services, “effective October 2, 2023.” Steele will join the DTCC Management Committee, Management Risk Committee and the Investment Management Committee…. Read More

Financial Infrastructure Fintech Plaid Announces Updates to Transactions Product

Plaid is pleased to announce several updates to their Transactions product, which enables financial services providers to do even more with transactional data. These new features and quality enhancements from Plaid are “designed to amplify your ability to provide tailored solutions and services, unlocking improved… Read More

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG Joins SIX Digital Exchange, Streamlining Digital Asset Services in Switzerland

SDX, the regulated financial market infrastructure for digital assets, welcomes Hypothekarbank Lenzburg as a new member on its Central Securities Depository (CSD). SDX, licensed by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), operates a stock exchange and CSD “using distributed ledger technology (DLT).” With its… Read More

DLT Adoption: CarbonEnfo to Leverage Energy Web’s Web3 Infrastructure Solutions to Provide Blockchain-enabled Data Services

CarbonEnfo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Empower Energy Technology, will leverage Energy Web’s ecosystem and Web 3 infrastructure solutions in order “to develop and launch a range of blockchain-enabled energy data services.” CarbonEnfo, a division of Empower Energy Technology, a key player focused on… Read More

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