Tagged: moody’s

November 10, 2026 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s has partnered with Chainlink to distribute its credit ratings, according to a release. Chainlink is a blockchain platform pursuing tokenized assets and working with institutions. The company reports that it has enabled “tens of trillions” in value transacted. The pilot was said to have… Read More

October 27, 2026 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Anthropic, creator of Claude, filed a registration statement indicating its intent to list its shares on the Nasdaq. While details remain to be determined, such as the offering price and amount raised, insiders expect Anthropic to list its shares before Thanksgiving. Anthropic’s most recent… Read More

June 26, 2026 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

A recent report by Moody’s highlights the growing interest in acquiring a federal bank charter. For years, few firms sought to obtain a bank charter, but the transition to digital finance and the desire to offer bank services directly have compelled more entities to apply… Read More

May 21, 2026 @ 12:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The stablecoin ecosystem has achieved a significant milestone, with total circulating supply now exceeding $322 billion. This expansion reflects deepening integration into global finance, even as on-chain data shows large investor balances holding steady or contracting in recent months. While aggregate issuance climbs—driven by demand… Read More

May 11, 2026 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital assets, including tokenized assets, are poised to change the entire financial ecosystem. Digitization through blockchain technology can remove intrinsic friction in the movement of value while automating various services and activities.  Ratings firm Moody’s has distributed a report on how tokenization will alter US… Read More

April 19, 2026 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) has taken a step forward in making its cutting-edge artificial intelligence capabilities more accessible to financial institutions. On April 16, 2026, the company revealed that its Moody’s Agentic Solutions (MAS) workflows are now listed in AWS Marketplace. This launch begins with… Read More

April 1, 2026 @ 8:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moody’s recently assigned provisional Ba2 ratings to a novel pair of taxable revenue bonds issued by New Hampshire’s Business Finance Authority, marking a significant step in blending traditional public finance with digital asset collateral. The bonds, part of the Waverose Finance Project, total up to… Read More

March 17, 2026 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s Ratings says it aims to establish a method for rating stablecoins. Moody’s states that it is providing “a transparent and independent framework to assess credit risk for stablecoins.” This follows a Request for Comment published in December. Moody’s received 15 comments on its proposal…. Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Credit rating agency Moody’s has highlighted potential challenges for Nuveen following its ambitious acquisition of British firm Schroders. The deal, valued at approximately $13.5 billion, is expected to burden Nuveen with substantial costs that could erode its profitability in the near term, according to Moody’s… Read More

February 3, 2026 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The stablecoin market has now exceeded $300 billion, according to a Moody’s report. As regulatory clarity has emerged, more traditional financial services and Fintechs are entering the digital dollar game. At the end of 2025, the report states that settlement volumes had increased by 87% to… Read More

December 21, 2025 @ 1:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regnology, a provider in regulatory, risk, tax, and finance reporting, as well as supervisory tech, announced it signed an agreement for the acquisition of Moody’s Regulatory Reporting & ALM Solutions business, inclusive of solutions “for Basel III compliance, IFRS9 impairment accounting, large bank asset-liability management… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 2:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

It was reported earlier that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was pursuing a consultation on the tokenization of funds. This is a precursor to the tokenization of  more investible assets and part of an initiative to keep the UK competitive as a global financial… Read More

October 10, 2025 @ 3:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financial services firms are required to issue Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) when they suspect money laundering or other illicit activities. This includes transactions of around $10,000 or structured transactions that break up the movement of money. A bank must file a SAR no later than… Read More

June 10, 2025 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital Commercial Paper DCP, a fixed income asset secured by U.S. Treasuries and rated Prime-1 by Moody’s, is now live on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a public blockchain built for the efficient tokenization of real-world assets. Administered by Guggenheim Treasury Services, “one of the largest… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) and Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) will jointly create a solution to provide independent risk assessments for private credit investments at scale. As the private credit market continues to evolve and grow, the need for consistent standards and better tools has “become essential for… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenized funds have risen by almost 400% during the past year, according to Moody’s. Tokenization typically refers to digital securities. The tokenization of an asset brings improved efficiencies and characteristics to the asset. The report states that the market capitalization of tokenized funds stands at… Read More

December 31, 2024 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, has partnered with global catastrophe risk modeling and solutions company Moody’s RMS. The integration will now reportedly enable P&C underwriters to gain insights into climate and natural disaster risk. Moody’s RMS Location Intelligence API provides catastrophe peril insights in… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moody’s and Elliptic, key players in global compliance and third-party risk management and digital asset risk management respectively, have announced a strategic alliance to revolutionize virtual asset service provider (VASP) screening through the seamless integration of on-chain blockchain data with traditional off-chain data sources. In… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 5:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Numerated and Moody’s Analytics are collaborating to expand the end-to-end capabilities of Moody’s Analytics Lending Suite across all commercial and small business asset classes. The Lending Suite combines Moody’s Analytics data, analytics, and credit assessment capabilities with Numerated’s user experience and automation “to provide a… Read More

January 10, 2024 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, after an extended deliberation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved eleven Bitcoin ETFs. CI has received multiple comments on the approval which is a seminal event for the crypto industry. Rajeev Bamra, SVP of Digital Finance at Moody’s… Read More