Tagged: securrency

January 5, 2023 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Securrency, a Fintech/Regtech enabling the issuance of compliant digital assets, has selected a new Chief Executive Officer, according to a release. Nadine Chakar will assume the CEO role effective January 9th, 2023. Dan Doney, Securrency’s founder who has served as CEO since the company’s launch, will… Read More

November 20, 2022 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Securrency, a developer of institutional-grade, blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, announced that it has received a United States patent for its Compliance Aware Token Framework (CATF). This framework is a critical step in Securrency’s four-phase vision that includes: Tokenizing financial assets at scale Interconnecting global… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securrency, a Fintech – Regtech in the digital asset sector, has partnered with Unqork, a “codeless as a service platform,” to offer a digital asset solution for private markets. According to a corporate statement, the goal is to provide financial institutions and others with everything… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

With the advent of a new Prime Minister in the UK, expectations are high that Rishi Sunak will chart a determined path to enable Fintech innovation, including in the digital assets ecosystem. In the past few days, a new Financial Services and Markets bill was… Read More

September 12, 2022 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Securrency, a blockchain-based financial markets infrastructure and products company, announced that it will deploy its proprietary Digital Asset Composer on the XDC Network, a blockchain “with a mature ecosystem and a particular focus on real-world applications in global trade and finance.” Digital Asset Composer is… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

TerraUSD (UST) has lost its status as a stablecoin as it is now trading at $0.40 $0.35 having dropped to as low as $0.30 in the last 24 hours. UST’s collapse is the hottest story in crypto land as it was, until recently, touted as… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin is rebounding today jumping by over 8% since the early hours of the morning. Industry followers believe that the White House’s Executive Order addressing digital assets has helped to fuel the rise of Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrencies. Earlier this week it was… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 4:24 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital asset cybersecurity company GK8 has partnered with Securrency, a Fintech and Regtech firm which tokenizes securities, equities, and commodities. GK8’s enterprise-grade end-to-end custodial solution will be available to Securrency’s clients as Securrency creates a global ecosystem built around a universal, interoperable compliance core. While institutions are… Read More

April 28, 2021 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

US Bank has announced that it will commence providing custody of digital assets. Last year, all banks received clarity from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency when the regulator published a letter outlining the ability for chartered banks to handle cryptocurrency. At that… Read More

April 26, 2021 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

   Securrency, a global financial services technology infrastructure and products company, announced on Monday it raised $30 million through its Series B investment round, which saw participation from WisdomTree Investments, Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners Limited (ADCP), State Street, and U.S. Bank. The investment round comes… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Securrency, a developer of blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, has partnered with Ownera, a digital securities software company to provide investors with access to a global network of interconnected private financial markets and stimulating global liquidity, according to a release. The thesis behind the partnership… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week the Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for Gary Gensler, the individual selected by President Biden to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Gensler is well known to Washington, DC having previously been Chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission during… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Treasury has published the annual FSOC report. The Financial Stability Oversight Council convenes every year to review potential systemic risks to the financial services industry. FSOC members include the top financial services regulators including the SEC, the Fed, the OCC, etc…. Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 9:00 am By Emma Channing  |  

Back in December, I wrote a piece for Coindesk’s Year in Review 2019 entitled “Security Token Offerings Are (Finally) Set for Takeoff in 2020”.  This was before word of COVID-19 became widespread and before many of the cataclysmic events of 2020 were even imaginable.  Thus… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 2:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the European Central Bank published a report published addressing the possibility of the issuance of a digital euro. The report was prepared by the Eurosystem High-Level Task Force on central bank digital currency (CBDC) and approved by the Governing Council thus representing he… Read More

September 30, 2020 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

As demand for the digitization of new assets grows beyond capital markets to include industries like insurance, healthcare, and real estate, questions linger on how best to regulate the marketplace without stifling innovation. Regulators and blockchain industry leaders must work together to identify solutions that… Read More

September 22, 2020 @ 2:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank, addressed the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly yesterday (Sept. 21) talking about the strength of the “European Project” while casting an eye on the future of further integration as well as the ongoing effort to achieve a Digital… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 9:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securrency, a digital asset infrastructure company, has partnered with the Chamber of Digital Commerce to schedule a very interesting virtual event. The webinar entitled ‘Two Sides of the American Coin” will feature several of the top regulators in the US tackling the topic of the… Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jackson Mueller has long been a key voice and industry participant in the policy realm in regards to the Fintech ecosystem. Until recently, Mueller was the Associate Director, Fintech Program at the Milken Institute, Center for Financial Markets. Mueller’s reports have long been a solid… Read More

July 2, 2020 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard AG (WPI:DE)  has emerged as one of the most embarrassing financial debacles in years in Germany. The implosion of the Fintech has demolished the reputation of the former CEO Markus Braun who was subsequently arrested following the revelation of €1.9 billion in missing funds…. Read More