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JPMorgan and Indian banks pilot blockchain-based settlement system

JPMorgan is to test the use of blockchain technology for the provision of dollar-based settlement services for Indian financial institutions.

05 June 2023

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Swift hails results of blockchain pilot for corporate actions data

Interbank co-operative Swift has successfully completed its blockchain-based corporate actions pilot, describing it as a "compelling solution".

24 March 2023

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Swift to develop beta version of experimental CBDC connector

Interbank co-operative Swift is reporting strong support from central and commercial banks after sandbox testing of an experimental method for interlinking central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with existing fiat infrastructures.

09 March 2023

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Swift re-hires Grainger to lead Americas and UK business

Financial messaging co-operative Swift has re-hired Stephen Grainger from Mastercard to serve as chief executive for Americas and UK region.

03 January 2023

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Finextra's year in review

With 2022 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

23 December 2022

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Sibos 2022: Payments trends, from 2020 – 2023

Hannah Wallace, head of FinextraTV, took to the stage at Sibos 2022 in Amsterdam to interview Manish Kohli, global head of global payments solutions at HSBC, about the latest payments innovations, what is impacting the financial services industry on a global scale and how banks can support the evolving needs of the customers.

13 October 2022

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Sibos 2022: Spotlight on Greenomy, Swift Innotribe's sustainability winner

Escaping from the main stage for a hot minute, Finextra listened in to a pitch on the Sibos Discover stage, where Fabian Vandenreydt, chief strategy officer at Greenomy, outlined the ESG-focused fintech’s plan to streamline banks’ and corporates’ sustainable finance reporting in line with the EU Taxonomy, SFDR and CSRD/NFRD.

13 October 2022

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Sibos 2022: ‘The biggest problem with ESG is its complexity’ – Brown Brothers Harriman

At Sibos 2022 in Amsterdam, we spoke to Adrian Whelan, global head of regulatory intelligence, Brown Brothers Harriman, ahead of his panel session, ‘Green, clean, and ESG: Rewiring capital markets for a new generation of responsible investors.’

13 October 2022

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Sibos 2022: Blockchain is still the ‘Holy Grail’ for data – JP Morgan

JP Morgan is celebrating the success of its blockchain application Confirm this week, following announcements that Deutsche Bank and Visa have been brought on board as key partners.

12 October 2022

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Sibos 2022: Are fractionalised digital assets red herrings?

Discussions around the recent digital asset boom and its acceleration despite the market for tokenised securities remaining nascent kicked off at Sibos 2022 in Amsterdam. Sitting on a panel, Yuval Rooz, CEO and co-founder of Digital Asset, highlighted that he believes that “fractionalisation is a red herring.”

12 October 2022

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Sibos 2022: MAS chief floats private blockchain networks for cross-border payments

Private sector-led blockchain-based networks and stablecoins could fix "slow, opaque and inefficient" cross-border payments, says Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon.

12 October 2022

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Sibos 2022: Will banks make hay while the fintechs suffer?

Questioned as to whether banks’ history of failing to innovate is what paved the way for challengers to flourish, Anne Boden, founder and CEO of Starling Bank, explained to the Sibos audience that while big banks struggled to transform their platforms for years, a slew of neobanks emerged with convincing value propositions.

11 October 2022

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