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Jennifer Lassiter Appointed as Head of Digital Assets for Europe and Americas at Standard Chartered

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has appointed Jennifer Lassiter as Head of Digital Assets for Europe and the Americas, based in New York City. She will lead the Bank’s strategic initiatives in the digital asset space, focusing on expanding capabilities and … Read the full press release

Vodafone Business Expands Global Partnership with Fortinet to Enhance Cybersecurity and Networking Services

(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Business and Fortinet have expanded their global partnership to offer converged networking and cybersecurity services in new markets across Europe, Asia, and the United States. This partnership enables businesses to secure their hybrid workforce and protect against … Read the full press release

Hong Kong’s Digital Asset Ecosystem Set to Grow with New Joint Venture for Stablecoin Issuance

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), Animoca Brands, and HKT have launched a joint venture to apply for a license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to issue a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin. This collaboration leverages SCBHK’s banking infrastructure, … Read the full press release

ABN AMRO Advances Digital Asset Innovation with Successful CBDC Repo Trials in Eurosystem Project

(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO has successfully completed its second use case in the Eurosystem Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) trials, marking a significant step in exploring digital asset innovations. The bank executed four repo trades using central bank money settled … Read the full press release

Swiss Bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg Embraces Digital Securities via SDX Membership

(IN BRIEF) Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG has joined SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), enhancing its presence in Switzerland’s digital asset ecosystem. SDX is a regulated financial market infrastructure for digital assets. This collaboration allows Hypothekarbank Lenzburg to explore issuing and listing native … Read the full press release

SIX’s BME Clearing Greenlit for Digital Asset Derivatives Trading in Europe

(IN BRIEF) BME Clearing, a Spanish central counterparty (CCP) and part of the SIX Group, has received regulatory approval from the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) to clear Bitcoin and Ethereum futures denominated in USD under EU regulations. … Read the full press release

Christoph Landis to Lead SIX Exchanges on Interim Basis Following Thomas Zeeb’s Resignation

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 10-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — SIX Group, the operator and developer of the infrastructure services for the Swiss and Spanish Stock Exchanges, has announced the resignation of Thomas Zeeb from his position as a member of the Executive … Read the full press release

Sygnum Bank and Artemundi tokenize Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe artwork

Artwork has been tokenized using Sygnum’s Desygnate solution, with 5,000 Art Security Tokens (ASTs) available Similar Warhol paintings produced a 16.65% annualized ROI during the last 27 years Token holders will have their ownership fully recognised under the Swiss DLT … Read the full press release

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) buys a virtual land at The Sandbox metaverse’s Mega City district

(PRESS RELEASE) HONG KONG, 25-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered (LON: STAN), a leading international banking group, has announced that its Hong Kong subsidiary Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited entered into a new partnership with The Sandbox, a leading … Read the full press release