(IN BRIEF) UniCredit and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti have executed Italy’s first fully tokenized minibond on a public blockchain, issuing a €5 million instrument for E4 Computer Engineering, a European leader in high-performance computing and AI technologies. Backed by a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, Small Business, Society, Technology
Tagged alternative finance, Andrea Nuzzi, artificial intelligence, Blockchain, BlockInvest, capital markets, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, Cosimo Damiano Gianfreda, digital finance, digitalization, E4 Computer Engineering, FinTech Decree, Italy’s Financial Sector Reaches New Milestone as UniCredit and CDP Issue Blockchain-Based Minibond for E4, minibond, Polygon POS, quantum computing, Remo Taricani, SACE, Simmons & Simmons, SME financing, supercomputing, tokenized minibond, UNICREDIT, Weltix
(IN BRIEF) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched the Smart Data Accelerator, in collaboration with Raidiam, alongside two new TechSprints aimed at advancing open finance innovation in the UK. Building on the success of open banking, these initiatives will … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI in finance, consumer protection, data sharing, digital finance, Europe Economics, FCA, FCA Launches Smart Data Accelerator and New TechSprints to Drive Open Finance Innovation in the UK, FCA Launches Smart Data Accelerator and TechSprints to Advance UK Open Finance Innovation, financial inclusion, financial regulation, fintech, INNOVATION, KPMG, mortgages, National Payments Vision, Open Banking, open finance, Raidiam, regulatory technology, sandbox, Smart Data Accelerator, SME Lending, TechSprint, UK finance
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer has won the Gold Stevie® Award in the Financial Management Solution category at the 2025 International Business Awards® for its AI-powered CCH® Tagetik Intelligent Platform. Designed to transform corporate performance management, the platform leverages AI and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AI, Awards, CCH Tagetik Intelligent Platform, CFO office, corporate performance management, digital finance, finance transformation, financial close, financial management solution, forecasting, GenAI, Gold Stevie Award, International Business Awards, leadership, Madhur Aggarwal, reporting, Wolters Kluwer
(IN BRIEF) Novartis has appointed Mukul Mehta as CFO and Executive Committee member effective March 16, 2026. He will replace long‑time CFO Harry Kirsch, who retires on March 15, 2026, after 22 years at the company. Kirsch oversaw major strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 22-year career, Alcon spinoff, appointment, business planning and analysis, CFO appointment, digital finance, ECN, Executive Committee, focused medicines strategy, global finance leadership, GSK divestiture, Harry Kirsch, INSEAD, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, leadership, March 16 2026, Mukul Mehta, Novartis, retirement, Roche divestiture, Sandoz spinoff, TAX, Vas Narasimhan
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank and finaXai have announced a strategic collaboration to extend Project DAMA 2, a public-permissioned multi-chain asset servicing pilot. The collaboration will integrate AI, blockchain, and academic research to improve asset management and tokenized fund servicing. finaXai … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged academic collaboration, AI, asset management, asset tokenization, Blockchain, Deutsche Bank, digital finance, explainable AI, financial innovation, finaXai, fintech, large language models, Machine Learning, NTU, NUS, Project DAMA 2, Securities Services, tokenization
(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
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Americas, CBDCs, central bank digital currencies, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Digital Asset Ecosystem, digital assets, digital finance, Europe, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, financial services, INNOVATION, Jennifer Lassiter, leadership, regulatory strategy, Rene Michau, Standard Chartered, The Digital Dollar Project
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