Blockchain
Swiss Digital Asset Infrastructure Provider METACO Sets up Singapore Office
Swiss-based digital asset infrastructure provider METACO announced the launch of its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, with a strong team managed by newly appointed Managing Director APAC, Patrick Enjalbal. Patrick was the former Director at Singapore-based financial technology consultancy, Luxoft,
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DBS, J.P. Morgan and Temasek’s Joint Venture Partior Taps OVO’s Former Chief as New CEO
Partior, a newly-created, blockchain-based clearing and settlement technology platform, announced the appointment of Jason Thompson as its Chief Executive Officer. The platform is a joint venture between investment company Temasek, and banks DBS and J.P. Morgan, with its genesis from
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MAS Green Lights DBS’ Brokerage Arm for Digital Payment Token Services
DBS Vickers (DBSV), the brokerage arm of DBS Bank, announced that it has received formal approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Payment Services Act 2019 to provide digital payment token services as a Major Payment Institution.
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Independent Reserve Secures Full Digital Payment Token License From MAS
Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve has received a Major Payment Institution License in Singapore from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Payment Services Act (PSA) to operate as a regulated provider for Digital Payment Token (DPT) Services. It
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Ripple Doubles Down on NFTs, Tokenisation Projects With US$250 Million Fund
Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, announced a US$250 million fund to explore non-fungible token (NFT) and other tokenisation projects on the XRP Ledger. The XRP Ledger is a decentralised, public blockchain led by a global developer
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SBI, Sygnum, and Azimut Launches US$75 Million Digital Asset VC Fund
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings, Swiss-based digital asset bank Sygnum, and European asset manager Azimut Group have jointly launched a venture capital fund of up to US$75 million based in Singapore, which will invest in startups in the digital asset
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SGX and Temasek’s Digital Asset JV Marketnode Partners FIs Ahead of Product Launch
Marketnode, a Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek digital asset joint venture, announced its partnership with ten global financial institutions ahead of its upcoming product launches. The JV’s upcoming products will be focused on digital issuance services, ESG bond data and
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InvestaX Launches Securities Token Exchange in MAS’ Fintech Sandbox
InvestaX, a Singapore-headquartered online investment and trading platform for Digital Securities (DSO) and Security Tokens (STO), launches its exchange in the Monetary Authority of Singapore‘s (MAS) sandbox. The company said that its entry in the sandbox provides a one-stop shop
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Bhutan Set to Pilot Carbon-Neutral CBDCs With Ripple in Financial Inclusion Push
The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA), Bhutan’s central bank, announced that it will pilot a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in phases with Ripple’s CBDC solution. Building atop the country’s payments infrastructure and capabilities, this new initiative will tap Ripple’s CBDC
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Digital Asset Manager TradeTogether Offers Robo-Advisory for Accredited Investors
Singapore-based digital asset management startup TradeTogether is on track to launch a series of pocket fund strategies for accredited investors to invest in the cryptocurrency space. Its robo-advisory solution helps clients pre-select their portfolios through an application. At the same
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