Société Générale – FORGE, a subsidiary of the Société Générale Group dedicated to crypto assets activities, has obtained regulatory approval as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP), or Prestataire de Service sur Actifs Numériques (PSAN), with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The move anticipates the implementation of the European MiCA regulation, which aims to…
Category: Digital Assets
Northern Trust builds links with Singapore digital think tanks
Northern Trust, the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) and Asian Institute of Digital Finance (NUS AIDF) have embarked on a series of research and industry development initiatives to advance efforts to define the future of blockchain for institutional investors. The partnership includes: A joint research project on custody in the age…
CACEIS granted PSAN status
CACEIS Bank, the CACEIS group’s French banking entity, has been granted PSAN (digital assets service provider) status by the AMF, France’s financial markets authority. PSAN status enables CACEIS Bank to offer digital asset custody services to third parties, CACEIS says it is the first milestone in the development of a digital asset custody service that…
Zodia hires ops head
Zodia Custody has appointed Samuel Max Howe as head of operations. He joins from GSA Capital, a multi-asset quant hedge fund, where he was head of crypto operations.
Citi hires senior manager from Morgan Stanley
Vibhor Singh has joined Citi as head of data products and platforms for the securities services business. He joins from Morgan Stanley, where he led data strategy and execution for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Joe Bonanno, global head of data, digital & innovation, joined from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in 2022.
Zodia hires sales head for Europe & MENA
Zodia Custody has appointed Gary Afentakis as head of sales for Europe & MENA. He was previously at Matrixport.
Citi bolsters DD&I senior management team
Karolina Belwal has joined Citi’s securities services business as the new global head of strategy and product development for data, digital and innovation. She will be responsible for driving the broader data, digital and innovation strategic portfolio and executing on the target-state vision. She joins from health-tech startup, Phoebe, where she was chief product officer.…
Zodia hires business development manager
Zodia Custody has appointed Ronnie Jaworek as business development manager. She joins from Standard Chartered Bank‘s financing and securities services team.
Etana appoints CTO
Etana Custody, a U.S.-based, regulated provider of multi-asset custody and support services, has appointed Dennis Noto as chief technology officer. Noto joins Etana from previous roles as CTO at several financial technology companies, including IBM, LPL Financial, and Scottrade. Etana Custody is a regulated trust company that offers a technology platform providing exchanges, institutions, investment…
JTC supports Valour’s ETP launch
JTC Group, together with Carey Olsen, have supported Canada-based digital asset manager Valour Inc.’s new digital asset ETP programme in Jersey, C.I., which will be offered to investors across the European Union. The ETPs will provide investors with access to a variety of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets via a regulated stock exchange. Issued by…