Category: FinTech

BNP Paribas has invested in AccessFintech, a fintech focused on the capital markets’ operating model through data and workflow collaboration. The investment is being made by BNP Paribas’s securities services unit. Clients will be able to enhance operational efficiency through the deployment of AccessFintech’s Synergy data collaboration network. Synergy helps market participants reduce collateral needs…

Securrency, the U.S.-based developer of institutional-grade, blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, has appointed Nadine Chakar as CEO. Her appointment will allow Dan Doney, Securrency’s founder, who has served as the company’s CEO and lead architect since its inception, to focus on innovation, technology delivery, and commercialisation by continuing to serve as chief technology officer. Most…

Finbourne, the UK-based data management fintech, has opened an office in Singapore and has made its first APAC appointments. Trinanjan Sengupta has joined as head of client delivery, APAC. He was previously at Enfusion. Harry Rana joins from Broadridge as head of APAC sales.

Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto custody service from Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust, has appointed Julian Sawyer as its new chief executive. Sawyer takes over from Maxime de Guillebon, who was seconded from Standard Chartered’s innovation unit, SC Ventures, in 2020. Sawyer was most recently CEO of Bitstamp, a crypto exchange.

Enfusion, a provider of cloud-native SaaS solutions for investment managers, has confirmed Oleg Movchan as CEO. Movchan has been serving as interim CEO since August 2022. He has been an Enfusion investor and board member for more than ten years.

Swift, the financial telecommunications network, has appointed Stephen Grainger as chief executive for the Americas & UK regions. Grainger was most recently at Mastercard, leading the development and commercialisation of its global cross-border services business, servicing banks, digital platforms and non-bank financial institutions. Grainger previously served in senior business development roles at Swift, and has…

Canoe Intelligence, a fintech specialising in alternative investment intelligence, has struck a partnership with SimCorp, the provider of SaaS investment management solutions. The collaboration aims to accelerate the speed and accuracy with which SimCorp clients can automate key operational processes, including document collection, data extraction, and data delivery for additional analysis and reporting.