Category: FinTech

TrustQuay, the UK-based technology provider to the corporate services, trust and fund administration markets, has signed a technology agreement with Equity Trustees, the Australian independent trustee company. Under the deal, Equity Trustees will centralise its trustee and wealth services (TWS) business – which includes charitable and community trusts, and executor and trustee services for individuals…

BNP Paribas Securities Services has selected two fintechs – Fireblocks and METACO – to develop its digital asset custody offering and help clients issue, transfer and safekeep regulated digital assets. BP2S has selected Fireblocks as its hot wallet, tokenisation, and connectivity infrastructure layer. As a first step, BP2S will use Fireblocks’ solution in its ongoing…

BNY Mellon and Goldman Sachs have successfully completed the industry’s first agency securities lending transactions using the HQLAᵡ distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform. As part of the combined series of 35-day term transactions, HQLAᵡ created ISIN-level securities trackers called digital collateral records (DCRs) from loaned securities it received from BNY Mellon, giving Goldman Sachs a…

Fenergo, the Ireland-based provider of digital solutions for know your customer (KYC) and client lifecycle management (CLM), has launched its services in Mexico in response to rising money laundering, increased regulatory scrutiny and an over reliance on manual processes within financial institutions.

Directa, the Italian online broker, has signed an agreement with Clearstream to provide Italian investors with access to Clearstream’s global funds portfolio. Through Directa’s trading platform and network of financial advisors, clients can access Clearstream’s funds suite with more than 190,000 international funds in 50 jurisdictions worldwide. CACEIS Bank Italy Branch will act as local…

Momentum Investments, part of the Momentum Metropolitan Group, has selected SS&C Sylvan to help streamline its investment performance measurement activities and support its future growth. Momentum Investments is one of South Africa’s leading investment management businesses, serving retail and institutional investors, with AuM/A of over ZAR550bn (USD41bn).

Jackie Rose has joined Cowen Digital as director, institutional sales. working with the PolySign and MG Stover teams to offer the full suite of execution, custody, fund administration and prime brokerage services, including research and cap intro. Rose was previously head of institutional business development at Blockchain.com. Launched in March 2022, Cowen Digital is the…

ID-Pal, the Ireland-based identity verification provider, has raised EUR7m (USD7m) through a Series A funding round to fund further expansion into international markets. The round was led by Inspire Investments, the private holding company for the management of Waystone, led by Derek Delaney, CEO of Waystone.