Posts by Finadium Editorial Team

Atlas VPN: government and banking account for half of all ransomware attacks

GLEIF confirms CFCA as inaugural validation agent after first digital certificate demo

ECB publishes the results of the public consultation on a digital euro

ESMA extends LEI requirement date under SFTR to 10 October 2022

BNY Mellon Triparty Now Accepts Chinese Bonds as Collateral

IHS Markit reports $2.6bn in securities finance revenues for Q1 2021, a 15% YoY increase

ICMA updates repo best practices to support post-trade efficiency

FSB publishes Global Securities Financing Data Collection and Aggregation: Frequently Asked Questions

FS-ISAC: third-party risks and geopolitical tension will escalate on fincyber agenda in 2021

China regulator fines Alibaba $2.8 billion, Ant to restructure amid fintech scrutiny

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Quartz Africa: fraudster activity “superpowered” by fintech

BIS paper on supervising crypto assets for anti-money laundering

ISLA and ICMA ask BCBS for securities lending exemptions from minimum haircut floors

ESMA outlines liquidity concerns for AIFs as NAVs spike

Nikkei: Archegos woes prompts Japan watchdog to probe risky transactions

Sweden central bank publishes CBDC pilot results, next steps will investigate distribution, storage and off-line payments

Etrading Software seeks to bulk up committee for digital token identifier

Regtech SteelEye announces US expansion plans after $17mn fundraise

Murex implements MX.3 platform-based tech for Polish insurer PZU

ISSA: ISO 20022 adoption limited to regulatory mandates, and comes at a cost

BrokerTec European repo volumes reach record highs

Credit Suisse, Instinet conduct same-day settlement for US equities using Paxos

ISLA: FCA Extends Reporting of LEIs of non-EEA Third Country Issuers Under UK SFTR

Tradeweb’s repo ADV up 42.3% YoY to $334.5 bn in March 2021

NICE Actimize launches AI regtech platform for wealth and insurance products

Credit Suisse says CHF 4.4 billion loss from Archegos, suspends stock buyback, senior execs depart

cPacket launches packet caputure and analytics for 100Gbps

OCC seclending CCP volume up 75.4% at $119.1bn in March

US agencies probe financial institutions’ use of AI

OFR: Hedge Funds and the Treasury Cash-Futures Disconnect

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FSB gives mixed review of TBTF bank reforms, scrutinizes funding cost advantages

DataLend: $2.07 billion in securities lending revenue in Q1 2021

Bloomberg: Brevan Howard’s tech platform hits $50bn+ in asset servicing

Risk: Esma dithers over mandatory LEIs for repo collateral

Global PSSL publishes Minimum Voluntary ESG Standard for short sellers

Women in Securities Finance launches website

The Trade: PBs on the risk of cheap leverage for hedge fund clients

SmartStream launches AI platform for managing complex data

DTCC counts 10mn SSIs, 30% administered via custodian-managed model

Guardian: Multi-billion Archegos losses will prompt banks to check hedge fund exposures

HSBC estimates USD130bn in new Chinese bond inflows from inclusion in FTSE World Government Bond Index

FT: SEC urged to scrutinise securities lending after GameStop frenzy

Tide CEO: open banking can be business opportunity, not threat, for large banks

US regulators seek wide range of views on financial institutions’ use of artificial intelligence

Silvergate picks Fidelity Digital Assets as custodian for bitcoin-collateralized USD loans

Visa to settle transactions in stablecoin USDC over Ethereum network

ISLA publishes final guidelines for SFTR reporting under Articles 4 and 12

Broadridge acquires Itiviti for $2.5bn in all cash deal