Custody & Infrastructure

    Coverage of regulatory requirements, technological advancements, and market trends in the secure storage and management of digital assets for institutions and retail investors.

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    Tokenisation

    UBS Launches First Tokenised Money Market Fund

    By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2024

    The so-called uMINT fund UBS Asset Management’s first ever money market investment fund built on Ethereum distributed ledger technology.

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    Tokenisation

    Citi and Fidelity International Announce PoC of On-chain MMF

    By Editors | 04/11/2024

    The solution, a tokenised MMF with an embedded digital FX swap, can “enable faster, seamless management of treasury positions, eliminate delays and improve efficiency”.

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    Custody & Infrastructure

    Canton Network Wins Digital Assets Industry Collaboration of the Year

    By Editors | 04/11/2024

    The Canton Network was awarded the Digital Assets Industry Collaboration of the Year award at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024.

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    Custody & Infrastructure

    ANNA Receives High Commendation for Industry Collaboration on Digital Assets

    By Editors | 04/11/2024

    ANNA was Highly Commended for its Industry Collaboration on Digital Assets at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024.

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    Custody & Infrastructure

    Meta Alpha Receives High Commendation at 2024 Regulation Asia Awards

    By Editors | 04/11/2024

    Meta Alpha was Highly Commended in the Boutique Digital Assets Advisory Firm of the Year category at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024.

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    Tokenisation

    MAS Unveils New Initiatives to Promote Tokenisation in Financial Services

    By Nithya Subramanian | 04/11/2024

    The initiatives include establishing a multi-member network to help FIs commercialise their tokenisation trials and providing access to a SGD wCBDC for market testing purposes.

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    Custody & Infrastructure

    CSRC Grants Fund Custody Licence to HSBC’s China Unit

    By Editors | 03/11/2024

    HSBC is the fifth foreign bank to be granted a fund custody licence, after StanChart, Citibank, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Hong Kong’s ZA Bank Starts Trials for New Crypto Trading Service

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/10/2024

    ZA Bank CEO Ronald Iu said the trial demonstrates the digital bank’s commitment to supporting the wider development of virtual assets in Hong Kong.

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    Cryptocurrency

    BSP Grants Virtual Assets Authorisation to GoTyme Bank

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/10/2024

    GoTyme is only the second bank to be given authorisation to explore the potential introduction of digital asset services for customers.

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    Payments & Settlements

    BIS and APAC Central Banks Release Results of Project Mandala

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/10/2024

    Project Mandala demonstrated that jurisdiction-specific regulatory requirements can be embedded in cross-border transaction protocols.

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