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Zonda Appoints New Chief Technology Officer

Date 14/12/2021

Zonda, one of Europe’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is today announcing the appointment of Jakob Lundqvist as Chief Technology Officer (CTO); the company’s first senior hire since the company appointed a new CEO last month. Jakob will assume his new role from January 1, 2022.

Zelig Advises Troy On Strategic Investment From Transaction Capital

Date 14/12/2021

Wilshire Announces Blythe Masters As Chair Of New Digital Assets Advisory Group - Wilshire Digital Assets Advisory Group’s First Initiative: Develop A Standard Transparent Digital Asset Taxonomy System To Categorize The Top 1,000 Digital Asset Technologies By Market Capitalization

Date 14/12/2021

Wilshire, a global investment technology and advisory company, today announced the formation of the Wilshire Digital Asset Advisory Group (Advisory Group) with Blythe Masters, Founding Partner at Motive Partners and an expert in financial services, technology and digital assets, as Chair. The Advisory Group brings together the top digital asset practitioners in the world to capture their collective perspectives and insights. A crucial next step is to deliver an industry standard Digital Assets Taxonomy System (DATS).

Tokenise Reveals Plans To Launch Regulated Stock Exchange For Security Tokens - Tokenise Opens Waitlist For Early Access To Tokenised Fractional Ownership And Royalties

Date 14/12/2021

Tokenise, set to become among the world’s first stock exchanges for tokenised securities, will launch in Q1, 2022. From today, the public can join the Tokenise community and register for an account to become one of the first to own a piece (or token) of an iconic asset.

Worldline And Bexs Pay Announce Partnership For Cross-Border Remittance In Brazil To Bolster Online Payments - Card-Not-Present Transactions Hit $48.5 Billion In The First Half Of 2021 In Brazil, Where Internet Penetration Rate Rockets To 82.7%

Date 14/12/2021

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in the payments and transactional services industry, is partnering with Bexs Pay, a leading Brazil-based payment provider, to launch a cross-border remittance product for online payments from Brazil, South America’s most vibrant economy. The product combines Bexs Pay’s wide range of payment methods with Worldline’s ability to process payments without the need for a local entity, making it a powerful solution for international online businesses.

Dr. Hönle AG: BaFin Imposes Administrative Fine

Date 14/12/2021

On 6 December 2021, BaFin imposed an administrative fine amounting to 156,000 euros on Dr. Hönle AG.

Malaysia’s KAF To Launch Digital Lending On The Temenos Banking Cloud - Temenos Enables KAF To Offer Conventional And Islamic Financing On A Single Platform And Extend To Full Digital Banking In The Future

Date 14/12/2021

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that KAF, a well-diversified financial services conglomerate in Malaysia, has selected the Temenos Banking Cloud to launch a digital lending business. KAF will use Temenos Banking Services for retail loans and Islamic financing delivered on the Temenos Banking Cloud to offer conventional and Islamic products.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security PAYX-RM

Date 14/12/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 14.12.2021, 09-36 (MSK) the upper and lower bound of the price band and initial margins for the security PAYX-RM were changed. New values are available here

ASIC Welcomes New International Sustainability Standards Board And Updated Climate-Related Disclosure Guidance

Date 14/12/2021

On 3 November 2021, at COP 26, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation Trustees announced the establishment of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The ISSB will develop high-quality global baseline climate and sustainability disclosure standards to meet investors’ information needs. 

ASIC Welcomes Senior Leadership Appointments

Date 14/12/2021

ASIC is pleased to announce some senior executive and regional appointments, which will strengthen the capability and effectiveness of ASIC as a regulator.