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Worldline, HEC Paris And The HEC Foundation Join Forces To Explore The Future Of Payments

Date 31/05/2023

CLS, a market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, announced today that Bangkok Bank Hong Kong Branch (Bangkok Bank) is the first Thai bank to access CLSSettlement as a third-party participant.

CLS Welcomes First Thai Third-Party Bank To CLSSettlement - Bangkok Bank Joins As A Third-Party Participant

Date 31/05/2023

CLS, a market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, announced today that Bangkok Bank Hong Kong Branch (Bangkok Bank) is the first Thai bank to access CLSSettlement as a third-party participant.

DWS Launches Nordic Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned ETF Tracking Solactive Index

Date 31/05/2023

Solactive is pleased to announce that DWS is expanding its family of Net Zero Pathway ETFs – now with a Nordic offering. The DWS Xtrackers Nordic Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned UCITS ETF (XNZN ) will track the Solactive ISS ESG Nordic Investable Universe Net Zero Pathway Index, which follows the same climate reduction targets as the rest of the series. The index encompasses companies that comply with the regulations laid out for EU Paris-Aligned Benchmarks and recommendations published by the IIGCC in their Net Zero Investment Framework. The ETF will be listed on Xetra and LSE.

BidX Markets Announces Elizabeth Leskauskaite Joins As New Liquidity Manager

Date 31/05/2023

BidX Markets, the global multi-asset liquidity and B2B trading technology provider has today announced they have welcomed a new addition to their team as Elizabeth Leskauskaite joins as the firms new Liquidity Manager. With a wealth of experience in the financial services industry, Leskauskaite brings strategic vision and wide-ranging expertise to further strengthen the company's position in the market.

Breaking New Ground: BNP Paribas And NatWest Go Live With CobaltFX’s ‘Dynamic Credit’ To Manage Credit Exposures For FX Trades On Interbank Trading Venues

Date 31/05/2023

BNP Paribas and NatWest are now going live with ‘Dynamic Credit’ from CobaltFX, part of United Fintech, in efforts to simplify and streamline the allocation of credit for FX transactions between banks and improve access to liquidity. According to CobaltFX, the moves are indicative of an increasing trend of financial institutions wanting to optimise the disbursement of credit for FX trades and simultaneously improve market access and control.

Securities Commission Malaysia Seeks To Transform Agri Sector Via Fintech, Alternative Financing

Date 31/05/2023

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is encouraging wider adoption of financial technology (fintech) in agriculture in order to help in achieving the country’s food security agenda. 

MNI Indicators: MNI China Liquidity Index™ – Rises To 55.3 In May

Date 31/05/2023

Key Points – May Report

Local traders in China’s interbank market reported a moderate tightening of liquidity and a notable decline in economic sentiment in May, with participants concerned the recovery lacks momentum given recent weak data, the latest MNI China Liquidity Survey showed. The MNI China Liquidity Condition Index rose to 55.3 in May, up from 51.3 in April, the fourth consecutive month of tightening, with 28.9% of the traders reporting tighter conditions.

Tokenovate And GMEX ZERO13 Enable Execution Of World’s First Smart Legal Contract For Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivatives Trades Using ISDA Definitions - BSV Blockchain-Based Smart Legal Contract Powers Successful Trade Execution And Settlement

Date 31/05/2023

Tokenovate, a financial services company providing distributed financial market infrastructure (dFMI) enabling programmatic lifecycle event management of the pre-trade to post-trade workflow for OTC and Exchange traded derivatives, and ZERO13, a GMEX Group initiative, providing a digital climate fintech aggregation ecosystem announce the successful execution of the world's first smart legal contract for voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivatives trades referencing the 2022 ISDA (The International Swaps and Derivatives Association) Verified Carbon Credit Transactions Definitions.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 31/05/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through its corporate stockbroker Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citi) as part of the third tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 20 March 2023:

Shanghai Stock Exchange Signs Strategic Cooperation Memorandum With China Aerospace Science And Technology Corporation

Date 31/05/2023

On May 24, 2023, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) signed a strategic cooperation memorandum. Wu Yansheng, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Board of CASC, and Li Zhongbao, Chief Engineer of CASC; Cai Jianchun, Deputy Party Secretary and President of SSE, and Lyu Hao, member of the Party Committee and Executive Vice President of SSE, attended the signing ceremony and held discussions. Li Zhongbao and Lyu Hao signed the memorandum on behalf of the two sides.