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Proximity raises $31 million in second-round investment stage
20 December 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Proxymity has raised US$31 million in its second-round investment stage

ESMA issues public statement on postponement of CSDR buy-ins
20 December 2021 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

European securities market regulator clarifies its supervisory approach on implementation of buy-in regime, confirming news from November that it has asked co-legislators for a delay in buy-in element

HSBC and IBM complete successful token and digital wallet settlement test
17 December 2021 France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

HSBC and IBM have successfully tested an advanced token and digital wallet settlement that included direct transactions between two central bank digital currencies, using the cloud

Governance.com hires new business developer manager
17 December 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Digital governance specialist Governance.com has appointed Chris Marsh as business development manager

ESMA appoints new vice chair
16 December 2021 EU
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Securities and Markets Authority has appointed Erik Thedéen as its vice chair, for a two and a half year term, effective immediately

Deutsche Börse becomes majority owner of Crypto Finance
16 December 2021 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

German market infrastructure giant completes acquisition of a majority stake in Crypto Finance, the Switzerland-based digital asset trading, custody and investment services provider, finalising a deal signed in June

Wematch raises a further US$8.5 million at second close of Series B funding
16 December 2021 United Kingdom
Reporter: Bob Currie

Second tranche of Series B funding adds Barclays and CE Innovation Capital as Wematch backers, bringing Series B fundraising to US$28 million

SEBA Bank launches first regulated gold token to enable digital ownership of physical gold
15 December 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SEBA Bank’s gold token has been developed in conjunction with Argor-Heraeus, a service provider in the precious metal industry, and aXedras, a blockchain-based precious metal platform

Clearstream processes first demat securities issued on D7 platform
15 December 2021 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

Marking the first live element in Deutsche Börse’s D7 platform for electronic securities issuance and processing, market participants have commenced testing for the next phases of the digital platform roll-out

RBC I&TS appoints Paul Burd as global head of client operations
14 December 2021 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has appointed Paul Burd as managing director and global head of client operations, effective 3 January 2022

FIS appoints new head of product strategy for digital assets
14 December 2021 Spain
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

FIS has appointed Ralph Achkar as head of product strategy for digital assets, currency, and blockchain technology

Genesis Custody receives FCA approval as cryptoasset business
14 December 2021 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Genesis Custody Limited has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to be a registered cryptoasset business