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R&T Deposit Solutions Adds Veteran Technology Expert, Mieko Shibata to its Dynamic Leadership Team as EVP and Chief Information Officer

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수요일, 5월 8, 2024

NEW YORK, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- R&T Deposit Solutions ("R&T"), a leading provider of tech-enabled cash management and deposit placement programs, announced today the appointment of Mieko Shibata as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer.

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  • NEW YORK, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- R&T Deposit Solutions ("R&T"), a leading provider of tech-enabled cash management and deposit placement programs, announced today the appointment of Mieko Shibata as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
  • Leveraging her extensive experience in financial technology, Ms. Shibata will lead the firm's technology strategy and serve as a member of the Executive Management Committee.
  • Ms. Shibata comes to R&T from Bank of America ("BofA") where she served for six and a half years in technology leadership roles including Head of Global Markets Regulatory Reporting Technology and Head of Global Markets FX / OTC Derivatives Post Trade Technology.
  • Prior to BofA, Ms. Shibata spent nearly four years heading up the DTCC's derivatives technology group and global trades repository.

Saphyre Collaborates with DTCC on T+1 Solution

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수요일, 5월 1, 2024

HOBOKEN, N.J., May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Saphyre, Inc., a fintech company using patented technology to solve pre-trade activities and post-trade issues, today announced plans to collaborate with DTCC, the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, to deliver a solution to support clients with U.S. T+1 settlement requirements. Saphyre plans to link Saphyre's Ready-To-Trade solution with data from DTCC's ALERT to increase transparency, efficiency, and straight-through processing across the institutional trading industry.

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  • Saphyre plans to link Saphyre's Ready-To-Trade solution with data from DTCC's ALERT to increase transparency, efficiency, and straight-through processing across the institutional trading industry.
  • Ready-To-Trade subscribers will be able to query the status of critical standing settlement instructions (SSIs) reference data for all accounts, across all parties and across electronic systems directly from the Saphyre platform.
  • Gabino Roche Jr., CEO & Founder at Saphyre said: "This collaboration between Saphyre and DTCC is another example of how Saphyre is leveraging pre-trade data to manage Ready-To-Trade capabilities for the front office while proactively streamlining post-trade settlement activities.
  • "With the U.S.'s move to T+1 settlement fast approaching, we are pleased to collaborate with Saphyre to bring solutions to the global financial industry," said Bob Stewart, DTCC Executive Director of Institutional Trade Processing.

SessionGuardian Establishes Strategic Advisory Board with Exceptional Industry Leaders

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목요일, 4월 25, 2024

NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SessionGuardian, a leading provider of continuous identity assurance and data protection solutions, celebrates the addition of its newly appointed, exceptional advisors.

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  • NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SessionGuardian, a leading provider of continuous identity assurance and data protection solutions, celebrates the addition of its newly appointed, exceptional advisors.
  • The remarkable achievements and insights of these key industry leaders will enable SessionGuardian to propel its clients to new heights.
  • His commitment to mentoring and fostering over 70 cybersecurity leaders and potential leaders exemplifies his dedication to advancing the industry.
  • His commitment to advancing cybersecurity education, evidenced by his involvement with the NYU Cyber Fellows Advisory Council, reflects his passion for nurturing the next generation of industry experts.

Swift Sets Industry Up for Seamless Introduction of CBDCs for Cross-Border Transactions as Interlinking Solution Finds More Use Cases

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월요일, 3월 25, 2024

Swift’s solution has already been shown to enable cross-border transfers and connect CBDCs on different networks with each other, as well as with fiat currencies.

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  • Swift’s solution has already been shown to enable cross-border transfers and connect CBDCs on different networks with each other, as well as with fiat currencies.
  • The second phase of sandbox testing went further, exploring more complex use cases, using Swift’s solution to connect and orchestrate transactions across simulated digital trade and tokenised asset and FX networks, alongside CBDCs for payments.
  • Swift now plans to extend its solution to support a wider range of emerging digital networks in addition to CBDCs, such as platforms for tokenised deposits.
  • This will help to facilitate access and usage of CBDCs in the new complex world of digital payments.

The Canton Network Completes the Most Comprehensive Blockchain Pilot to Date for Tokenized Real World Assets

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화요일, 3월 12, 2024

It also demonstrated the potential benefits of using such a network to reduce counterparty and settlement risk, optimize capital, and enable intraday margin cycles.

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  • It also demonstrated the potential benefits of using such a network to reduce counterparty and settlement risk, optimize capital, and enable intraday margin cycles.
  • The pilot showed the potential of the Canton Network to reduce costs, risks, and inefficiencies, while striving to meet regulatory requirements for the issuance, transfer, and settlement of tokenized traditional assets.
  • “The pilot program marks an important milestone for the Canton Network,” said Yuval Rooz, CEO and Co-Founder of Digital Asset.
  • Digital Asset provided the technology and guidance to support the pilot and is one of the technology and infrastructure providers for the Canton Network.

Dynex Capital, Inc. Announces the Appointments of Andrew Gray and Alexander Crawford to Its Board of Directors

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화요일, 3월 12, 2024

Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE: DX) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Andrew Gray and Alexander Crawford as independent directors, effective March 6, 2024.

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  • Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE: DX) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Andrew Gray and Alexander Crawford as independent directors, effective March 6, 2024.
  • The Board also announced the resignation of Board members Michael Hughes, who served on the Board since 2010, and Robert Salcetti, who served on the Board since 2013, effective March 11, 2024.
  • Following the appointment of Mr. Gray and Mr. Crawford, the Board will comprise six directors, four of whom are independent.
  • Previously, Mr. Gray spent over a decade at Merrill Lynch in global roles across business management, strategy, finance and technology.

Hyperledger Foundation Adds Citi and Brazilian Development Bank as New Members; Launches Financial Services Working Group to Support Rapid Industry Adoption of Hyperledger Besu

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화요일, 3월 19, 2024

Additionally, the foundation unveiled a new Hyperledger Besu Financial Services Working Group , chaired by DTCC, that will support operationalizing the open source Ethereum client for enterprise end user applications.

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  • Additionally, the foundation unveiled a new Hyperledger Besu Financial Services Working Group , chaired by DTCC, that will support operationalizing the open source Ethereum client for enterprise end user applications.
  • Hyperledger Besu is emerging as critical infrastructure for next generation financial services.
  • Hyperledger Besu , a Java-based client with an extractable EVM implementation that serves both public and private permissioned networks use cases, is emerging as critical infrastructure for next generation financial services.
  • "The launch of a financial services-focused working group to accelerate development of critical features underscores the value of Hyperledger Foundation's open, community-driven development.

S&P Global Market Intelligence to Collaborate with DTCC on T+1 Offering

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수요일, 3월 13, 2024

NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced plans to collaborate with DTCC, the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, to deliver a joint solution to support clients impacted by upcoming U.S. T+1 settlement requirements. The organizations plan to link S&P Global Market Intelligence's Onboarding Accelerator platform with DTCC's ALERT to increase transparency, efficiency and straight-through processing in the institutional trading industry.

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  • NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced plans to collaborate with DTCC, the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, to deliver a joint solution to support clients impacted by upcoming U.S. T+1 settlement requirements.
  • The organizations plan to link S&P Global Market Intelligence's Onboarding Accelerator platform with DTCC's ALERT to increase transparency, efficiency and straight-through processing in the institutional trading industry.
  • By linking the services, Onboarding Accelerator users will be able to query the status of critical standing settlement instructions (SSI) reference data for a particular account and market directly within the S&P Global Market Intelligence platform.
  • It will streamline a manual, antiquated process, maximizing efficiency and minimizing trade settlement failures," said Brittany Garland, Head of Regulatory & Compliance for Enterprise Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence.

CME Group and DTCC Launch Enhanced Treasury Cross-Margining Arrangement, Enabling Capital Efficiencies for Clearing Members

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화요일, 1월 23, 2024

CHICAGO and NEW YORK and LONDON and HONG KONG and SINGAPORE and SYDNEY, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced their enhanced cross-margining arrangement has gone live, enabling capital efficiencies for clearing members that trade and clear both U.S. Treasury securities and CME Group Interest Rate futures.

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  • CHICAGO and NEW YORK and LONDON and HONG KONG and SINGAPORE and SYDNEY, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced their enhanced cross-margining arrangement has gone live, enabling capital efficiencies for clearing members that trade and clear both U.S. Treasury securities and CME Group Interest Rate futures.
  • With the new arrangement implemented, eligible clearing members of CME Group and the Government Securities Division (GSD) of DTCC's Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) can now cross-margin an expanded suite of products, including CME Group SOFR futures, Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures and Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond futures, with FICC-cleared U.S. Treasury notes and bonds.
  • Repo transactions that have Treasury collateral with more than one year remaining to maturity will also be eligible for the enhanced cross-margining arrangement.
  • "We are continually seeking to make trading more efficient and cost effective for our clearing members," said Suzanne Sprague, CME Group Global Head of Clearing and Post-Trade Services.

Ebix Annuity Exchange Closes 2023 with Record Annual Volumes of $118 Billion

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목요일, 1월 4, 2024

AN4 is the Annuity industry’s largest exchange representing over 60% of all electronic annuity transactions.

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  • AN4 is the Annuity industry’s largest exchange representing over 60% of all electronic annuity transactions.
  • The exchange connects the industry’s distributors and annuity manufacturers to seamlessly enable end-to-end annuity sales.
  • Ebix reported record numbers in many areas in the year 2023:
    December 2023 Premium and Transactional Volumes were up 37% and 33% respectively compared to December 2022.
  • 2023 is a momentous year for Ebix in the area of Annuities, with our Annuity Exchange AN4 reporting approximately $118 billion in premiums processed.