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Singapore-based fintech Xalts acquires digital trade platform Contour Network

TechCrunch: M&A

In a role reversal, Xalts, a Singapore fintech startup founded 18 months ago, has acquired Contour Network, a digital trade platform set up by eight major banks including HSBC, Standard Chartered and BNP.

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Deutsche Bank selects LSEG compliance solution

The TRADE

Deutsche Bank has chosen the London Stock Exchange Groups Trade Discovery compliance solution as it seeks to meet increasingly rigorous regulatory demands. Namely, accurate and comprehensive data specifically regarding cross-asset class financial instruments traded in regulated and over-the-counter (OTC) markets.

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Central Bank of Kenya integrates Bloomberg matching platform for FX trading

The TRADE

The Central Bank of Kenya has launched Bloomberg’s Electronic Matching System (EMS), BMatch, for interbank trading in the local foreign exchange market. These orders are displayed and subsequently matched with counterparty orders “based on mutual trading limits and other parameters configured by each bank”.

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New crypto trading venue aimed at banks and securities firms has launched as digital assets market infrastructure continues to evolve

The TRADE

RULEMATCH, a new crypto trading venue, serves banks and securities firms which are already active in the crypto market has launched, offering a combination of integrated, post-trade settlement and ultra-low latency for participants including hedge funds and high frequency traders.

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GFO-X names ABN AMRO Clearing, IMC, Standard Chartered Bank and Virtu Financial as strategic partners ahead of launch

The TRADE

ABN AMRO Clearing, IMC, Standard Chartered Bank and Virtu Financial have been named as strategic partners for GFO-X ahead of its launch in Q1 2025. GFO-X is the UKs first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives.

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HSBC and the Bank of East Asia execute first Hong Kong repo trade using digital bonds

The TRADE

HSBC has executed a Hong Kong dollar repo transaction with the Bank of East Asia (BEA), which used Hong Kong government digitally native green bonds as collateral for financing purposes. According to the bank, this was the largest digital bond issuance globally, alongside being the first multi-currency digital bond issuance.

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TD Securities taps Deutsche Numis for new director of sales trading

The TRADE

TD Securities has appointed Rob Fallon as director of sales trading, based in Dublin. Fallon joins the firm from Deutsche Numis, where he spent the last two years, most recently serving as director of sales trading. Earlier in his career, Fallon held a money market derivatives operations role at Deutsche Bank.

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