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German Central Bank Joins MAS-Led Project Guardian

Fintech News

As a member of the Project Guardian policymaker group, the Bundesbank will contribute to cross-border collaboration by working with other central banks and institutions to develop common standards and improve interoperability for this emerging technology.

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HSBC Pilots Quantum-Safe Technology for Tokenised Gold

Fintech Finance

Last year, HSBC was the first global bank to offer tokenised physical gold to institutional investors using distributed ledger technology (DLT). Both launches use the technology of the HSBC Orion digital assets platform.

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Project Meridian FX: Joint Project by the Eurosystem and London Centres, and the Bank of England, to Test Synchronised Settlement in FX

Fintech Finance

The project will provide insights on how operators of real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems could enable interoperability with new payments technologies, such as distributed ledger technology (DLT).

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Banco Santander, Lloyds Banking Group, and UBS Successfully Settle Pilot Uncleared Margin Transfers in the Sterling Fnality Payment System

Fintech Finance

This real-world proof-of-concept proves that Fnality can be used to make bilateral margin payments using the £FnPS, and marks the first instance of a fully regulated Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-based payment system being used to settle margin for the purposes of real-world inter-bank derivative exposures.

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SC Ventures and G+D Complete Pilot on Different Types of CBDC Systems

Fintech News

The project tested the feasibility of conducting multilateral cross-currency transfers through the UDPN, involving both Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and non-DLT-based CBDC technologies. The PoC explored two models.

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Digital Assets Adoption Hurdles Knocked Down by R3 With New R3 Digital Markets Product Suite

The Fintech Times

As regulations evolve to meet this demand, firms like R3 , the distributed ledger technology (DLT) and services provider, are looking to make adoption as seamless as possible. R3 Digital Markets champions interoperability and ensures businesses are fully equipped to manage both digital and traditional assets effectively.

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Project mBridge Reaches MVP Stage, Expands International Participation

The Fintech Times

This project aims to create a multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform for instant cross-border payments and settlements, leveraging distributed ledger technology (DLT). This allows it to serve as a testbed for additional technology solutions and interoperability with other platforms.