Category: Financial Services

October 03, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

CME Group to Launch 24/7 Trading for Crypto Futures and Options in 2026

The world’s leading derivatives marketplace said the move reflects rising demand from clients seeking to manage crypto risk every day of the week.  “While not all markets lend themselves to operating 24/7, client demand for around-the-clock cryptocurrency trading has grown as market participants need to manage their risk every day of the week,” said Tim…

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Clearstream
October 02, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Clearstream Extends Vyntra Partnership to Boost Transaction Transparency

The deal was formalised at the Sibos conference in Frankfurt, underscoring its strategic importance. As one of the world’s leading providers of post-trade services, Clearstream faces growing transaction volumes and operational complexity.  The company said the extended partnership with Vyntra reflects its commitment to next-generation technology as it seeks to maintain its reputation for reliability…

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FINRA building
October 02, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

FINRA Fines Velocity Clearing $1m Over Supervisory Failures

According to a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent published by FINRA, the failings spanned from December 2019 to the present and involved breaches of FINRA Rules 3110 and 2010.  The regulator explained Velocity’s written supervisory procedures did not provide sufficient guidance on how to assess alerts for spoofing, layering, wash trades, cross trades and…

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Reduced retail sales curbs the pound
October 02, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Corpay Joins UK Faster Payments Service to Boost Real-Time GBP Transactions

The corporate payments firm, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, said the move marks a key milestone for its cross-border business and enhances its ability to serve both domestic and international clients operating in GBP.  Pay.UK’s chief operating officer, David Morris, explained that FPS, operated by Pay.UK, provides fast, secure and low-cost transfers and…

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Fake announcement on London Stock Exchange triggers call to FBI
October 01, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

LSEG Launches Cloud-Native Compliance Tool with AWS

World-Check Verify aims to help financial institutions meet the demands of the fast-moving digital economy, where instant payments, embedded finance and stricter regulations are reshaping compliance requirements, according to LSEG.  The new API is said to offer real-time screening against LSEG’s trusted World-Check data without slowing transactions or customer onboarding. David Wilson, group head of…

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Deutsche Börse
October 01, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Deutsche Börse Partners with Chainlink to Bring Market Data Onchain

The collaboration is said to enable the publication of 41 selected real-time data points from Deutsche Börse’s trading venues, including Xetra, Eurex, 360T and Tradegate.  Covering a range of asset classes such as equities, derivatives and foreign exchange, the information will now be accessible to more than 2,400 blockchain-based applications via Chainlink’s DataLink service. By…

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October 01, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Nuvei Launches AI-Powered Integration Agent to Speed Up Client Onboarding

The company believes the launch marks a significant step in its strategy to embed artificial intelligence across enterprise payment workflows. Built on the open Model Context Protocol (MCP), the company said the Integration Agent simplifies one of the most complex elements of payment systems: technical integration.  The firm added that by converting Nuvei’s technical documentation…

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September 30, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

FalconX and Marex Partner to Expand Digital Asset Derivatives Access

The collaboration will allow the firms’ clients to trade derivatives across both traditional venues, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and digital asset-native exchanges.  The initiative will also provide select non-U.S. clients with efficient cross-margining, enabling capital deployed across multiple exchanges to be managed more effectively. The offering covers futures and options (F&O) clearing…

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Euronext
September 30, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Euronext Launches First Fully Integrated European ETF Marketplace

The new platform aims to unify a fragmented European ETF market. It combines listing, trading, clearing and settlement under a single infrastructure, promising efficiency gains, lower costs and greater transparency. ETF issuers will now be able to list once and access all Euronext markets, reducing regulatory duplication and speeding time-to-market.  Investors, particularly retail participants, are…

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September 30, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

ASX Launches New Debt Market Data Product

The product delivers for the first time detailed insights into repo, bond and money market activity settled through Austraclear, ASX’s settlement system and central securities depository for the wholesale debt market.  Austraclear services more than 1,000 participants and holds over A$3 trillion in securities, settling on average A$80 billion in transactions daily through its real-time…

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