Tag: Intesa Sanpaolo

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February 08, 2024 BY Simon Mugo

Italy’s Intesa Bank Is on Track To Exit Its Russian Operations Fully

The move was further supported in September when President Vladimir Putin issued a decree allowing for transactions involving these assets. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, CEO Carlo Messina revealed that Intesa has significantly reduced its exposure in Russia to a "minimal" level. Yet, the bank has struggled to wholly disentangle itself from its subsidiary…

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November 10, 2016 BY admin

R3 works with member banks on shared KYC service based on distributed ledger technology

Financial innovation company R3 and ten of its consortium member banks have successfully developed a proof-of-concept for a Know Your Customer (KYC) registry that addresses the challenges associated with satisfying regulatory requirements and allows identities to be managed by their owners. BBVA, CIBC, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, Natixis, Nordea, Northern Trust, Société Générale, UBS and US…

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March 03, 2016 BY Mike Fox

R3 trials blockchain fixed income trading with 40 banks

The trial marked an unprecedented scale of institutional collaboration between the financial and technology communities exploring how distributed ledgers can be applied to global financial markets. Just released is a major blockchain announcement from financial technology innovation company R3 CEV. In short, they connected 40 banks to five different blockchains and allowed them to facilitate…

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