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FX Management & Crypto
Background
According to the latest Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey of foreign exchange volumes, in 2013, almost $5.3 trillion in currencies globally are traded daily. The increasing…
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J.P. Morgan establishes electronic FX trading and pricing engine in Singapore
This is the fourth such engine launched by the bank, following New York, London and Tokyo.
Algos in FX: slow start, massive potential
A Greenwich Associates report explores the evolution of algorithmic trading.
Bank of China and Refinitiv launch foreign exchange price prediction app
DeepFX uses AI to predict short term price movements in FX pairs for market participants and is available to global users of Eikon.
RMB cracks top 5 currency ranking for global payments volume
SWIFT's latest RMB Tracker statistics show the continued global growth of the Chinese currency.
Integral partners with Western Union to provide FX technology solutions
The cloud-based BankFX platform offers control over more than 10,000 currency pairs.
Sumitomo Electric Industries to access CLSSettlement as a third-party participant
It becomes the first Japanese manufacturing company to settle currency trades via CLSSettlement as a third-party.
Deutsche Bank invests to support Vietnam cross-border trade
The bank is responding to higher demand for Vietnam dong on FX platforms.
Deutsche Bank invests in Sri Lanka
The bank is targeting corporate clients with a new digital FX platform.
ACI FMA partners with Axiom Global Advisors
The partnership intends to boost the industry-wide implementation of the FX Global Code.
More banks join CLSNet
BNP Paribas, Citibank and J.P. Morgan among those signing up to the post-trade processing platform.
SMBC selects Kx for e-FX infrastructure
The multi-year agreement will provide the bank with a variety of capabilities, including algo trading and risk management tools.
Central banks ponder digital currency potential
A group of central banks are assessing possible use cases for digital currencies.
Standard Chartered’s first use of FX e-trading engine demonstrates latency reduction
The inaugural trade, executed with the bank’s counterparty United Overseas Bank, saw a latency reduction of 80%.
US corporates rack up FX losses of US$11bn in three months
A Kyriba report identifies prolonged currency volatility as a factor in the Q3 2019 losses.
FCA becomes AML and CTF supervisor of UK cryptoasset activities
Any businesses undertaking cryptoasset activities is now required to register with the regulator.
Top 10 market structure trends for 2020
New Greenwich Associates report finds that technology will continue to drive financial market evolution in the new year.
Is ‘monetary magic’ dead?
How far has central bank power waned since the global financial crisis?
TreasurUp partners with KBC
The winner of Rabobank's 2016 Moonshot innovation campaign offers a white label treasury platform.