Distributed ledger technology (DLT)
SocGen’s digitised bond passes settlement test
Banque de France-backed deal pips private consortiums in dummy run for digital currency trades
Smart derivative contracts: detaching transactions from counterparty credit risk
Introducing deterministic termination rules to eliminate counterparty risk in smart derivatives
Top 10 op risks 2020: organisational change
New tech has created perennial state of flux in banking, as other kinds of shake-ups continue
Treasurers turn to AI in bid for sharper forecasting
Wider automation could usher in future of ‘hands-free hedging’, but obstacles lurk in data standards and sharing
Bank disruptors: a ‘token’ effort from UBS
The utility settlement coin will kick-start trading of digital assets, says Chris Purves
Bank disruptors: how tech joint ventures help Nomura’s bottom line
Nomura is developing new software services to supplement trading profits
Bank disruptors: SocGen’s call to start-ups
Fintechs and ‘intrapreneurs’ are leading Societe Generale’s digital transformation
Bank disruptors: tread carefully and bend things
How BofA, SocGen, JP Morgan, Nomura, UBS and others are disrupting themselves
Bank disruptors: Barclays finds blockchain nirvana
USC could transform financial markets. But first, backers must prove it is secure
Fintech start-up of the year: Baton Systems
Risk Awards 2020: With four million FX trades since launch, the “institutional PayPal” now aims to free trapped margin
The end of the fintech gold rush?
Why did so many new fintech start-ups fail, and how can ‘fintech 2.0’ succeed, asks consultant
HK-China blockchain link tipped to boost trade finance
HSBC, StanChart and Bank of China welcome Hong Kong and China trade finance tie-up
Axoni readies blockchain platform for equity swaps
Service aims to smooth swaps reconciliation – ‘the Holy Grail’ – for Goldman, Citi and other backers
Quant Lipton pans Facebook’s Libra
Former Bank of America exec sees more potential in rival projects, such as utility settlement coin
Proof-of-work blockchains and settlement finality: a functional interpretation
In this paper, the authors aim to provide an interpretation of the legal issue of settlement finality in the context of proof-of-work distributed ledger technology, such as the Bitcoin network.
A tech-driven transformation
A panel of experts explores how greater collaboration between risk and finance teams can garner significant benefits and add value, how technological innovation is making the regulatory landscape more complicated to navigate and produce transformative…
UBS exec: first trades via USC could take place this year
Risk Live: utility settlement coin project backed by group of banks moving “incredibly fast”
UBS introduces smart contracts for structured products
Swiss bank aims to tackle shrinking margins by automating workflows and cutting trade processing costs
Energy Risk Awards 2019: The winners
BP and Engie pick up two awards each, while BNPP takes the coveted derivatives house of the year
Analytics become top priority at energy firms, poll finds
Middle office still grappling with use of blockchain and artificial intelligence
Digital forex, GDPR and US structured products
The week on Risk.net, April 20–26, 2019
Digital forex settlement volume tipped to rise tenfold
DLT platform aims to settle $100 billion of currency trades by year-end
Risk FX Briefing: Event insights
What lies ahead for investment managers