Distributed ledger technology (DLT)
Bank disrupters: tread carefully and bend things
How BofA, SocGen, JP Morgan, Nomura, UBS and others are disrupting themselves
Bank disrupters: 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
Q&A: Blockchain in commodities – a solution in search of a problem?
Competitors must work together if technology is to harness its potential, say three industry leaders
Patchy response to Isda’s back office of the future
Some banks are quiet, while clearing houses seem split on uptake of Isda data standardisation project
Japan looks to DLT to combat rise in settlement fails
Decision to shorten settlement cycle likely to hike fails caused by confirmation mismatches
Australian exchange could shorten settlement with blockchain
ASX will seek comment on quicker settlement of cash stocks – possibly the same day
ASX to offer blockchain free to lure early adopters
Teaser intro would be for three years, while users would still be charged for Swift and AMQP connections
Digital Asset’s European chief set to exit
Departure from blockchain firm follows other top exits in last few months
Functional programming reaches for stardom in finance
Fans highlight more reliable code, and suitability for complex tasks and distributed ledgers