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IHS Markit partners with METACO to manage digital assets alongside traditional assets

27 January 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit has partnered with METACO, a provider of security software, to provide a single multi-asset platform for financial institutions to manage digital assets alongside traditional assets

Standard Chartered appoints Marisa Drew as chief sustainability officer

27 January 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Drew will chair the Group Sustainability Forum, drive the bank’s net zero commitments and oversee the sustainable finance and sustainability strategy teams

Industry trio complete tested integration of wholesale CBDC settlement with commercial banks

26 January 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BIS, SNB and SIX have successfully completed the second phase of Project Helvetia — a tested integration of wholesale central bank digital currency settlement with commercial banks

Transcend appoints Tom Garley as senior product specialist

25 January 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Garley will work with buy-side infrastructure participants to identify and design product innovations that address inefficiencies in the collateral management space

BIS Innovation Hub outlines 2022 agenda

25 January 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

Central bank digital currencies, decentralised finance and green finance are central to the Bank of International Settlements’ innovation programme, with London and Nordic hubs launching their first projects