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The Banque de France retains 8 service providers to experiment with its digital currency
- July 24, 2020
- Posted by: IZNES
- Categories: Innovation, MDBC
No CommentsThe Banque de France publishes the list of candidates selected for central bank digital money (MDBC) experiments in interbank settlements. Following the examination of the applications received on May 15 in response to the call for applications launched by the Banque de France, the following 8 applications were selected, in alphabetical order: Accenture, Euroclear, HSBC, Iznes, LiquidShare, ProsperUS, Seba Bank and Société Générale-Forge. This list gives pride of place to the historical heavyweights of finance, even with companies such as Iznes and Liquidshare recently created and whose shareholders are among the traditional banking players.
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Iznes accelerates its development in Europe
- July 16, 2020
- Posted by: IZNES
- Category: FinTech
L’ACPR a délivré à Iznes l’agrément d’entreprise d’investissement le 19 juin. Iznes est la première plateforme opérationnelle européenne de traitement des transactions sur parts de fonds en technologie blockchain. Plus de 10 milliards d’euros ont été négociés depuis le lancement en avril 2019. La plateforme offre une solution complète, à disposition des sociétés de gestion et de leurs clients investisseurs, depuis l’entrée en relation jusqu’à la tenue de registre.
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The alarming consolidation of fund distributors
- July 9, 2020
- Posted by: IZNES
- Category: FinTech
The distribution of funds is undergoing a transformation. The European market, historically fragmented and dominated by large Swiss distributors such as UBP, is seeing the development of new players. "There are fewer platforms today than at the beginning of the 2000s. In particular, we have seen a consolidation of the sector since 2017, with the emergence of new platforms such as Allfunds and MFEX," confirms Sylvie Baijot, global head of fund distribution solutions at BNP Paribas Securities Services.