UBS, SBI, and DBS have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by conducting the world’s first live repurchase transaction (repo) with a natively-issued digital bond on a public blockchain. This revolutionary transaction automatically and instantly settled a repo, digital bond purchase, and redemption using regulated digital payment tokens across entities in Japan, Singapore, and Switzerland. Part of […]
JPMorgan Chase takes progressive steps in the business-to-business (B2B) payment landscape by leveraging blockchain technology for its B2B clients. The financial giant, through its digital asset and blockchain unit, Onyx, launched programmable payments. This innovative feature is tailored for blockchain-based accounts using the JPM Coin digital currency system. Programmable payments, driven by smart contracts and […]
In a significant leap towards financial innovation, the Philippines is set to introduce tokenized treasury bonds, marking a historic move to bolster its domestic debt market. The Bureau of the Treasury has confirmed the issuance of at least 10 billion pesos ($179 million) worth of one-year tokenized bonds. The decision to cancel the scheduled regular […]
