While tokenization could offer numerous benefits for the financial system and broader economy, costs and risks also need to be considered. New BIS report highlights four key considerations for central banks: private sector initiatives; trade-offs between different types of settlement assets; sound regulation, supervision and oversight for tokenization; and the impact on monetary policy implementation. […]
FV Bank, the U.S. licensed global digital bank that offers a vertically-integrated suite of traditional and digital asset banking and custody services to fintech and blockchain firms, has introduced its first application programming interface (API) to advance bank automation and integration for its clients’ operations. FV Bank’s new API will provide multiple benefits to corporate […]
Sygnum, a digital asset technology group with a Swiss banking license and a Singapore asset management licence, has raised USD 90 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited. They are joined by a raft of new and existing strategic investors, with the round valuing Sygnum at […]