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Banks face an uncertain future as finance goes digital
Markets are looking to the authorities to simplify blockchain issues, but they may not have the purest motives
The German state development bank this week proved a digital bond can survive losing its registrar. It was another proof of concept for digitalised bonds but only the ECB can make the market real
◆ First in-life registrar and blockchain change ◆ Digital premium compresses from 10bp to 3bp ◆ Deal draws first international investor
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The World Bank is planning to add fully digital cash settlement, multiple currencies and more nodes to its ‘bond–i’ platform, according to a banker involved in developing the blockchain system. Earlier this month, the supranational added tap functionality, as it raised A$50m ($33.7m) of capital. -
The World Bank is preparing to reopen its 'blockchain offered new debt instrument', or bond-i for short, as it looks to market the Australian dollar deal to a more international audience.
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A blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) company is launching a platform to increase access to capital markets funding for small companies and open the private debt market to more investors.
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Europe’s banking sector and its regulators are waiting to see how Facebook’s plans for a new cryptocurrency will develop. It could have major implications for financial regulation.
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Two issuance platforms are approaching readiness: one in bonds, one in loans. Both promise time and cost savings by replacing multiple systems with a single platform for issuers, dealers and investors, and automating documentation and payments.
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TrueDigital, a New York company that uses blockchain-based technologies to offer margined deliverable swaps on bitcoin, has hired Michel Finzi, a former managing director and SVP at Instinet, as its chief commercial officer. It has also hired two ex-Citigroup bankers as salespeople.
