UDPN is launched to support digital payments for CDBC & stablecoins

Launched at Davos during the World Economic Forum week, the Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN) is a DLT-underpinned messaging backbone focused on providing interoperability between the fast-growing number of different regulated stablecoins and CBDCs, and seamless connectivity between any business IT system and regulated digital currencies. At the Davos launch event, representatives from leading global financial institutions Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered, The Bank of East Asia, and Akbank discussed the rapidly evolving world of digital currency, the importance of...

COVU Leverages OpenAI to Streamline Insurance Agency Operations

COVU, the only all-in-one AI-enabled digital platform for insurance agencies, has released a new executive forecast on the industry shift toward using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help insurance agencies streamline operations, customer service, and cross-selling opportunities. COVU is a pioneering insurtech startup that gives independent agencies comprehensive support and cutting-edge tools for managing the entire business and uncovering new revenue. COVU helps empower success in today’s dynamic market by giving agents access to...

Canada’s ATB Financial Adopts smartTrade’s Leading FX Solution

smartTrade Technologies announced today that Alberta-based ATB Financial, the largest financial institution in the province of Alberta, has adopted smartTrade as its client-facing foreign exchange (FX) web platform. smartTrade is a global provider of multi-asset electronic trading platforms supporting foreign exchange, fixed Income, crypto and derivatives with connectivity to 130+ liquidity providers, enabling tailored aggregation, smart execution, risk management, order management, analytics, payments and multi-channel distribution. ATB Financial was looking for a digital platform with sophisticated pre-trade,...

Salt Financial and Franklin Templeton Announce Collaboration

Salt Financial has announced a collaboration with Franklin Templeton to develop a bespoke systematic strategies aimed at growing the Fixed Index Annuity (FIA) market, leveraging Salt’s patent-pending truVol® Risk Control Engine and Franklin Templeton’s more than seven decades of portfolio management expertise. By bringing together the complementary intellectual property of both firms, insurance companies can access a unique option that combines time-tested asset management experience with cutting-edge volatility control technology. The use of historical intraday data in truVol can...

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