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Response to the Bank of England's speech on 'Payments after the COVID crisis'

Here at Fnality International, we were pleased to see Christina Segal-Knowles, Executive Director, Market Infrastructure Directorate at the Bank of England address the challenges and opportunities in payments post Covid on 11th June 2020. The key points that we take from the speech are as follows:

Fnality celebrates its first anniversary

Solving for on-chain payment in wholesale banking

Is it time to change our thinking about 'Value-Date'?

Do we need to change thinking on value-date i.e. the date on which a transaction actually takes place? We’d love to hear your views.

Partner Announcement

Fnality International can confirm that we are adding Adhara to our ecosystem of vendors as a trusted partner, specifically on the design, configuration and implementation of the blockchain elements. This is in line with our long term goal to pursue an open collaboration model for multiple partners for development of the Fnality Global Payments and associated software products. Adhara’s experience of working with Commercial Banks, Central Banks and Exchanges on Liquidity Mgt, FX and Payments provides broad input to Fnality at this stage of our journey. 

Fnality International joins OECD Blockchain Expert Policy Advisory Board

Blockchain, DLT, dFMI. Why we need to choose carefully!

Blockchain is? Pick a headline: a) the global panacea for lots of ills, or b) all hype and more talked about than actually used. Does it matter? Unequivocally, it does. Well, at the very least, for those of us in Financial Services.

Fnality International Joins The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Fnality International joins The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Blockchain: Hype or hope? We are at a crossroads. Quo vadis? A year-end view of what and why

Is the DLT potential real, why haven’t we realised it, will we ever realise any of it? These are all questions worth examining. Here’s my view as we end 2019 and plan for progress in 2020. It’s a long piece; your feedback is really welcome.

Bridging the gap to tokenised markets: It’s about time

Where’s the headphone jack on the latest iPhone? There isn’t one. If you want to use headphones, you need an adaptor. Compatibility is always a consideration when you try to take a big leap forward.

Taking steps toward tokenised financial markets

As we build out financial market infrastructures (FMIs) based on distributed ledger technology (DLT), face-to-face human interaction has much to contribute to the pace and direction of progress. This truth was self-evident at SWIFT’s Sibos 2019 conference, attended by 11,000-plus delegates at ExCeL London. I was privileged to moderate a panel discussion on the possible paths toward efficient digital cash settlement; a prerequisite step to realising new efficiencies, risk reductions and value in DLT-based financial markets.

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