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HSBC Won’t Launch Bitcoin Trading Desk, CEO Says Bank Has No Plans to Offer Cryptocurrency Investments
24.5.2021
HSBC has confirmed its bitcoin and cryptocurrency stance as a growing number of major banks are beginning to offer crypto services. CEO Noel Quinn says that HSBC views bitcoin as an asset class rather than a payments vehicle but the bank is not rushing into providing cryptocurrency investments...
HSBC Changes Crypto Policy, Now Bars Clients From Buying Stock of Companies That Hold Bitcoin
10.4.2021
HSBC has reportedly changed its policy regarding cryptocurrency. The bank now prohibits customers from buying the stock of public companies that hold bitcoin, like Microstrategy. All of the companies with bitcoin treasuries could be on the chopping block at HSBC. HSBC Now Bars Clients From Buying...
HSBC reportedly blacklists MicroStrategy's stock for investing in Bitcoin
9.4.2021
The investment banking giant now reportedly classifies MicroStrategy as a “virtual currency product.”
Former HSBC Exec and Blockchain Expert Diana Biggs Joins Valour as CEO
11.2.2021
Biggs is an associate fellow at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, guest lecturing on blockchain technology and digital assets
Russian Alfa-Bank joins HSBC-backed blockchain trade finance network
3.11.2020
A major global blockchain trade network welcomes one of Russia's largest banks
HSBC Carries Out Bangladesh’s First Blockchain Letter-of-Credit Transaction
3.11.2020
HSBC said the transaction over the Contour trade finance blockchain platform slashed the time normally taken to process letters of credit
HSBC Bangladesh uses blockchain to import 20,000 tons of fuel oil from Singapore
3.11.2020
HSBC Bangladesh has completed the country’s first blockchain-powered cross-border trade settled using a letter of credit
Fintech Connect Unveils Its 2020 Agenda Featuring Speakers From Starling Bank, Tide, Facebook, Pinterest & HSBC
24.10.2020
Agenda for the UK’s largest fintech show includes sessions from more than 100 fintech heavyweights across four virtual conference streams LONDON, UK—October 15, 2020: FinTech Connect, the trade show that connects the global fintech ecosystem, today revealed the agenda for its 2020 virtual event...
Libra Hires HSBC Veteran Ian Jenkins as CFO, Risk Chief of Digital Payments Unit
15.10.2020
Ian Jenkins joins fellow HSBC alum James Emmet, now the stablecoin group's CEO
Libra picks former HSBC brass as CFO
15.10.2020
The G7's recent rejection of Libra doesn’t seem to have slowed them down
5 Major Banks Exposed for Moving Trillions for Mobsters, Onecoin, and Drug Cartels
21.9.2020
According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), five major global banks have been exposed funneling trillions of dollars in criminal funds in the recently leaked FinCEN Files. The massive leak is 2,100 documents spanning from 2000 to 2017 which shows fraudulent funds...
Former HSBC, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch Execs Start $50M Crypto Fund
21.9.2020
Liquibit Capital is also said to be managed by a former Barclays Capital vice president and two current JPMorgan and Wells Fargo technicians
HSBC stock hits 25-year low: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
21.9.2020
Bitcoin grapples with $11,000 as money laundering engulfs the banking sector again and coronavirus spoils stocks sentiment
Libra appoints HSBC veteran to manage crypto project's operational wing
17.9.2020
Top financial services experts continue to join the Libra project
Libra Association Hires Former HSBC CEO
17.9.2020
The Libra Association, the organisation developing the Facebook-led cryptocurrency payments project, has hired a banking heavyweight with 25 years at HSBC
Huge ‘Bitcoin Tram’ Ad Campaign and 20 Billboards Flood Hong Kong’s Financial District
12.9.2020
A massive Bitcoin ad campaign has launched in the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district, featuring three Bitcoin trams and 20 matching billboards. It is a community initiative coordinated by the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, an organization with more than 5,000 members. The Bitcoin Tram...
Hong Kong’s BTC association pushes ‘Bitcoin Tram’ ad campaign
11.9.2020
Another massive Bitcoin ad rolls out in Hong Kong, urging citizens to “be their own bank.”
Singapore Exchange uses blockchain to issue $300m digital bond
4.9.2020
DAML smart contract language is now used for digital bonds
HSBC and Singapore Exchange Execute Successful $300M Digital Bond Issuance
1.9.2020
Corporate bonds from Olam International – a major commodities supplier – were issued on SGX's digital asset platform
Banks in Mexico Pose Greater Money Laundering Risk Than Crypto Firms, Says Report
28.8.2020
Commercial banks by far pose the greatest risk of money laundering in Mexico compared to crypto-related companies, according to a new report by the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The study singles out what it calls the “G7 banking group”, which includes BBVA...