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Согласно отчету Bloomberg, бывший заместитель губернатора Банка Англии по финансовой стабильности Джон Канлифф присоединился к компании Fnality, занимающейся блокчейн-платежами, и будет занимать должность председателя ее британского подразделения. Бывший генеральный директор по платежным и расчетным системам Бундесбанка Йохен Мецгер был назначен членом наблюдательного совета Fnality Europe и, как ожидается, займет пост председателя; бывший руководитель надзора и руководитель политики рыночной инфраструктуры Центрального банка Нидерландов Рон Берндсен также присоединится к этому наблюдательному совету.Fnality управляет системой оптовых платежей, которая позволяет банкам использовать остатки центральной банковской валюты для расчета долгов. Ее система в фунтах стерлингов, находящаяся под надзором Банка Англии, была запущена в 2023 году и в настоящее время стремится получить регуляторное одобрение для запуска версий в долларах США и евро. Fnality заявляет, что эта система предназначена для поддержки токенизированной торговли традиционными активами, такими как акции и облигации, позволяя ценным бумагам и платежным средствам синхронно перемещаться по взаимосвязанной цифровой сети, что сокращает время расчетов и поддерживает круглосуточную торговлю. Fnality была основана в 2019 году, а среди инвесторов — такие крупные финансовые учреждения, как Goldman Sachs, UBS Group, Banco Santander, Bank of America и Citigroup.

ChainCatcher news, London-based blockchain payment company Fnality has completed a $136 million Series C funding round, led by WisdomTree, with participation from Bank of America, Citibank, KBC Group, Temasek, and Tradeweb.Existing investors include Santander, Barclays, BNP Paribas, DTCC, Euroclear, Goldman Sachs, ING, Nasdaq, State Street, and UBS. Fnality is committed to building a regulated payment system based on central bank digital currencies using distributed ledger technology, aiming to address the issues of slow, expensive traditional wholesale payment systems and long settlement times for cross-border transactions. The company plans to use this funding round to expand its pound system into the dollar and euro markets, targeting the cross-border payment market valued at over $120 billion.

ChainCatcher news, Fnality International announced the appointment of Michelle Neal as the new Chief Executive Officer. Neal is currently the Executive Vice President and Head of Markets at the New York Federal Reserve Bank (NY Fed) and will join Fnality in the first quarter of 2025. She has industry experience at BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, Royal Bank of Canada, and Royal Bank of Scotland.Fnality is a DLT settlement platform that launched the Sterling Fnality payment system last year, supported by 20 global institutions. Angus Fletcher is the CEO of Fnality UK. The company's system relies on a comprehensive central bank account that holds funds to support tokenized central bank currency. The platform plans to launch dollar and euro solutions, which require approval from the relevant central banks.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Rhomaios Ram, the CEO of blockchain company Fnality International Ltd., supported by major banks such as Goldman Sachs and UBS, is set to retire, and the company is evaluating candidates to succeed him.A company spokesperson confirmed that the 60-year-old Ram has expressed his intention to resign to the company's board but will continue to serve until a successor is appointed and the transition is smoothly completed.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, blockchain payment company Fnality has completed a $95 million Series B funding round, led by Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas, with participation from DTCC, Euroclear, Nomura Securities, and WisdomTree.Santander Bank, BNY Mellon, Barclays, CIBC, Deutsche Bank, ING, Lloyds Banking Group, Nasdaq Ventures, State Street Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and UBS Group participated in Fnality's $63 million funding in 2019 and have committed to further investments.According to the crypto data platform RootData, Fnality aims to explore how blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) can use tokenized cash assets to settle securities transactions, with the core goal of creating peer-to-peer digital cash assets for the ultimate settlement of tokenized transactions.

Chain Catcher news, blockchain payment company Fnality announced that it has received investment from Nomura Holdings, with the specific amount not disclosed. Fnality stated that it plans to use this investment to expand its influence in the capital markets of Europe, the United States, and Japan.Nomura Holdings will also join the "Global Banking Alliance" initiated by Fnality (focused on establishing a regulated peer-to-peer payment system based on digital assets), with current members including Credit Suisse, the European Clearing Bank, and State Street Corporation.Previous report, Fnality is seeking £50 million (approximately $56 million) in Series B funding, with investment bank Broadhaven Capital Partners assisting in raising the funds. (The Block)

According to Chain Catcher, citing informed sources from The Block, blockchain payment company Fnality International is seeking £50 million (approximately $56 million) in Series B funding, with investment bank Broadhaven Capital Partners assisting in the fundraising. An American company has already invested alongside a mid-sized investment bank. Fnality International conducted a proof of concept for issuing tokenized securities on Ethereum this February, with NatWest and Santander participating as issuer and investor, respectively. ( The Block )