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Bank of England report on the Future of Post-Trade

The Bank of England published on 2nd June 2020 a report on “The Future of Post-Trade Findings from the Post-Trade Technology Market Practitioner Panel”. The next move for banks is now digitalizing post-trade processes. Findings are self-explanatory: Post-trade processes, both within and across firms, have evolved organically over time, with layers of legacy technology systems, …

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Blockchain 101

The old question “Is it in the database?” will be replaced by “Is it on the blockchain?”William Mougayar But, what is blockchain exactly? What is it and how does it work? For those who want to understand the principles in 2 mn read, go to this page of the Corda website. You won’t become a …

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What is the ISDA CDM?

ISDA CDM stands for ISDA Common Domain Model and is the workdwide data model standard built by ISDA to foster digitalization of the financial industry . Discover more about this standard here with introductory material providing an insight on the business case including: Video: ISDA: What is the ISDA CDM ?      Podcast: Introducing the …

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Corda Technical White Paper

Corda was developed by R3, an enterprise blockchain software firm, in collaboration with over 200 technology and industry partners. Today, Corda is backed by a vibrant community of blockchain/DLT developers continuously adding new features, functionality and more. The Corda technology is described in two detailed papers designed for those who need or want to go …

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Utilities in capital markets reduce costs and increase efficiency

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) published two reports on utilities in capital markets. “We define ‘utility’ as an offering that has at least one of the following core characteristics: creation and provision of a network; application of a standard approach; and ability to demonstrate economies of scale in the provision of a …

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