BNY Mellon has formed a strategic alliance with Emirates NBD, the UAE-based banking group, “aimed at accelerating the growth of UAE capital markets”. In 2020 BNY Mellon formed an alliance with SNB Capital (formerly NCB Capital) in Saudi Arabia.
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BNY Mellon appoints new Germany head
BNY Mellon has appointed Katarina Melvan as the German branch manager for The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV (the European Bank). Melvan, who previously served as CEO for the management board of the KVG in Germany, is also responsible for the asset servicing business in Germany. Melvan joined BNY Mellon in 2007 as managing…
SG-FORGE partners with METACO
Société Générale – FORGE (SG – FORGE), a subsidiary of Société Générale, which provides issuers and investors with end-to-end services to issue, invest and manage digital-native security tokens registered on public blockchains, has selected METACO, the Swiss-based provider of digital asset management technology and infrastructure, to orchestrate its digital asset custody operations. The partnership enables…
BP2S appoints client chief for SE Asia
BNP Paribas has appointed Jen-Thai Ewe as head of client development for securities services in Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for securities services sales, client relationship management and client services across Southeast Asia. He was previously head of client management – securities services, ASEAN, at HSBC, and also worked at State Street…
Citi signs with Saphyre
Citi’s securities services business has become the latest to sign up to use Saphyre, a fintech company using AI technology, to manage new account openings and maintenance. Saphyre’s platform provides Citi with an additional option to parallel its existing account management solution and can provide the benefit of substantially automating and expediting client onboarding.
Stephen Doyle to join NatWest T&DS
Stephen Doyle is joining NatWest Trustee & Depositary Services as head of sales & relationship management for traditional funds. He will report to Mark Crathern, head of NatWest T&DS. Doyle was most recently head of sales for UK & Ireland at BNY Mellon.
CACEIS allies with Taurus
CACEIS has signed an agreement with Taurus, a Swiss company that focuses on the digital assets and blockchain space, to use its platform. CACEIS’ objective is to offer secure custody of digital assets using Taurus-PROTECT, including automated corporate action processing, dividend payments and Smart Contract management, digital asset issuance and tokenisation on blockchain using Taurus-CAPITAL,…
Citi hires new data chief
Citi has hired Joe Bonanno as global head of data, digital and innovation for its securities services business. Bonanno joins from Morgan Stanley, where he was most recently head of analytics and data strategy, architecture, and platforms for its wealth management division. Fiona Horsewill, global head of data and digital, Michael Hlava, global head of…
Northern Trust combines digital and traditional asset services
Northern Trust has established a digital assets and financial markets group, led by Justin Chapman, currently global head of market advocacy, innovation and research. The new group combines the teams responsible for supporting digital asset markets and the traditional network management teams.
Joe Scott joins Ultimus LeverPoint
Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions, a specialist private fund administrator with >USD150bn AuA, has hired Joe Scott. He will play a strategic, client-facing role as he oversees multiple fund administration teams that service the firm’s client base. Previously, Scott was at UMB Fund Services where he oversaw six accounting teams across various locations while leading…