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Flowdesk Dubai entity licensed by VARA

10 August 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Flowdesk Omega has received authorisation from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to commence broker-dealer services in the region, available to both qualified and institutional investors

Hui to lead APAC compliance at TRM Labs

07 August 2026 APAC
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Claudia Hui will work with financial institutions, crypto businesses, and regulators across the region on digital asset money laundering and financial crime prevention, following almost four years with Revolut

Tether partners with First Advanced Data for Artificial Intelligence and BKN301

07 August 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The firms will deploy Hadron by Tether, a platform to convert RWAs into blockchain-based digital tokens, to accelerate the tokenisation of institutional-grade real estate assets in Saudi Arabia

Broadridge collaborates with Payward Services

07 August 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Broadridge’s unified governance platform will support shareholder communications and proxy voting for xStocks holders which is a tokenised equities framework developed by Payward Services

Devrim Celik leaves Xapo Bank

07 August 2026 Türkiye
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Following eight years with Xapo — most recently as deputy money laundering compliance officer — Evren Devrim Celik has left the private bank

Chainlink Labs chooses Odunaiya as account executive

07 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

After three years with Fidelity Digital Assets, Mide Odunaiya joins Chainlink’s EMEA banking and capital markets division, where he will drive the adoption of decentralised and oracle blockchain infrastructure