Sebastien Van Schalkwyk has been appointed head of marketing, joining from Cryptio, where he held the same position, bringing over two decades of industry experience with him
Kraken’s parent company will be able to operate under a broker-dealer, investment, and management licence from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority, offering a range of institutional services
The South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority has authorised ISC as both a licensed Financial Services Provider and Crypto Asset Service Provider
Ripple Prime’s clients will be able to access EDX Markets and EDXM International spot and perpetual future liquidity for digital assets within a unified prime brokerage framework
The collaboration highlights how digital currencies and digital collateral records can improve the speed, efficiency, and resilience of Australia’s US$350 billion repo market
Natasha Barrientos has joined the firm as head of digital assets within its global payment and liquidity business, where she will shape its institutional digital asset strategy
Eileen Li has been appointed as the bank’s relationship manager in APAC, where she will be responsible for the onboarding and maintenance of its clientele
20 May 2026US, Singapore Reporter: Matthew Challis
Eligible clients introduced by Marketnode will integrate via WisdomTree Connect, offering institutional participants access to tokenised funds and enabling access to available digital funds
The firms will make the Benji technology platform available to accredited and institutional investors, with support for 24/7 transferability between permissioned wallets and near-instant onchain settlement
The collaboration aims to allow fintechs, payment service providers, and financial institutions using the Fireblocks Network to access regulated on/off-ramp and settlement infrastructure across GCC currencies through a single counterparty
