BNP Paribas Securities Services is moving ahead with a key element of its embrace of blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT) via the completion of an initial phase of its partnership with SmartAngels, the Paris-based maker of a crowdfunding platform for equities. For their first deliverable, BNP Paribas Securities Services and SmartAngels are launching a share register… Read More >>
BNP Paribas Unit Tests DLT for Mini-bond Platform
In a bold step, BNP Paribas Securities Services has struck a partnership with renewable energy crowdfunding providers Lendosphere, Enerfip and Lumo to enable private companies to issue mini-bonds through distributed ledger technology (DLT). The platform, which is set to launch at the end of the year, aims to have transactions conducted more securely as well… Read More >>