Metaco, the Switzerland-based provider of digital asset custody and orchestration technology, has made two senior executive appointments. Peter DeMeo, former global head of digital asset infrastructure at IBM, joins as chief product officer, overseeing the product suite as well as establishing the company’s digital asset advisory practice. Angel Nunez Mencias, former IBM lead architect, joins…
Category: Digital Assets
BNY Mellon appoints Caroline Butler as CEO of digital assets
BNY Mellon has appointed Caroline Butler as CEO of digital assets. Butler joined BNY Mellon in 2020 as global head of custody after nearly two decades at J.P. Morgan. As the CEO of digital assets, she will continue to report to Roman Regelman, CEO of securities services and digital. As CEO of custody services, she…
Zodia moves into Japan with SBI
Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto asset servicing provider for institutional investors, and SBI Digital Asset Holdings Co., Ltd. have entered into definitive agreements to launch a joint venture in Japan. Subject to anti-trust and foreign direct investment clearances, and licences from the Japanese regulator, the Financial Services Agency, the joint venture will act as a…
Archax launches in the UK
Archax, the UK-based, FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, has launched its custody service. Targeted at professional investors and institutions, the solution provides custody for a broad range of digital assets – from cryptocurrencies to NFTs to digital securities – as well as traditional securities and client cash. Archax is providing the service in…
DekaBank partners with METACO
METACO, the Switzerland-based provider of digital asset custody and orchestration technology, has partnered with DekaBank, the provider of securities services and capital market solutions to the German Savings Banks Finance Group (Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe). With AuM of >EUR360bn, DekaBank is a provider of securities services in Germany, providing a range of services including custody, asset management and…
EDB appointed by Arab Bank
Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. has appointed European Depositary Bank, the Luxembourg-headquartered provider of banking, depositary and custody solutions, for the provision of digital banking services. EDB has been selected to provide digital banking services for 32 bank accounts for 14 special purpose vehicles as part of ABS’ EUR400m pan-European real estate strategy. EDB is owned…
Zodia adds to BD team
Suren Ravindra has joined Zodia Custody as a business development manager, based in the UK. He was previously at Digivault.
Copper hires Hammond as chair
Copper.co, the UK-based digital assets services provider, has appointed Philip Hammond, a former chancellor of the exchequer, as chair.
Talos partners with Formidium
Talos, the U.S.-based provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, has partnered with Formidium, which provides digital assets fund administration services. Talos end-users worldwide – institutional investors on the buy-side and the sell-side, including traditional finance and crypto-native firms – can now leverage Seamless Digital, Formidium’s digital assets and tax accounting platform. Seamless Digital consolidates…
Formidium launches crypto tax service
Formidium, the U.S.- based administrator (formerly Sudrania), has launched Crypto Fund Tax, a suite of tax services, including tax allocations, reporting, and filings for funds invested in digital assets. Crypto Fund Tax is aimed at managers and funds that invest in cryptocurrency, DeFi, blockchain, mining, staking, NFTs, tokens, private equity, venture investments, and real estate…