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HSBC Signs Partnership with the Sandbox Metaverse
17.3.2022
On Wednesday, the Hong Kong-based banking network HSBC announced its partnership with The Sandbox metaverse. The partnership intends to explore the possibilities of virtual communities across the world in expanding the bank’s businesses. The LAND bought on The Sandbox will accommodate and give...
HSBC enters The Sandbox to offer educational finance games
16.3.2022
Partnership hopes to promote financial literacy via gamified experiences within the metaverse
Biggest Movers: SAND Surges on HSBC Partnership — MKR, WAVES Both Nearly 10% Higher
16.3.2022
SAND was higher on Wednesday, as it was announced that HSBC was set to enter the Metaverse via The Sandbox. While up nearly 10% on the news, MKR and WAVES were also some of today’s leading gainers. The Sandbox (SAND) On Wednesday, it was confirmed that The Sandbox and the British financial...
British Investment Bank HSBC Joins Metaverse via Sandbox, Animoca Brands Partnership
16.3.2022
The British multinational investment bank and financial services holding company, HSBC, has revealed it has partnered with the blockchain virtual gaming platform The Sandbox. According to the platform’s parent company, Animoca Brands, HSBC is the first global financial services provider...
Blockchain Gaming Consortium, American Express & Crypto Trademarks + More News
16.3.2022
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Metaverse Banking: HSBC Enters The Sandbox as JPMorgan Tests Decentraland
16.3.2022
With major financial institutions increasingly moving into the metaverse, UK bank HSBC is the first global financial services provider to enter virtual world The Sandbox, following in the steps of US-based banking giant JPMorgan which recently set up a lounge in another virtual world...
HSBC Enters the Metaverse Through Partnership With The Sandbox
16.3.2022
The bank wants to engage with sports, e-sports, and gaming fans on the metaverse
Poll Suggests ECB May Wait Until Q4 to Raise Rates, Several Banks Expect a Series of Fed Rate Hikes This Year
7.3.2022
A recently published Reuters poll suggests the European Central Bank (ECB) may wait until the last quarter of the year (Q4) to raise its first interest rate in over ten years. The poll’s author details that after the conflict in Ukraine, “fewer economists” predict the ECB will...
Polygon & Reddit Co-Founder Go For Web 3.0, Career Moves + More News
17.12.2021
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HSBC and IBM create successful multi-ledger CBDC demo
16.12.2021
The two firms successfully executed cross-realm and end-to-end digital asset transactions with the pilot test, which can also settle securities and forex
Wells Fargo and HSBC Will Settle Currency Trades Using Blockchain
15.12.2021
The blockchain sector was in the headlines recently, with Wells Fargo and HSBC announcing to use of the technology. The two banks have started using blockchain technology to settle transactions directly. In addition, the institutions will reconcile and pay off deals in sterling, dollars, Canadian...
Wells Fargo partners with HSBC to settle FX transactions using blockchain
14.12.2021
Juniper research report says cost-savings for banks using blockchain tech would grow by 3,300% by 2030
Fraud-Accused South African Bitcoin Trader to Turn Himself Over to Police: Report
19.10.2021
Sandile Shezi, the young South African bitcoin trader who is facing fraud charges, has denied allegations he scammed shareholders in his Global Forex Institute. Shezi: Shareholders Signed Up for Education, Not Investments Despite his rejection of the allegations, a spokesperson for...
HSBC CEO backs CBDCs against crypto and stablecoins
22.9.2021
Banking giant HSBC echoes global stablecoin concerns, calling for regulation to be equivalent to its adoption level
HSBC Becomes Latest Bank to Suspend Payments to Crypto Exchange Binance in UK
3.8.2021
HSBC has reportedly become the latest British bank to announce that it has suspended payments to cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Citing a consumer warning by the country’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the bank told its customers: “We’ve made this...
HSBC UK reportedly cuts credit card payments to Binance
3.8.2021
“We take our duty as a responsible lender seriously and want to do everything we can to protect you,” HSBC UK reportedly wrote
Gold Spikes Higher as Fed’s Minutes Report Looms, Central Bank Bullion Purchases Begin to Swell
6.7.2021
After a long break, monthly purchasing data shows that central banks are buying gold again. The World Gold Council says throughout March and April, the organization recorded a higher level of central bank monthly gold purchases and the latest data from May shows the exact same trend. Gold Rises...
HSBC becomes first foreign entity onboarded to Dubai’s KYC blockchain
30.6.2021
HSBC plans to improve the KYC process for local investors and corporate clients by leveraging blockchain technology
Standard Chartered plans European crypto exchange after HSBC says 'no' to industry
2.6.2021
A new joint venture with the owner of the first licensed Hong Kong exchange will focus on institutional clients in the U.K. and Europe
Bitcoin not on the agenda for HSBC says bank's CEO
25.5.2021
HSBC will not be joining the growing list of major banks offering Bitcoin and crypto investment products to customers and clients