Fabian Vandenreydt, capital markets veteran and Innovation Ecosystem Advisor to Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) - the international financial centre - has joined the Advisory Board of the Real Estate AI and technology platform RE5Q.

A recipient of several awards in fintech and capital markets, he brings a unique combination of traditional industry expertise, particularly in the EU and UAE regions, and understanding of the fields of applied machine learning, regtech, data analytics and digital assets.

AUD, CAD, NZD Dip; GBP, EUR Flat, JPY Up, Bond Yields Ease

Global equity markets put in a robust performance last week, gaining 2.0% in local currency terms with the US leading the way. Despite June normally being the weakest month of the year, equities have resumed their upward course after a pause in May.

Leading AI-powered credit decisioning disruptor, Scienaptic today announced that home improvement lender, FTL Finance has completed implementation and is now live on its platform. The implementation will enable the company to make better, stronger credit decisioning for its borrowers through next-generation, transformative technology powered by AI to support both contractors’ and homeowners’ financing needs for repairs and remodeling. 

Wall Street Rides FAR (For Autism Research), the annual charity cycling and walking event benefitting the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), today announced the appointments of Marc Wyatt, Head of Global Trading at T. Rowe Price, and Jos Schmitt, President & CEO of the NEO Exchange, a Tier 1 Canadian stock exchange, to its Board of Directors.

Payoneer Inc. (“Payoneer”), the commerce technology company powering payments and growth for the new global economy, and FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp.

 TruSight, the financial industry’s leading provider of validated third-party risk data, today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. TruSight’s extensive experience in assessing clou

The Chartered Body Alliance today launched their first joint qualification, the Certificate in Climate Risk , to help financial services professionals pass the “Carney Test”.

Mark Carney, the former Bank of England Governor, COP 26 finance adviser and United Nations special envoy, made it a key objective of his Building a private finance system for net zero strategy “to ensure that every professional financial decision takes climate change into account”.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the launch of its new Underwriting Central (UWC) platform, an automated service for electronic Certificates of Deposit (CD) offered by DTCC’s subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC).