KeyBanc Capital Markets

BITCOIN AND CRYPTO

FTX | June 20, 2022

The premier crypto-asset trading platform, FTX Trading Limited (FTX), announced the acquisition of Bitvo, an emerging Canadian crypto-asset trading platform. The acquisition marks another feather in the cap for FTX, whose global footprint has now expanded into Canada. FTX’s mission is to provide its premier solutions to a global customer base. We are delighted to enter the Canadian marketplace and continue to expand FTX’s global reach. Our expansi...

CORE BANKING,FINTECH

Truist | September 19, 2022

Truist Financial Corporation, today announced the launch of Truist Assist in its mobile banking app and online banking platform for personal banking (retail and wealth) clients. This AI-enhanced virtual assistant is the bank's latest example of its T3, or technology-plus-touch-equals-trust strategy, which combines innovative technology with personalized human touch to heighten client satisfaction and trust. The digital assistant leverages natural-language processing (NLP) and ...

CORE BANKING

BlockSpaces | June 24, 2022

On June 23rd, Cogent Bank, a full-service commercial and retail bank, and BlockSpaces, a B2B integration platform that links business applications to blockchain networks, announced their banking partnership. The news was made at the annual conference of the Florida Bankers Association (FBA), which has been operating since 1888 and is one of Florida's oldest trade organizations. Cogent Bank's awareness of the blockchain business, which includes a thorough grasp of the dange...

Fidelity | August 27, 2020

Fidelity Investments is launching its first Bitcoin fund, adding its establishment name and star power to the fledgling and often controversial asset class. The Boston-based money manager said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will begin to offer the Wise Origin Bitcoin Index Fund I through a new business unit called Fidelity Digital Funds. Peter Jubber, head of Fidelity Consulting, will run the new business unit, the filing shows. The passively-managed, Bitcoin-only ...