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Brazil’s major bank enters crypto space with new trading service

Brazil’s largest lender, Itau Unibanco, announced its entrance into the crypto market by introducing a trading service for clients on its investment platform.  The initial offering includes trading in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), with plans to incorporate additional cryptocurrencies. According to the announcement, the decision would position Itau to compete with local entities like crypto exchange MB, investment bank BTG Pactual’s digital assets unit Mynt, and global players like Binance in the Brazilian market. “Our initial focus is on Bitcoin, but our broader strategic plan involves expanding to other crypto…

Brazilian Bank Itau Unibanco Rolls Out Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading Services to Customers 

Reuters said the launch of the BTC and Ether trading services by Unibanco comes a few months after two of the country’s companies exited the crypto market.  Brazilian banking giant Itau Unibanco has joined the crypto bandwagon with the launch of digital asset trading services for customers as part of its investment platforms, Reuters reported Monday, citing an interview with the company’s digital asset head Guto Antunes. According to the report, the financial services company, standing as one of the largest lenders in Latin America, is commencing its foray into…

Brazil’s largest bank Itau Unibanco launches Bitcoin trading — Report

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Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco has launched a cryptocurrency trading service for its clients as part of its investment platform, Reuters reported on Dec. 4. Itau, the largest bank by assets in Brazil and one of the leading lenders in Latin America, is debuting crypto trading with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), digital asset head Guto Antunes reportedly said. In the future, the bank plans to add more cryptocurrencies for trading, he noted. “It starts with Bitcoin, but our overarching strategic plan is to expand to other crypto assets in the…

Crypto Bank Seba Rebrands Itself as ‘Amina’ amid Major Transformation

The transition began at the company headquarters in Switzerland, with plans for an eventual change of name and transformation across other offices located in financial hubs like Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The cryptocurrency bank, formerly known as Seba, is embarking on a major rebranding effort as it transitions to a new name – Amina Bank. The change comes following confusion with another bank in Sweden named SEB. The report stated that there was an agreement to adopt a fresh identity to stop whatever confusion the identical names may…

Swiss crypto bank Seba rebrands to Amina amid global expansion

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Major Swiss cryptocurrency-enabled bank Seba is changing its name amid growing ambitions to expand its trading services worldwide. Seba Bank AG has rebranded to Amina Bank AG, the firm announced to Cointelegraph on Nov. 30. “We opted to change our name from SEBA Bank due to similarities with SEB Bank in Sweden. SEB Bank and SEBA Bank agreed to a name change in 2023,” Amina CEO Franz Bergmueller told Cointelegraph. The new name, Amina, stems from the term “transamination,” meaning the transference of one compound to another, the firm said…

Binance launches pilot program for bank custody of collateral

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Crypto exchange Binance launched a pilot program that allows banks to store trading collateral off-exchange, according to a Nov. 30 announcement. Binance claimed that the program will help to reduce counterparty risk. Binance trading interface. Source: Binance. According to the announcement, the program allows institutions to hold collateral at a third-party bank instead of depositing it to the exchange. This “replicates a framework common in traditional financial markets, which enables investors to proportion their crypto-asset allocation based on their risk tolerance,” the announcement stated. Collateral can be held in the…

Standard Chartered Becomes First International Bank to Participate in Digital RMB Business Pilot

China has rolled out its digital RMB interconnection platform with Standard Chartered Bank that is expected to use it in streamlining cross-border payments and other services. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has made significant progress in rolling out the digital Renminbi ( e-CNY) during the past year. With about 26 digital RMB active pilot areas that cover mainland China and cross-border services, the China branch of Standard Chartered Plc (LSE: STAN) has announced that it will access the digital RMB interconnection platform through the City Bank Clearing Services Co.,…