OTCX Partners with BlackRock Aladdin to Digitize Trading
OTCX, a leading regulated fintech reshaping how over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives are traded, has announced a multi-year partnership with Aladdin, BlackRock’s powerful investment management platform. The collaboration marks a major step toward digitizing dealer-to-client “voice” derivative trading, offering clients more flexibility and efficiency in executing trades electronically.
Robo.ai & Changer.ae Launch First Smart Vehicle Wallet
Robo.ai and UAE-regulated digital asset custodian Changer.ae have jointly introduced Roboy339, the world’s first smart vehicle equipped with its own digital wallet, at TOKEN2049. This launch follows the strategic memorandum of understanding signed between Robo.ai and Changer.ae in August 2025, aimed at co-developing compliant wallet and digital account infrastructure. The unveiling of Roboy339 marks a key milestone in that collaboration and highlights Robo.ai’s progress in deploying its “smart machine × compliant stablecoin” framework across the Middle East.
First Bank & Trust Opens New Full-Service Branch in Morristown
First Bank and Trust Company, a diversified financial services firm with $4 billion in assets, is excited to announce the opening of its newest full-service branch in Morristown, Tennessee. This marks the bank’s 28th full-service location, primarily along the I-81 corridor, stretching from Morristown, TN, to Woodstock, VA, and complemented by six loan production offices.
EDX Markets Names David Olsson as Chief Commercial Officer
EDX Markets, a leading digital asset technology firm combining an institutional-only trading venue with a central clearinghouse, has appointed David Olsson as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).Olsson brings over 15 years of leadership experience spanning digital assets, institutional sales, and global banking. Most recently, he served as Global Head of Institutional Sales at Kraken, where he led the company’s client engagement and institutional growth strategy. His previous roles include senior positions at BlockFi, Credit Suisse, and Bank of America, where he managed large-scale financing and derivative distribution initiatives for institutional clients worldwide.
VersaBank Partners with Thrive Financial for US Receivables
VersaBank , a North American leader in business-to-business digital banking, as well as technology solutions for cybersecurity, announced its wholly owned US subsidiary, VersaBank USA, has entered into an agreement with Thrive Financial Inc. (“Thrive Financial”), a Virginia-based technology platform for point-of-sale financing of home improvement projects, connecting homeowners, merchants, and lenders nationally, under which Thrive will utilize the Bank’s Receivable Purchase Program (RPP) in the United States. The Bank immediately completed an initial funding.
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