Tagged: moody’s

April 9, 2025 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenized funds have risen by almost 400% during the past year, according to Moody’s. Tokenization typically refers to digital securities. The tokenization of an asset brings improved efficiencies and characteristics to the asset. The report states that the market capitalization of tokenized funds stands at… Read More

December 31, 2024 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, has partnered with global catastrophe risk modeling and solutions company Moody’s RMS. The integration will now reportedly enable P&C underwriters to gain insights into climate and natural disaster risk. Moody’s RMS Location Intelligence API provides catastrophe peril insights in… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moody’s and Elliptic, key players in global compliance and third-party risk management and digital asset risk management respectively, have announced a strategic alliance to revolutionize virtual asset service provider (VASP) screening through the seamless integration of on-chain blockchain data with traditional off-chain data sources. In… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 5:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Numerated and Moody’s Analytics are collaborating to expand the end-to-end capabilities of Moody’s Analytics Lending Suite across all commercial and small business asset classes. The Lending Suite combines Moody’s Analytics data, analytics, and credit assessment capabilities with Numerated’s user experience and automation “to provide a… Read More

January 10, 2024 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, after an extended deliberation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved eleven Bitcoin ETFs. CI has received multiple comments on the approval which is a seminal event for the crypto industry. Rajeev Bamra, SVP of Digital Finance at Moody’s… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 5:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financial technology, or Fintech, is expected to be the sector of the industry that will lead the charge in regard to Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption according to a global study. AI jumped into popular interest with the emergence of ChatGPT and widespread utilization – much… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Former CEO and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao‘s (CZ) departure from the firm will trigger some short-term volatility in the cryptocurrency market, but crypto will “continue to thrive as more institutional money pours in,” predicts the CEO of an independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regnology, a software provider with a focus on regulatory reporting solutions, announced a collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, bringing together two established market participants with the aim of “providing a full end-to-end risk and regulatory reporting solution in select global markets.” As the regulatory landscape continues… Read More

September 30, 2023 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As of late, financial markets have been gripped with the reality that the US government may be headed toward a shutdown due to Congress’s “inability to pass the federal appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on October 1st,” the team at NYDIG… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a new set of regulations for Private Fund Advisers. The new rules will require private fund advisers to provide investors with more information and sets a higher bar on compliance. Below, are several perspectives on the new rules… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an online marketplace for property-backed loans, has partnered with Moody’s to rate the securities offerings listed on the crowdfunding platform. Mihkel Stamm, CEO of Estateguru, said it is very important that investors on crowdfunded offerings have access to the best possible information. He shared… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The New York Federal Reserve posted its quarterly report covering household debt earlier this week. The report noted that outstanding credit card debt now tops $1 trillion. In total, household debt surpassed $17.05 trillion – the highest amount on record. The authors of the report… Read More

March 27, 2023 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s has distributed a report on deposits held in US banks showing that the Federal Reserve’s H.8 data, which presents an estimate of the weekly aggregate balance sheet for the US banking system, released last Friday (March 24), showed a shift in deposits from small… Read More

March 24, 2023 @ 5:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s is out with a report on the banking crisis, lauding policymakers for their rapid response. At the same time, the research firm states that stress in the banking sector can spread to other sectors while outlining three different possible paths for contagion. The banking… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The troubled banking system continues to struggle to regain its footing following the collapse of several banks that found themselves upside down after a rapid rise in interest rates. The banks holding long-duration assets saw their value tank adding stress to the overall financial system…. Read More

March 14, 2023 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the entire US banking sector following the events in the past week. Moody’s said it has changed its outlook from stable to negative. This is a reflection of the events impacting Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank (SBNY), and Silvergate… Read More

December 22, 2022 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Real-time economic intelligence provider QuantCube Technology announced that it has secured funding led by Strategic Development Fund (SDF), the investment arm of UAE’s Tawazun Council, “together with previous backers Moody’s and Five Capital, and other private investors.” Using AI to analyze billions of alternative data… Read More

March 7, 2022 @ 12:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s has downgraded Russia’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Ca from B3. Moody’s said the “outlook is negative.” Obviously, this is due to the catastrophic leadership of President Vladimir Putin and his decision to invade Ukraine and its unprovoked war with the… Read More

January 7, 2022 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Codat has announced a product partnership with Moody’s Analytics. Codat offers an API for small business data and Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) is a top provider of analytical tools. According to a release, Codat’s API will be integrated into Moody’s Analytics CreditLens solution and is designed… Read More

December 3, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s, the global research and securities rating firm, has acquired or agreed to acquire two separate Regtechs. According to Moody’s it has acquired PassFort Limited and entered into an agreement to acquire 360kompany AG (kompany). These two firms are both European providers of KYC, AML,… Read More