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Euroclear Invests in Blockchain-Based Funds Marketplace IZNES

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Euroclear has made a strategic investment in IZNES, a blockchain-based pan-European funds marketplace, aiming to enhance its Euroclear FundsPlace suite. The collaboration, pending customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, will leverage IZNES’s technology and various distribution channels to address the landscape of European funds subscriptions and redemptions.

Founded in 2017, IZNES operates a platform designed to streamline the funds subscription process, offering increased transparency and an enhanced customer experience for management companies and institutional investors. The investment follows Euroclear’s previous acquisitions of MFEX in 2021 and Goji in 2023, underscoring its commitment to revolutionizing funds distribution through innovative solutions in France and across Europe.

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