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We are delighted to announce that GFM Asset Management has joined BondbloX Bond Exchange as our newest member!We are also excited to share that GFM is our first member based out of Hong Kong!GFM is a Hong Kong-based provider of wealth management services for professional global citizens and their multinational families.&nbsp;Initially focused on serving American clients with US IRA, 401k, and 529 accounts, GFM now serves high net worth and pre high net worth individuals in over a dozen countries around the world with a full suite of wealth management services and a passionate interest in evaluating individual stock opportunities.GFM co-Founder Tariq Dennison TEP is also a renowned speaker and lecturer on fixed income, ETFs and alternative investments, and uses the BondbloX platform to build better balanced bond ladders for non-US clients.Find out more on: <a href="https://gfmasset.com/">https://gfmasset.com</a>/

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GFM Asset Management has joined BondbloX Bond Exchange as our newest member!

GFM Asset Management joins BondbloX Bond Exchange

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SINGAPORE, 24 June 2024-- BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the world’s first fractional bond exchange, has announced it has integrated with ICE Bonds to offer access to U.S. corporate, municipal and treasury bond liquidity during ICE Bonds’ extended trading hours, which allows for trading in USD liquidity during U.S., European and Asian hours. ICE Bonds offers fixed income trading for institutional investors, wealth management and investment firms seeking access to U.S. bond liquidity.Through its relationship with ICE Bonds, BondbloX now provides individual investors the ability to buy, track and trade US bond liquidity at the touch of a button through the BondbloX platform. U.S. liquidity will be available to trade on the BondbloX platform from 1 p.m. Singapore time Monday through Friday.&nbsp;“As we continue to help drive trading strategies and real-time investment decision-making for individual investors across the globe, we’re excited to work with ICE Bonds to provide greater transparency and deeper USD liquidity across fixed income markets on our platform,” said Rahul Banerjee, CEO of BondbloX. “We launched the BondbloX platform for individual investors last year to simplify the buying, tracking and trading of bonds, and by working with ICE Bonds, we’re expanding our offering to offer deeper access to USD bond liquidity.”The BondbloX platform, inaugurated in October 2020 for institutional offering, uses an exchange model for all-to-all order matching contrasting with the over-the-counter model that currently exists with dealers servicing individual investors over the telephone. The BondbloX platform subsequently extended its global service offering to eligible individual investors with its launch of Asia’s First Bond Trading Platform for Individual Investors in October 2023.&nbsp; By working with ICE Bonds, investors on the BondbloX platform now have access to US treasury and US corporate bond liquidity during U.S., European and Asian trading hours.“We are delighted to have BondbloX be the first platform to offer their customers access to our expanded liquidity network,” said Pete Borstelmann, President, ICE Bonds. “By extending the trading hours of our platform, we’re not only broadening the depth and breadth of our network, but also enhancing the value of the liquidity within it.&nbsp; This underscores our commitment to providing our clients with greater accessibility and enriched trading opportunities.”ICE Bonds is a part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data.&nbsp;About Intercontinental Exchange<a href="https://www.ice.com/">Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.&nbsp;</a>(NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds, and operates digital networks that connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes helping our customers access mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency. ICE’s futures, equity, and options&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theice.com/about/exchanges-clearing">exchanges&nbsp;</a>-- including the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nyse.com/">New York Stock Exchange&nbsp;</a>-- and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theice.com/solutions/clearing">clearing houses&nbsp;</a>help people invest, raise capital and manage risk. We offer some of the world’s largest markets to trade and clear energy and environmental products. Our fixed income,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theice.com/about/fixed-income-data">data services&nbsp;</a>and execution capabilities provide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers streamline processes and capitalize on opportunities. At&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theice.com/about/mortgage-technology">ICE Mortgage Technology&nbsp;</a>, we are transforming U.S. housing finance, from initial consumer engagement through loan production, closing, registration and the long-term servicing relationship. Together, ICE transforms, streamlines, and automates industries to connect our customers to opportunity.Trademarks of ICE and/or its affiliates include Intercontinental Exchange, ICE, ICE block design, NYSE and New York Stock Exchange. Information regarding additional trademarks and intellectual property rights of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and/or its affiliates is located&nbsp;<a href="http://www.intercontinentalexchange.com/terms-of-use">here&nbsp;</a>. Key Information Documents for certain products covered by the EU Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation can be accessed on the relevant exchange website under the heading “Key Information Documents (KIDS).”Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 -- Statements in this press release regarding ICE's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see ICE's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in ICE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024.&nbsp;About ICE BondsTrading and execution services are offered through ICE Bonds Securities Corporation or ICE Bonds, member&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finra.org/">FINRA</a>, MSRB and <a href="https://www.sipc.org/">SIPC</a>. The information found herein, has been prepared solely for informational purposes and should not be considered investment advice, is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product(s), is intended for institutional customers only and is not intended for retail customer use.&nbsp;About BondbloXFounded in 2016, The BondbloX Bond Exchange is the world’s first fractional bond exchange. It works towards one vision - provide easy access to bonds for all investors.&nbsp;It is regulated as a Recognized Market Operator by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is backed by Citi, MassMutual Ventures as investors. Additional information may be found at&nbsp;<a href="https://bondblox.com/">https://bondblox.com/</a>

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BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the world’s first fractional bond exchange, has announced it has integrated with ICE Bonds to offer access to U.S. corporate, municipal and treasury bond liquidity during ICE Bonds’ extended trading hours, which allows for trading in USD liquidity during U.S., European and Asian hours. 

BondbloX to Offer Access to U.S. Corporate, Municipal and Treasury Bond Liquidity with Integration to ICE Bonds

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BondbloX has successfully obtained a SOC 2 Type II accreditation, showcasing our commitment to the highest standards of data security and compliance. This achievement reflects our dedication to safeguarding your trust and ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of your data.The EY team has played a crucial role in evaluating and enhancing our security posture, ensuring alignment with industry standards and best practices. Their comprehensive gap assessment has provided valuable insights into areas of improvement, and their dedication to completing the SOC 2 report reflects our commitment to maintaining a secure and reliable environment for our stakeholders. &nbsp;

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BondbloX has successfully obtained a SOC 2 Type II accreditation, showcasing our commitment to the highest standards of data security and compliance.

BondbloX Obtains SOC 2 Type II Accreditation

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Singapore, 9 November 2023&nbsp;– Singapore-based Fintech&nbsp;<a href="https://bondblox.com/">BondEvalue Pte. Ltd</a>. has added new investor Beacon Venture Capital, the corporate venture arm of Thailand’s Kasikornbank, to its cap table as part of a US$6m Series B round. Beacon Venture Capital joins existing shareholders MassMutual Ventures and Citigroup who also participated in the round.&nbsp;Other investors include existing shareholders Potato Productions, a company helmed by entrepreneur Lee Han Shih, and Octava, a Singapore-based family office.&nbsp;The latest round follows a Series A raise of US$6m in 2021. This additional funding will allow the Company to scale BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), its digital exchange for trading fractional and full-size bonds, as well as grow its international expansion to Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in India, which recently went live.&nbsp;Powered by distributed ledger technology, BondbloX enables investors to buy and sell bonds in denominations of US$1,000 instead of the usual US$200,000, and through a public exchange where prices are highly transparent.&nbsp;BBX has seen strong interest from global clients since launching the platform to individual investors last month. BBX also has future plans to list US Bonds (Treasuries as well as Corporate Bonds) on the platform.This announcement follows the announcement made last month that Citi is the first digital custodian participant of BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX) for the institutional market. The partnership will allow Citi’s clients that meet certain criteria to become BBX participants and begin trading bonds (both fractionalised and full-sized) almost immediately.&nbsp;“We are immensely honoured to welcome Beacon VC to our Series B round, as well as other new and existing shareholders including Citi and MassMutual Ventures,” said Dr. Rahul Banerjee, Co-Founder and CEO. “The bond market is broken globally, and BondbloX is on a mission to allow individual investors the same access to the market that institutional firms enjoy. We look forward to working together with Beacon VC and other investors to redefine Bond investing” he added.&nbsp;In joining the recent round Thanapong Na Ranong, Managing Director of Beacon VC, said, “BondbloX is truly innovating Bond investing and disrupting an asset class which has lagged in digitization. The use of distributed ledger technology coupled with traditional financial custodians excites us and has great potential to re-shape the bond market for all.”Henry Salmon, Head of Investments, Securities Services, Citi, said:&nbsp;“The digitization of markets, assets and processes is an accelerating industry trend and a key investment theme for Citi. We are delighted to continue our investment in BondbloX. I believe their embrace of new technology and the innovation in the bond market has delivered a unique value proposition.”&nbsp;About Beacon Venture CapitalBeacon VC&nbsp;is a wholly-owned corporate venture capital fund of Kasikornbank PLC (SET: KBANK), a leading commercial bank in Thailand with the highest mobile penetration and largest SME base. Beacon VC focuses on strategic investments in early to growth-stage technology startups covering financial technology (fintech), consumer internet, and enterprise technology. Beacon VC has also recently launched an impact investment mandate, to invest in digital technologies which create a positive impact on the environment and society.&nbsp;Media Contacts:Cognito, for BondbloX:&nbsp;bondblox@cognitomedia.com

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BondbloX raises US$6 million in Series B funding round - Beacon VC, the corporate venture arm of Thailand’s Kasikornbank, joins as new investor

BondbloX raises US$6 million in Series B funding round

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<ul><li>The platform launched in Asia, but is accessible to individual investors across the globe,&nbsp;</li><li>It aims to democratize access to the global bond markets via a fractional investment model</li></ul>SINGAPORE, 25 October 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://bondblox.com/">BondbloX</a> Bond Exchange (BBX), the world’s first fractional bond exchange, has today announced that its unified platform to track and trade bonds will be available for individual investors globally<a href="#_ftn1">[1]</a>. The launch of the platform offering, which follows the exchange’s success with its institutional offering, allows BondbloX to redefine the way that individual investors access bonds.Through the BondbloX platform, individual investors will be able to buy, track and trade bonds at the touch of a button through the integrated app. BondbloX uses an exchange model for all-to-all order matching contrasting with the over-the-counter model that currently exists with phone dealers servicing individual investors. This allows individual investors to access transparent inter-bank bond pricing with no hidden spreads. The platform currently offers a wide selection of USD and SGD denominated corporate and sovereign bonds and will soon enable trading of US treasuries and US corporate bonds.Through BondbloX, individual investors will have access to:&nbsp;<ul><li>A transparent fee structure of 0.20% per trade and 0.20% p.a. of bond holdings</li><li>A wide selection of 70+ fractional USD and SGD bonds with a minimum denomination of just $1,000</li><li>A wider selection of 10,000+ full-sized bonds of $200,000 / S$250,000</li><li>Digital access to the platform from their smartphone.</li></ul>Rahul Banerjee, CEO and Co-Founder of BondbloX commented: “Bonds are becoming an increasingly attractive asset class in the face of market volatility, with the opportunity for stability and higher returns. However, they remain unattainable for many investors due to the complexity of buying, tracking and trading this asset class, and we know that many individual investors simply don’t know where to begin when it comes to the world’s bond markets. The launch of BondbloX’s offering to individual investors is designed to solve this issue.&nbsp;“We want to simplify access to bonds, giving a new audience the opportunity to diversify their portfolios and lock in these higher yields. We’re excited to be able to reach individual investors not only in Asia, but across the world, and democratise access to this exciting asset class through fractional investing,”&nbsp;he added.BondbloX has been active within the institutional market since 2016 and is backed by Citi and MassMutual Ventures. The exchange is also regulated as a Recognised Market Operator (RMO) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).&nbsp;This announcement follows the&nbsp;<a href="https://bondblox.com/announcements/citi-to-become-first-digital-custodian-on-bondblox-bond-exchange">news last month</a> that saw Citi revealed as the first digital custodian participant of&nbsp;<a href="https://bondblox.com/">BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX) for the institutional market.</a> The partnership will allow certain Citi clients to become BBX participants and begin trading bonds (both fractionalised and full-sized) almost immediately.&nbsp;Individual investors can sign up to trade bonds on BondbloX by&nbsp;<a href="https://onelink.to/tzzxev">clicking here</a>.<a href="#_ftnref1">[1]</a> subject to any local specific requirements

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BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the world’s first fractional bond exchange, has today announced that its unified platform to track and trade bonds will be available for individual investors globally.

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