agora Digital Capital Markets Secures FCA Regulatory Authorisation

agora Digital Capital Markets (agora), a UK based technology company focused on transforming the entire lifecycle of financial instruments from issuance to redemption using distributed ledger and smart contracting technology, announced that it has become authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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agora believes technology that enables the on-ledger representation of digital assets should be sound, stable, resilient and able to provide the market with accurate, useable data. These are all principles that underpin financial regulation in the UK. The company's authorisation by the FCA (FRN: 938487) recognises these principles.

Separately, agora announced a receipt of a series of global certifications that enhance its commitment to building the first secure, sustainable and truly end-to-end digital workflow for fixed income products, through the agoraPlatform.

Charlie Berman, co-founder and CEO at agora, said: “From day one, we at agora have understood that it requires ecosystem input from issuers, banks, regulators and others to enable origination and lifecycle management of securities as they exist today in a digital environment. We also know that all participants desire to build a safer, more sustainable infrastructure. Today's news shows several concrete steps we have taken towards building a safer, more sustainable infrastructure that has already been validated by existing and future customers.”