Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Jon Cunliffe has joined blockchain payment company Fnality and serves as the Chairman of the UK entity

According to Bloomberg, Jon Cunliffe, the former Deputy Governor for Financial Stability of the Bank of England, has joined the blockchain payment company Fnality and will serve as the Chairman of its UK entity. Jochen Metzger, the former Director General for Payment and Settlement Systems of the German central bank, has been appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of Fnality Europe and is expected to serve as its Chairman; Ron Berndsen, the former Head of Supervision and Head of Market Infrastructure Policy at the Dutch central bank, will also join the Supervisory Board.

Fnality operates a wholesale payment system that allows banks to settle debts using central bank currency balances. Its pound sterling system, regulated by the Bank of England, went live in 2023 and is currently seeking regulatory approval to launch versions in US dollars and euros. Fnality states that the system is designed to support the tokenized trading of traditional assets such as stocks and bonds, enabling the synchronized flow of securities and payment funds across interconnected digital networks, thereby shortening settlement times and supporting round-the-clock trading. Fnality was established in 2019, with investors including major financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, UBS Group, Santander Bank, Bank of America, and Citigroup.