DTCC goes live with landmark tokenisation platform
Service moves beyond trials following industry testing with more than 50 firms including BlackRock, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and State Street.
Market Infrastructure
S&P Global invests in SSImple
Investment targets improvements in SSI data quality, governance and automation across post-trade workflows.
FCA censures CACEIS UK over WealthTek controls failures
Asset servicer to make £31.7 million voluntary payment to affected clients.
Clearstream opens Kenyan market link
Standard Chartered names as cash correspondent bank, as connection enables institutional access to Kenyan government and infrastructure debt.
Market Infrastructure
Fireside Friday with… BBH’s Mike McGovern
Mike McGovern, principal and global head of technology engagement at BBH, says asset managers must simplify complex legacy operating models through integrated data platforms, strategic partnerships, and AI-led transformation to achieve scalability, resilience, and competitiveness in rapidly evolving markets.
Digital Asset raises $355 million to expand Canton network as institutional onchain infrastructure
HSBC, BNP Paribas, Citadel Securities, CME Ventures and Broadridge among investors backing latest round as focus shifts to regulated blockchain market infrastructure.
Fireside Friday with… ISSA’s Julia McKenny
Julia McKenny, CEO of the International Securities Services Association (ISSA), highlights the urgent need for industry-wide collaboration and interoperability to address systemic risks and move beyond siloed approaches in the global securities ecosystem.
DTCC collaborates with Chainlink on collateral management infrastructure
Collaboration will support near real-time collateral mobility and automation through DTCC’s Collateral AppChain platform.
SIX secures approval to consolidate digital CSD with core custody platform
FINMA sign-off also allows crypto custody services to be offered through consolidated CSD infrastructure.
Euronext begins testing phase for pan-European CSD expansion
BNP Paribas, Citi and CACEIS back initiative to streamline settlement and custody across EU markets.