Our predictions series continues as BNP Paribas, BNY, JP Morgan, Northern Trust, Clearstream Fund Services, Apex Group, SmartStream and Pictet Asset Services share their views on how AI, data, tokenisation and digitisation will reshape technology and operating models in 2026.
The mandate spans the Nordics and Euroclear Bank, with efficiencies across securities servicing and post-trade infrastructure.
Employees will be able to design and deploy AI agents reportedly capable of processing vast financial reports, synthesising structured and unstructured data, and navigating complex market trends.
Sinéad McIntosh, managing director and global head of revenue for financial institutions at Brown Brothers Harriman, says firms are navigating a complex regulatory landscape marked by divergent rules and shortened settlement cycles. The firms that modernise, centralise oversight and work collectively will be best placed to shape the next phase of regulatory evolution.
New backing highlights institutional momentum behind the Canton Network.
Former BNY asset servicing chief Roman Regelman is spearheading FNZ’s efforts to evolve beyond just its wealth-tech roots through its cloud-native post-trade infrastructure as it targets modernisation across the full value chain.
The two organisations aim to support investors as they manage increasingly complex cross-border requirements.
The investment management giant has also invested in the fintech to support the firm’s next phase of growth.
Backed by Google Cloud technology, the platform will initially be rolled out into the international market and available to issuer clients of Clearstream Banking.
Expansion builds on UAE launch to cover custody and trading across new markets.