Standard Chartered launches integrated USDC access with Circle
Service allows eligible institutional clients to mint and redeem USDC through the bank without requiring a direct account with Circle.
Technology
Clearstream processes first DLT commercial paper issuance on D7
The €77.5 million EIB issuance was arranged by Citi and marks the first use of Clearstream's D7 platform for such a transaction.
Digital asset servicing
Fireside Friday with… Standard Chartered’s Waqar Chaudry
Waqar Chaudry, global head of digital assets at Standard Chartered, discusses the bank’s push to integrate digital assets into traditional financial infrastructure, and why he believes the industry is entering a pivotal adoption phase that could fundamentally reshape capital markets.
Transcend extends collateral platform into digital markets
New offering aims to help firms manage tokenised and traditional collateral through a single operating model.
Clearstream expands digital transfer agency offering
Blockchain-based platform rolls out to additional markets and broadens fund tokenisation capabilities.
BBH launches AI-enabled NAV oversight tool
Machine learning-based solution designed to support NAV validation across third-party administrators.
CACEIS partners on tokenised money market fund pilot
Alongside Amundi and Ant International, the custodian has launched tokenised share classes for a money market fund as part of wider efforts to explore blockchain-based treasury and liquidity management tools.
Fireside Friday with… SmartStream’s Robin Hasson
Robin Hasson, head of SmartStream air product management, says AI is already streamlining custody by reducing manual exceptions, improving data quality, and speeding up resolution through always-on, parallel processing. He sees growing adoption and a shift toward agentic AI that works alongside humans to reshape post-trade operations.
Clearstream launches next-generation infrastructure for traditional and digital securities
Post-trade provider aims to unify tokenised and traditional assets on a single platform spanning issuance, settlement, custody and collateral management.
Fund Administration
Fireside Friday with… Apex Group’s Peter Hughes
Apex Group’s chief executive Peter Hughes has presided over a period of tremendous growth for the organisation. Here, he considers the transformational impact of technology and how the firm’s buy/build approach has laid the foundations for future success in private markets and beyond.