BNY among investors in fresh Digital Asset funding round
New backing highlights institutional momentum behind the Canton Network.
Technology
Technology
Roman’s new empire: FNZ looks to stake its claim in the global post-trade arena
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.
FundApps and WTAX sign strategic partnership
The two organisations aim to support investors as they manage increasingly complex cross-border requirements.
BlackRock and AccessFintech partner on post-trade connectivity
The investment management giant has also invested in the fintech to support the firm’s next phase of growth.
Clearstream rolls out tokenised securities platform
Backed by Google Cloud technology, the platform will initially be rolled out into the international market and available to issuer clients of Clearstream Banking.
Standard Chartered and OKX extend digital assets partnership to European Economic Area
Expansion builds on UAE launch to cover custody and trading across new markets.
Funds industry
UK’s FCA lays out tokenised fund regulatory framework
Report proposes guidance and rule changes to accelerate adoption of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the funds space.
Institutional investors are ‘rewiring their operating models around digital assets’, according to State Street
Institutional investors are moving beyond experimentation to execution, as tokenisation and AI reshape investment strategies, notes State Street’s latest study.
Technology
Citi accelerates real-time asset servicing with Single Event Processing technology rollout
Landmark development has seen event creation reduced from hours to minutes, with the technology currently being rolled out in North America and extended to the rest of Citi’s custody network by 2026.
Apex Group goes live with AI-driven WealthTech platform
The new platform aims to lower barriers to entry and streamline processes for wealth managers, banks and distributors looking to access private markets.