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Marex makes USDC available as IM collateral

16 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Circle’s US dollar-denominated stablecoin can be used by Marex clients as initial margin collateral, designed to assist in implementing digital asset portfolios while benefiting from blockchain-native rails

Rothera launches exchange and clearing platform using Adaptive’s technology

14 July 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Rothera says that it selected the Adaptive’s Aeron Exchange Accelerator for its combination of high-performance exchange technology, accelerated delivery, and client ownership

Dinari partners with tZERO

08 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

dShares, Dinari’s platform for transforming TradFi US stocks and ETFs into digital tokens, will be combined with tZERO’s regulated brokerage, custody, clearing, settlement, and shareholder servicing

Euroclear enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire Uptevia

08 July 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Through Uptevia, Euroclear says it will add issuer capabilities and reinforce its position in the French market, complementing its infrastructure and post-trade services

Euroclear expands pan-European market access

29 June 2026 Hungary, Lithuania, Czech Republic
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The firm has added seven additional markets to its platform including Hungary, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Cyprus

Standard Bank and ICBC authorised to clear renminbi transactions

26 June 2026 Africa, China
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The two banks will operate jointly as the ‘Renminbi Clearing Bank of Africa’ with operational capacity to clear RMB in 19 African countries

Clearstream enhances LiquidityNext

17 June 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The new solution combines analytics and operational visibility to support efficient settlement outcomes

Paxos subsidiary registered as clearing agency by SEC

29 May 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

According to the firm, Paxos Securities Settlement Company is the only blockchain-native firm approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission as a clearing agency

Bank of America goes live on CLS’s CCS service

20 May 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The service, which is an extension of CLSSettlement, is designed to reduce settlement risk and improve efficiency for cross-currency swap transactions

DTCC expands NSCC’s central clearing capabilities

19 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The capability enables the National Securities Clearing Corporation and Depository Trust Corporation to centrally clear ETF shares that include listed options as underlying components

TCS and ASX go-live with CHESS

29 April 2026 Australia
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The Clearing House Electronic Subregister System is the system used to facilitate the clearing and settlement of trades in eligible financial products

DTCC and SSImple partner

29 April 2026 US, UK, Hong Kong, Australia
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Through this collaboration DTCC’s ALERT and SSImple’s SSI Comply are brought together to further strengthen data governance and reduce settlement risk