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Standard Chartered and Coinbase expand institutional digital asset collaboration

12 December 2025 UK, US, UAE
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This builds on the existing partnership between the two firms where the cross-border bank provides connectivity that enables real-time Singapore dollar transfers for Coinbase’s customers

ClearToken unveils CT Settle

09 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The multi-currency service completed its first complete settlement cycle, settling netted cryptoasset and fiat currency transactions between LMAX Digital and Flow Traders

Northern Trust announces a new business growth securing more than 100 mandates

09 December 2025 US, UK, Australia
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The new business growth crosses all asset owner segments and regions where Northern Trust operates, including North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific

Nasdaq selects Citi Investor Services

09 December 2025 Singapore
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

European Commission proposes measures to tackle market barriers

08 December 2025 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

TRAction and DXtrade announce a new integration

08 December 2025 UK, Australia, Singapore
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

This integration allows trading data from DXtrade platforms to flow into TRAction’s reporting systems, which enables mutual clients to meet their trade reporting obligations

Clearstream launches Next Data Solutions

08 December 2025
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The suite brings together SettlementNext, LendingNext, CollateralNext, and LiquidityNext under a single framework to support clients leading up to T+1

Smartstream announces the preview of Smart Agents for Investigations

04 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The firm says that the Agents bring augmented and autonomous exception handling to reconciliations and back office processes

Apex Group launches services to support corporate trading events

04 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The services will include trade fulfilment as a Registered Auction Agent on the London Stock Exchange’s Private Securities Market, operating under the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System framework

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