From Pakistan’s Raast to Brunei and Vietnam’s CSDs, Maxim Neshcheret, regional director, APAC, at CMA Small Systems, explains how the firm’s DEPO/X RTS/X platforms are linking markets and advancing digital readiness
Mick Fennell, business line director, Payments, at Temenos, discusses the key drivers of change in the payment industry, including the need for innovation, protection, regulation, and optimisation
Margaret Harwood-Jones, managing director, global head of Financing and Securities Services at Standard Chartered, speaks to Zarah Choudhary about accelerating growth in Europe, the role of AI in securities services, and how frontier markets are driving the next wave of innovation
James Harris, newly appointed CEO of Tesseract, discusses his priorities for growth, cybersecurity, and institutional trust in the digital assets space
Andrew Hutchings sits down with Anabel Mifsud, managing director at Fexserv Fund Services, to discuss the aspirations of Malta as a major fund jurisdiction
Byron Roberts, chief strategy and financial officer at WTax, discusses how automation, artificial intelligence, and data-driven insights are transforming withholding tax management
As institutional appetite for digital assets reaches unprecedented levels, clearing firms are racing to provide regulated access to cryptocurrency markets while managing traditional finance requirements. Terry Hollingsworth, global head of futures and OTC clearing sales at Marex, discusses how the firm is positioning itself at the intersection of TradFi and DeFi
Paul Frost-Smith, co-CEO of Komainu, talks to Karl Loomes about Series B funding, institutional adoption of digital assets, and why crypto-native custody is no longer on the fringe
Elliot Refson, head of funds at Jersey Finance, sits down with Asset Servicing Times to discuss their recent white paper and trends in alternative investment
Michael McPolin, head of Market Advocacy at Broadridge International, looks at the Shareholder Rights Directive and explores how fragmented regulation, inconsistent implementation, and technological gaps continue to hamper effective shareholder engagement across the EU
With its tokenised reinsurance fund, MembersCap is aiming to redefine traditional access to this exclusive asset class. CEO Lloyd Wahed speaks to Karl Loomes about this market, the importance of discipline, and what comes next for the firm