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A.Mulla joins GCEX as board member
17 July 2026 UAE
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Mohammed A.Mulla bring 16-years experience at Finalto, where he served as the founding vice president for MENA and Asia

Qomply appoints Scheneider
17 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Andree Schneider joins Qomply as manager director for North America, bringing over two decades of leadership experience working at firms such as Bank of America Securities and UBS Securities

FIS and Anthropic extend partnership
17 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Through joining Project Glasswing, the technology provider is actively testing Anthropic’s Mythos 5, using it to scan and evaluate its own systems

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

ISS STOXX appoints Gomez as CEO
16 July 2026 Germany
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Virginia Gomez will oversee the overall leadership of the business including more than 4,000 financial industry staff globally

Euroclear selects Ahmad
16 July 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

As head of digital assets, Usman Ahmad will lead Euroclear’s strategy in this area, in a newly created position

DTCC completes US trades using tokenised assets
16 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

The tokenised trades were processed on 15 July and sets the stage for the DTCC Tokenization Service to launch in October 2026

El Houayek chosen as country managing director of CACEIS in Luxembourg
15 July 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Ramy El Houayek brings 19 years experience at CACEIS, having worked in leadership roles across fund services and fund administration

HSBC first company to pass BoE’s Gate 2
15 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Theodore Law

HSBC Orion, HSBC’s digital assets platform, will be able to operate within the DSS as a DSD native bond issuance

S&P Global invests in SSImple
15 July 2026 Global
Reporter: Theodore Law

The investment targets progress in SSI data quality, governance, and automation across post-trade workflows

Aztec Group selects Ferraz
15 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Melissa Ferraz joins Aztec from BlackRock, where she held senior managing director roles across its private markets and technology businesses

Waystone supports Pictet’s new UCITS ETF
15 July 2026 Germany, Italy, Switzerland
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The firm is supporting Pictet Asset Management on the launch of its European AI Enhanced Equity Active UCITS ETF range