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Six banks make equity investment into OSTTRA
26 February 2026 UK and US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, HSBC, UBS Investment Bank, and Wells Fargo are all long-standing OSTTRA clients and users of its services

Apex Group opens Qatar office
24 February 2026 Qatar
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The Qatar office will also extend access to the company’s capabilities, including Apex Digital 3.0, the digital infrastructure enabling institutional adoption and distribution of onchain finance

HSBC appoints Mullins
06 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Sean Mullins will join the company as global head of digital asset for Securities Services, based in London and reporting to Chris Adams

ClearToken makes two senior appointments
02 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Mark Williamson has been appointed chief commercial officer and Chris Smith has become chief operating officer

HSBC Securities Services secures onshore mutual fund custody mandate
26 January 2026 China
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This new mutual fund marks E Fund’s first onshore mutual fund to partner with a foreign custodian bank, a milestone for both organisations

BNY appoints Suh as new Korea country manager
06 January 2026 Korea
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Phillip (Bongkyun) Suh, former CEO of Samsung Asset Management, will join BNY Korea as country manager and Seoul branch manager

Taylor Rose appoints Jarvis as Head of Banking
12 November 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Russell Jarvis’ appointment marks a strategic push by Taylor Rose into the corporate banking space, an area the firm says offers opportunity, as alternative lenders seek bespoke legal support

Ocorian selects Mathews
04 November 2025 Mauritius
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Mano Mathews will ensure Ocorian’s operating model standardises, streamlines and automates global processes, while working across the business, including service lines and functions in this role

Salim rejoins S&P Global as Director of Client Management
31 October 2025 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Khalid Salim has had the experience of working as director of account management at Broadridge and senior vice president of strategic client management at HSBC

HSBC to provide fund administration to BlackRock’s ETF
20 October 2025 Taiwan
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The BlackRock Investment Management iShares marks the debut of BlackRock’s iShares exchange traded fund platform in Taiwan

Juspay collaborates with HSBC to create a full-stack acquiring solution
16 October 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The acquiring platform is tailored to consolidate the whole payment value chain into a unified stack, and allows users access to multiple payment methods through a single provider

BNP Paribas and HSBC join Canton Foundation
10 September 2025 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

According to the firm, these new members reaffirm the financial industry’s collective effort to embrace decentralised technology — The Global Synchronizer