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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

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

Swift’s blockchain-based ledger ready for use
10 July 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Matthew Challis

According to Swift, 17 banks from six continents are preparing to pilot live transactions, with its shared ledger providing a secure orchestration layer for bank-issued tokenised deposits on their own infrastructure

Standard Chartered makes new appointments in Europe
30 June 2026 UK, Europe
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Margaret Harwood-Jones has been appointed as CEO for Europe and UK and Jörg Hessenmüller as CEO for SCB AG

Major financial institutions unveil bank-led onchain money initiative
08 June 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Bank of America, BNY, Citi, Wells Fargo, J.P Morgan are part of a group of banks that have launched a digital payments initiative that links onchain activity with traditional payment rails

DTCC advances development of tokenisation service
05 May 2026 US, UK, Hong Kong, Australia
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

DTCC is set to facilitate initial, limited production trades of securities tokenised via the Depository Trust Company’s tokenisation service in July 2026, with plans to launch the service in October 2026

Citi appoints Tannir and Pakcan
30 April 2026 UAE, UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Karim Tannir has joined as the cluster and banking head for the MEA region and Ebru Pakcan will now be working as the chief operating officer for international and legacy franchises

M1 to deploy FIS’s Proxy Voting by Proxymity
30 April 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

This solution aims at bringing M1 into the digital age by providing real-time, secure, and transparent communication between issuers, intermediaries, and investors, while helping M1 meet its regulatory requirements

HSBC Saudi Arabia fund administration to include private assets
28 April 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The bank says that this is a move that supports the rising allocation of asset owners, asset managers, and financial sponsors towards private markets

HSBC completes tokenised deposit pilot on Canton Network
13 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

During the controlled pilot with Canton-enabled digital assets, HSBC simulated the transfer of tokenised deposits and the atomic settlement of tokenised deposits against other digital assets

Fintech Fringe and HSBC Innovation Banking unveil DealFlow LIVE
13 March 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The product involves a structured series of events that connect investment-ready fintechs with HSBC Innovation Banking UK's network of venture capitals, growth equity funds, and alternative lenders

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