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SIX receives FINMA approval to merge digital CSD into SIX SIS
05 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This strategic consolidation brings together digital and traditional asset services within a single legal entity and forms the foundation for delivering integrated post-trade services across digital and traditional asset classes

FIS launches agentic AI for banking with Anthropic
05 May 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The firms are working together to bring agentic AI to banking, initially with the Financial Crimes AI Agent which will enhance investigative and Suspicious Activity Reports narrative quality

BNP Paribas appoints Papillard and Libiszewski
05 May 2026 France
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Camille Papillard has been made the deputy head of Financial Intermediaries & Corporates and Laurent Libiszewski has been appointed as the regional head of Financial Intermediaries & Corporates EMEA

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

FCA issues fund tokenisation guidance for asset managers
01 May 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The FCA’s latest guidance proposes rules for the introduction of a direct dealing model for authorised funds to encourage fund efficiency and assist tokenisation models

Broadridge completes acquisition of CQG
01 May 2025 US, UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The acquisition enhances Broadridge’s trading and connectivity capabilities by adding complementary execution management to its existing order management and client connectivity platform

OSTTRA acquires HUB
01 May 2026 UK and US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The addition of HUB complements OSTTRA’s existing solutions for buy side trade processing, portfolio reconciliation, optimisation, and margin management

FCA sets out fund tokenisation guidance
30 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

According to the regulator, the new rules intend to make it easier for asset managers to unlock benefits of fund tokenisation

Computershare forms an agreement with Securitize
30 April 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Through this agreement, Computershare will support US-listed clients in issuing tokenised equity securities

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

Apex Group and Truleum Venture partner
30 April 2026 UAE
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Truleum Fund I LP — designed to combine institutional-grade governance standards with digital issuance architecture — is launched through the collaboration