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G.H. Financials deploys Baton’s liquidity management platform
21 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The deployment brings together Baton’s Balance Manager and Exposure Manager capabilities to provide a single, near-real-time view of cash balances, margin requirements and collateral on deposit

Ctrl Alt receives MiFID approval from Central Bank of Ireland
21 July 2026 Ireland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

With Markets in Financial Instruments Directive authorisation, the firm can provide regulated investment services and handle securities throughout Ireland, and to passport its services across the EU

London Stock Exchange launches new 24/5 trading venue
21 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

LSE 24 is designed to support near-continuous trading from Monday to Friday, providing global investors with greater flexibility

Broadridge and Alpaca launch governance solution for tokenised securities
20 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Together, the companies enable traditional and tokenised equities to support the ownership rights, transparency, and operational integrity expected in traditional markets

Deutsche Bank expands escrow services in South Korea, Vietnam, and Malaysia
20 July 2026 South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The bank supports escrow arrangements across multiple jurisdictions and currencies, offers standardised documentation to enable fast execution, and provides integrated access to FX, custody, and cash management

Prescient Fund Services appoints Gerety
20 July 2026 Ireland
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

As country head for Ireland, Nicola Gerety will lead Prescient Fund Services' Irish operations while supporting the firm's continued growth strategy across its global fund services business

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