Kevin Wooldridge, co-founder and CEO of Message Labs, looks at why market transformation must become a durable, message-aware capability rather than a series of one-off programmes
Led by the BIS, Project Agorá is exploring whether tokenised money and a unified ledger model can address the long-standing inefficiencies of wholesale cross-border payments
Tahlia Kraefft examines how as the United Kingdom’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation shifts from minimal oversight to a comprehensive financial services framework regime, is the regulation a brake on innovation or structure for scale?
From integration and data integrity to automation, resilience, and tokenisation, Tom Burke, president of Global Asset Servicing at Broadridge, looks at the priorities shaping 2026
Tahlia Kraefft explores how the capability to seamlessly integrate, distribute, and use data across fragmented systems in asset servicing is no longer merely a mechanism for operational efficiency but a driver of innovation and a strategic advantage
With payments settling in seconds and operating around the clock, traditional AML and CTF frameworks are being pushed to their limits, forcing institutions to rethink how financial crime controls operate in a real-time environment
In the second part of our looking forward series, industry leaders predict the core forces and technological developments that will steer the industry in 2026
Sarah French of TaxTec speaks with Justin Lawson about the parallels between CRS implementation and the forthcoming FASTER initiative, and what the shift towards digital-first tax relief means for financial intermediaries across Europe
As regulatory clarity brings stablecoins closer to the financial mainstream, asset servicers are assessing what the new framework means for settlement, custody, and post-trade infrastructure
WTax Class Action’s Iain Kedzlie, chief commercial officer, and Madonna-Leigh Hendry, chief operating officer and head of litigation, sit down with Asset Servicing Times to discuss how asset servicers can balance fiduciary obligations with rising global litigation risks
What was once imagined as a single global system is splintering into regional ecosystems. From Singapore’s pilots to Brussels’ rulemaking and Washington’s regulatory rethink, the digital-assets landscape has entered a three-way contest of ambition, ideology and market design
