Accenture has signed a five-year deal to work with local firm Nikko Systems Solutions to establish joint sales and support teams to market and implement capital markets solutions based on the two companies’ service offerings within the Japanese market. A key aspect of the service will be the promotion of Accenture’s Managed Reference Data Services (MRDS).
The stablecoin market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by emerging regulatory clarity, technological maturity, and rising global demand for a faster, more secure financial infrastructure. But with opportunity comes complexity, and a host of challenges that financial institutions need to address before they can unlock the promise of a more streamlined financial transaction ecosystem. These...
As the implementation date for the European Union’s AI Act looms, financial institutions are having to put their data estates on a secure footing to ensure they comply with the wide-ranging regulation. The Act requires organisations to have a broad and granular view of their data in order to show that they can trace any...
Now in its 3rd year, the AI in Capital Markets Summit returns with a focus on the practicalities of onboarding AI enterprise wide for business value creation. Whilst AI offers huge potential to revolutionise capital markets operations many are struggling to move beyond pilot phase to generate substantial value from AI.
AI adoption in capital markets has moved into a more disciplined phase. The priority is now controlled deployment: where AI can be used safely, where it can deliver measurable value, and how outputs can be governed, monitored and evidenced. The 2026 edition of the AI in Capital Markets Handbook examines how AI is being applied...
