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Nine DTCC Executive Predictions for Global Clearing and Settlement in 2025

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As the new year gets into full-swing, nine Depository Trust Clearing Corporation (DTCC) executives share their insights on the evolving landscape of market infrastructure, regulations and technology in the global post-trade clearing and settlement industry. Their outlook focuses on the key themes of innovation, resilience, and agility in response to regulatory dynamics.

Navigating an Uncertain Environment with Optimism
Frank La Salla, President, CEO, and Director of DTCC
Despite persistent macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, La Salla remains optimistic about the industry’s future. DTCC will continue to lead critical initiatives aimed at mitigating risk, enhancing resilience, and strengthening market structure. Following the successful T+1 conversion, the focus will shift to guiding the industry through the SEC’s U.S. Treasury Clearing rule. Innovation will remain a cornerstone, with digitization, cloud, and AI integration driving advancements alongside process enhancements and cross-margining agreements.

Advancing Technology and Strengthening Resilience
Lynn Bishop, Chief Information Officer
DTCC is prioritizing IT platform modernization to support the landmark U.S. Treasury Clearing implementation, ensuring seamless financial market operations amid an evolving threat landscape. Investments in AI will enhance client experiences and internal efficiency, with a strong emphasis on upskilling employees to harness AI responsibly and effectively.

Accelerating Digital Asset Adoption
Nadine Chakar, Managing Director, Global Head of DTCC Digital Assets
With institutional adoption of digital assets gaining traction, 2025 will focus on moving beyond pilot projects to production-scale applications leveraging tokenization. DTCC’s Digital Launchpad will facilitate collaboration and scalability, driving the creation of an efficient digital market infrastructure that mirrors traditional markets in terms of transparency and liquidity.

Strengthening Risk Management Amid Emerging Threats
Timothy Cuddihy, Managing Director and Group Chief Risk Officer
As geopolitical risks, economic uncertainties, and cyber threats intensify, DTCC will maintain a proactive stance in risk management. A holistic approach combining real-time threat detection, automation, and collaboration will be critical to building adaptive frameworks that address both current and emerging risks.

Preparing for U.S. Treasury Clearing Expansion
Brian Steele, Managing Director, President, Clearing & Securities Services
With U.S. Treasury clearing deadlines approaching, DTCC is dedicated to ensuring a smooth transition, enhancing transparency and risk management. The firm will focus on capital and liquidity efficiencies through cross-margining arrangements and compliance with Basel III mandates while supporting global accelerated settlement initiatives in the EU and UK.

Adapting to Global Derivatives Reporting Changes
Michele Hillery, Managing Director, Head of Repository & Derivatives Services
The derivatives market faces ongoing regulatory changes in 2025, with new UPI reporting mandates in Canada, Japan, and Hong Kong. Firms must leverage past implementation lessons and prioritize early preparation, collaboration, and robust data strategies to ensure compliance and strengthen reporting infrastructure.

Scaling Fixed Income Clearing Services
Laura Klimpel, Managing Director, Head of DTCC’s Fixed Income and Financing Solutions
DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) achieved record-breaking volumes in 2024, demonstrating readiness for increased demand. In 2025, efforts will center on supporting done-away clearing models and addressing remaining challenges, ensuring firms are prepared for Treasury clearing mandates.

Data-Centric Transformation in Asset Servicing
Tim Lind, Managing Director of DTCC Data Services
The transformation of asset servicing will accelerate through AI and cloud-based data marketplaces, replacing traditional connectivity models with collaborative data-sharing platforms. DTCC aims to leverage its data assets to bring issuers, intermediaries, and investors closer, enhancing market insights and liquidity management.

Global T+1 Settlement Momentum
Val Wotton, Managing Director and General Manager, DTCC Institutional Trade Processing
Following the success of T+1 in the U.S., attention shifts to the UK and Europe. DTCC supports the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce and ESMA’s harmonization efforts, advocating for automation and standardization to facilitate smooth transitions to T+1 cycles globally.

These insights highlight DTCC’s strategic focus on innovation, resilience, and regulatory preparedness in the evolving securities markets landscape.

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