AQX Technologies Launches SWIFT Connector for Post-Trade Automation

AQX Technologies has announced the launch of its new SWIFT Connector, designed to streamline post-trade messaging for buy-side and sell-side firms. This addition to the AQX platform provides native support for SWIFT messaging, enabling clients to send and receive trade confirmations and data securely. The integration facilitates straight-through processing (STP) from trade capture to settlement, replacing legacy manual workflows such as emails and CSV-based processes.

By orchestrating confirmations, status updates, and exceptions within a single system, the connector helps firms reduce operational risk and improve confirmation times. It also strengthens audit trails to meet evolving regulatory requirements. This release builds on AQX’s recent growth and supports the wider industry trend of modernising middle- and back-office operations for greater speed and accuracy.

TNS Expands APAC Footprint with Connectivity to Japan Alternative Market

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has expanded its infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region by establishing connectivity to the Japan Alternative Market (JAX). This integration provides customers with direct, managed access to market data feeds from JAX, which began operations in December 2024 as a new trading venue for Japanese equities. Global firms can now incorporate this data into their trading and analytics workflows through TNS’s extensive global network.

This new connection addresses the complexity of accessing Asian exchanges, which often require bespoke broker arrangements. TNS simplifies this by enabling clients to view JAX market data alongside other major exchanges via a low-latency managed network and an extranet of over 5,000 endpoints. The addition of JAX reinforces TNS’s presence in the region, joining an existing Japanese exchange portfolio that includes Japannext, the Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX), and the Japan Exchange Group (JPX).

LSEG Launches Digital Settlement House for Instantaneous Cross-Network Settlements

LSEG has launched Digital Settlement House (LSEG DiSH), an open-access platform facilitating instantaneous settlement between independent payment networks, both on and off-chain. Utilising DiSH Cash – commercial bank deposits held on the DiSH ledger – the service enables the 24/7 movement of money across multiple currencies and jurisdictions. It supports Payment versus Payment (PvP) and Delivery versus Payment (DvP) models, providing a real cash leg for foreign exchange and digital asset transactions across traditional and digital infrastructures.

Operating within LSEG’s Post Trade Solutions business, the platform allows participants to orchestrate payments on any connected network. This capability unlocks trapped assets and optimises liquidity through new intraday borrowing and lending tools. By reducing settlement timelines, the service mitigates settlement risk and increases collateral availability. The launch follows a successful Proof of Concept with Digital Asset and a financial consortium on the Canton Network, which demonstrated the effective tokenisation and transfer of commercial bank deposits.

Integral Triples Infrastructure at Equinix Singapore to Meet Regional Demand

Integral, a currency technology provider, has tripled its infrastructure footprint at the Equinix SG1 data centre in Singapore. This expansion is a direct response to soaring regional demand and significantly increased transaction volumes, with the company now processing over one million tickets daily at the facility. To support this growth, Integral is utilising Equinix Fabric, a software-defined interconnection service, to establish private and direct connections with cloud service providers, key partners, and customers.

The expanded SG1 facility serves clients across the wider Asia-Pacific region, supporting the company’s robust growth and recent client partnerships. This investment in infrastructure ensures scalability and reliability, allowing Integral to manage higher system loads without compromising speed or performance. Alongside its Singapore operations, the company maintains infrastructure within Equinix facilities in London (LD3), New York (NY4), and Tokyo (TY4).

STP Investment Services Integrates Passthrough into BluePrint Platform

STP Investment Services has integrated Passthrough, a subscription automation platform, directly into its proprietary BluePrint ecosystem. This enhancement is designed to streamline the experience for fund managers and investors by reducing administrative friction and improving data accuracy. By embedding Passthrough’s technology, STP aims to accelerate the onboarding process for Limited Partners (LPs) while maintaining a fully connected operational environment.

The integration enables a seamless transition from investor subscription to ongoing servicing without leaving the BluePrint platform. Data collected through Passthrough’s digital workflows now populates directly into STP’s middle- and back-office systems, eliminating the need for manual reconciliation and redundant data entry. This creates a unified ecosystem that offers faster document exchange and greater process visibility for both General Partners (GPs) and LPs throughout the fund lifecycle.

Clearstream to Distribute Blackstone Private Market Strategies on its Fund Platform

Clearstream, the post-trade services provider of Deutsche Börse Group, is adding private market investment strategies from Blackstone to its platform. This initiative aims to broaden access to private market investments for individual investors by leveraging Clearstream’s network of over 300 distribution partners, which includes major global wealth managers with a significant presence in Europe and Asia. The collaboration is designed to simplify the operational complexities often associated with these funds, allowing wealth managers to distribute them to a wider client base at scale.

Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager with over USD $1.2 trillion in assets, offers opportunities across private equity, real estate, private credit, and infrastructure. To support this, Clearstream provides a suite of services covering order routing via its Vestima platform, settlement, and asset servicing, alongside frameworks for KYC and distribution oversight.

Broadridge Makes Strategic Investment in DeepSee to Accelerate AI Post-Trade Automation

Broadridge Financial Solutions has expanded its partnership and made a strategic investment in DeepSee, a US-based company specialising in agentic AI technology. As part of this agreement, Broadridge has acquired a minority ownership stake in DeepSee, and Tom Carey, President of Broadridge Global Technology and Operations, will join the DeepSee Board of Directors. This collaboration represents a significant step in Broadridge’s strategy to utilise harmonised data and AI to optimise global post-trade operations, aiming to accelerate AI transformation across capital markets.

The initial focus of the partnership is the deployment of AI-powered email orchestration, which converts traditional inboxes into intelligent, automated workflows. By embedding AI agents into post-trade processes, the solution automates tasks such as fails research and inventory optimisation, facilitating faster responses and improved compliance. The technology has already been deployed across Broadridge’s Business Process Outsourcing Operations, serving over 60 clients, and is now available for firms to integrate within their own systems via the Broadridge Platform or on a standalone basis.

SimCorp Expands Partnership with MSCI to Integrate Private Market Data

SimCorp has expanded its collaboration with MSCI, providing buy-side firms using the SimCorp One platform with direct access to private market datasets. This integration allows clients to access data at fund, asset, and deal levels, aiming to resolve the fragmentation and inconsistent reporting often associated with private market investments. By aggregating high-quality data within a single platform, the partnership seeks to simplify access to critical investment information.

Building on a 2022 agreement regarding benchmark data, this development introduces access to MSCI’s Private Asset Transparency Data and a managed service for automated document collection. These tools cover nearly 28,000 funds across all private asset classes, offering detailed visibility into historical holdings, performance, and cash flows. This integration supports SimCorp’s broader strategy to manage public and private assets within a unified ecosystem, following the recent launch of SimCorp Alternatives.

StoneX Digital Secures CASP Licence Under EU MiCA Regulation

StoneX Digital, a division of StoneX Group Inc. has been granted a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the Central Bank of Ireland. This authorisation was issued under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and represents a significant expansion of the firm’s regulated capabilities within the digital asset sector.

Building on its previous operations as a Virtual Asset Service Provider, StoneX Digital will now offer digital asset execution and custody services across the entire European Union. The division, established in June 2022, focuses on servicing institutional and corporate clients requiring secure market access. This new licence allows StoneX to meet the growing demand from financial institutions for regulated, compliant entities to handle their digital asset requirements.

WAMID Launches Advanced Market Analytics Suite in Collaboration with BMLL

WAMID, the technology subsidiary of Saudi Tadawul Group, has launched WAMID Analytics, a new suite of solutions developed in collaboration with data provider BMLL. Designed to assist both local and international market participants, the platform aims to improve transparency, insight, and efficiency across Saudi and global capital markets.

The core of this new offering is the Analytics Dashboard, a cloud-based, no-code platform that provides visualisations of advanced metrics derived from global equity order book data. This tool allows users to analyse market behaviour, liquidity, and execution quality in granular detail. The dashboard features capabilities for comparing trends and benchmarking performance across various time horizons, supporting functions ranging from institutional research to the optimisation of trading strategies.

This launch marks a further step in WAMID’s strategy to drive digital transformation within Saudi Arabia’s financial sector. WAMID Analytics joins the company’s existing portfolio of services, which includes WAMID DataHub, WAMID Newswire, and Co-Location services, expanding its capacity to deliver market intelligence and enhance global connectivity.