Euroclear has entered a seven-year partnership with Microsoft to modernize its technology infrastructure and develop new digital and data-driven capabilities for financial market participants. The collaboration will focus on leveraging cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced analytics to enhance Euroclear’s role as a key financial market infrastructure provider.
The initiative is designed to foster greater efficiency in capital markets by shifting towards an ecosystem-driven model. Microsoft’s cloud solutions, including Azure and AI-powered tools, will support Euroclear in developing a more flexible and scalable platform for data sharing, customer engagement, and market infrastructure resilience.
A Shift Toward Data-Enabled Market Infrastructure
The collaboration aims to enhance Euroclear’s ability to process and share financial data securely while strengthening operational resilience. The initial phase of the partnership will focus on:
- Financial data sharing: Developing a secure platform to enable controlled data collaboration across financial institutions.
- Enhancements to Euroclear FundsPlace®: Improving the client experience with AI-driven insights and more efficient fund processing.
- Customer engagement modernization: Establishing a unified platform for streamlined interactions across Euroclear’s business lines.
- Strengthening market infrastructure: Building a more resilient financial infrastructure with integrated security and compliance features.
“Technology is rapidly transforming financial market infrastructures,” said Valérie Urbain, CEO of Euroclear. “Harnessing the latest developments in cloud, AI, and analytics is a critical enabler of Euroclear’s strategy and a driver of innovation and new business without compromising resilience. Microsoft’s technology leadership and understanding of financial markets make it an ideal strategic partner for the next stage in our journey. This mutually beneficial relationship greatly accelerates our ambitions and should bring us much closer to clients.”
Microsoft will provide cloud-based scalability and automation tools to support Euroclear’s operational resilience, including disaster recovery and business continuity solutions. “Our partnership with Euroclear combines their extensive financial ecosystem—connecting more than 2,000 financial institutions—with the trust and scalability of the Microsoft Cloud including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Teams,” said Ralph Haupter, President, EMEA at Microsoft. “Together, we are enabling a shift from traditional sequential workflows to an ecosystem-centric capital markets model. This transformation will empower financial institutions to reimagine how they interact, analyse data and deliver insights to end users, driving efficiency and innovation across the industry.”
The partnership is guided by senior executives from both companies, ensuring alignment between technology and business objectives. As the collaboration evolves, new digital and data initiatives will be explored to further enhance market efficiency and financial services innovation.
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