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Why Do We Disagree? How AI Solves One of Post-Trade’s Most Persistent Challenges
By Carl Thornberg, head of optimisation and analytics technology, OSTTRA. In post-trade operations, most problems are not caused by outright errors, they are caused by ambiguity. Trades that look different but are not wrong. Valuations that diverge for valid reasons. Numbers that do not line up, even though nothing has actually gone awry. At scale,…
Clearstream and LCH SA Expand Settlement Services for Italian Government Debt
Clearstream and LCH SA have extended their existing partnership to include settlement services for Italian government debt. This development allows LCH SA clearing members to settle all Italian sovereign debt instruments, including cash and repo transactions, through Clearstream’s international and domestic central securities depositories (CSD). The service is scheduled to go live during 2026. By…
World Federation of Exchanges Urges Regulators to Balance Quantum Risk with Near-Term Cyber and AI Threats
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has called on regulators to balance long-term quantum computing risks against more immediate operational challenges in the financial sector. The association’s press release highlights a substantial gap between regulatory expectations for early preparation and the industry’s current prioritisation of nearer-term threats such as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and cyber…
Basel III / FRTB: One Framework, Multiple Timelines, Mounting Pain for Global Firms
For much of the past decade, Basel III has been discussed as a global regulatory reform programme moving at uneven speed, but broadly in the same direction. The UK Prudential Regulation Authority’s confirmation of its Basel 3.1 timetable brings welcome clarity for firms operating in the UK market, yet it also underlines a deeper reality:…
Capital.com Selects Duco to Automate Client and Payment Reconciliations
Capital.com, the global fintech group and online trading platform, has selected Duco to transform its critical client and payment reconciliation processes. By deploying Duco’s AI-powered operational data automation platform, Capital.com intends to manage the increasing volume and complexity of its data inputs more effectively. This strategic move is designed to provide a flexible and modern…
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,…
Broadridge Deepens AI Push with Minority Investment in DeepSee to Transform Post-Trade Operations
Broadridge Financial Solutions has taken a minority stake in agentic AI specialist DeepSee and expanded its partnership to embed intelligent automation into post-trade workflows, marking a strategic advance in its data and AI roadmap for capital markets operations. Tom Carey, President of Broadridge Global Technology and Operations (GTO), will join DeepSee’s Board of Directors as…
ITRS Acquires IP-Label to Expand Digital Experience Monitoring Capabilities
ITRS, the performance monitoring and analytics provider, has agreed to acquire IP-Label, the Paris-based specialist in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) and performance analytics, with the aim of strengthening its DEM capabilities and expanding its presence in Europe. The acquisition brings IP-Label’s Ekara platform into the ITRS portfolio, adding capabilities including Synthetic Transaction Monitoring (STM), Real…
Banks Should Optimise Collateral in 2026 to Lay the Groundwork for Greater Efficiency and Innovation
By James Pike, Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Strategy, Taskize. Collateral teams have been tested in 2025. Banks have weathered multiple bouts of high volatility, including the fallout from ‘Liberation Day’ and sell-offs over fears of a possible AI bubble. Sharp spikes in volatility across multiple asset classes have the potential to disrupt collateral…
United Fintech Secures Strategic Investment from Dansk Vækstkapital
United Fintech has accepted a strategic minority investment from Dansk Vækstkapital (Danish Growth Capital), a fund strategy under Danske Private Equity and Danske Bank Asset Management. This transaction positions Dansk Vækstkapital as the company’s sixth institutional investor, following closely on the heels of Barclays joining the investor group earlier this month. These new partners sit…