Bybit and Franklin Templeton form collaboration. To expand access to tokenised investing, the collaboration launches with a new off-exchange collateral programme that unlocks trading liquidity for institutional clients, says... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Citi Token Services expands global footprint into Japan and UAE. The expansion is the latest milestone in Citi Services’ broader digital assets strategy, which is focused on building bank-grade capabilities that connect... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Capitolis to acquire eSecLending in US$200m all-cash transaction. The acquisition will extend the Capitolis platform, adding securities lending as a complementary capability to its existing financial resource optimisation... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Marex hires Tardif. Tom Tardif joins a 14-person global capital introduction team which has an on-the-ground presence in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, and Asia securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Banorte implements TRS in Mexico. The bank says it is the first in Mexico to implement TRS, adding the derivatives product as part of a wider programme to expand its treasury and capital markets capabilities securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

LSEG appointed as Super Validator on Canton Network. The appointment builds on LSEG’s role as a validator through the cash application of its Digital Settlement House, which operates on Canton’s privacy-enabled network for... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Pirum selects Sanner to lead expansion in French-speaking Europe. In his new role, Stephan Sanner will lead the expansion of the firm's core automation and connectivity business, as well as the growth of its AI-enabled... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

State Street’s Siglain to lead new team. The firm has combined its Financing and Portfolio Solutions to create a new team: Execution, Financing and Clearing securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

HSBC adopts Nasdaq Calypso’s exchange traded derivatives platform. Nasdaq Calypso is a capital markets and treasury platform which is designed to support capital markets and treasury workflows securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Artane Partners onboards Padilla. Based in London, Gabriel Padilla brings over 30 years of capital markets and executive leadership experience across Europe, North America, and Latin America securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Marex partners with Bullish. Marex will leverage connectivity to Bullish across spot, options, perpetuals, and dated futures, arranging trades through both electronic and voice execution securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

SFS: AI becomes essential as regulatory reporting demands greater accuracy and traceability. Panellists discussed the practical applications, risks, and governance requirements for AI in securities finance workflows at this... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

SFS: T+1 readiness gaps persist as firms confront tighter recall and return timelines. Panellists at the London Securities Finance Symposium outlined the core operational pressures facing firms ahead of the UK and EU move to T+1 securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Euronext launches European CSD model. Under the new model, equities and euro-denominated ETPs traded on Euronext Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris can settle within Euronext’s single European CSD network securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

. The US$100 million digitally native note transaction occurred on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure, supported by Standard Chartered and Citi securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

J.P. Morgan Tri-party launches first Taiwan-listed securities collateral pledge solution. The solution follows enhancements to Taiwan’s foreign institutional investor pledge framework introduced in March 2026 securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Squire departs BNY. Simon Squire has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry, having spent nine within the New York bank's Clearance and Collateral Management business securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

J.P. Morgan adopts CTM for US listed options. The deployment of CTM’s automated matching capabilities will allow J.P. Morgan to advance straight-through processing securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Murex partners with Google Cloud. The collaboration expands cloud choice across the capital markets, allowing firms to deploy MX.3 infrastructure on Google Cloud's secure environment securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

HSBC appoints Neville as Head of Securities Services Sales. Fiona Neville will lead the EMEA Securities Services Sales team, with responsibility for securing new mandates securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking