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KuCoin EU secures MiCAR license
28 November 2025 Austria
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
The authorisation allows the firm to offer fully compliant digital asset services across 29 countries in the European Economic Area
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TSSAG London
The Securities Services Advisory Group’s latest London conference brought together senior figures from across the securities services industry for a day of discussion and debate. From private markets to digital currencies, the event showcased a growing community committed to collaboration and innovation
Women at the core
As India’s asset management industry swells past 50 trillion rupees, a quiet transformation is taking place. Zarah Choudhary looks at how women are rising through the ranks of asset servicing, bringing collaboration, precision, and empathy to the heart of a fast-digitising industry
Reshaping the global payments landscape
Paul Li, head of payment innovation at Banking Circle, sits down with Tahlia Kraefft to examine how the proliferation of real-time payments, the accelerated adoption of tokenised assets in payments, and progress of the ISO 20022 migration are transforming the global payments ecosystem
Standardising before automating
Mariangela Fumagalli, head of Asset Servicing Product and Custody Regulatory Solutions, Securities Services at BNP Paribas, speaks to Zarah Choudhary about the operational realities of T+1 settlement and why true efficiency in corporate actions begins with process harmonisation, and not just technology
Independence, insight, immediacy
As investor expectations, regulation and technology reshape the landscape, independent fund administrators are stepping out of the back office. Zarah Choudhary explores how independence, data and AI are defining the next generation of fund servicing
Rewiring investor engagement
Demi Derem, head of Investor Communications, Digital Transformation and Market Innovation at Broadridge, speaks to Zarah Choudhary about navigating global governance complexity, empowering retail investors, and how AI is redefining stewardship in the digital age
Full speed ahead
María Santos, head of REGIS-TR, SIX, discusses how the firm navigates the challenges of EMIR REFIT, builds innovation into its reporting infrastructure, and transforms regulatory compliance into a source of strategic value for clients
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CSD
Maxim Neshcheret
From Pakistan’s Raast to Brunei and Vietnam’s CSDs, Maxim Neshcheret, regional director, APAC, at CMA Small Systems, explains how the firm’s DEPO/X RTS/X platforms are linking markets and advancing digital readiness
Hawksford
Maxine Wessels
Having built her career across South Africa, the US and the Cayman Islands, Maxine Wessels, director – funds, at Hawksford, shares how curiosity, mentorship and a global outlook have shaped her path — and why she believes lifelong learning is key to growth
Broadridge
Osman Nur
Broadridge’s Osman Nur, senior manager, International Strategy, discusses his move from investment banking into asset servicing, the blend of strategy and technology shaping the industry’s future, and why embracing curiosity and continuous learning is key to long-term success
Temenos
Mick Fennell
Mick Fennell, business line director, Payments, at Temenos, discusses the key drivers of change in the payment industry, including the need for innovation, protection, regulation, and optimisation
Standard Chartered
Margaret Harwood-Jones
Margaret Harwood-Jones, managing director, global head of Financing and Securities Services at Standard Chartered, speaks to Zarah Choudhary about accelerating growth in Europe, the role of AI in securities services, and how frontier markets are driving the next wave of innovation
BNP Paribas
Jules Bottlaender
Asset Servicing Times speaks with Jules Bottlaender, head of Sustainable Finance APAC for Securities Services at BNP Paribas
Duco
Kaja Zupanc
Kaja Zupanc entered the world of asset services in an unconventional way. She shares her journey from holding a doctorate degree to being the head of AI at Duco
Waystone
Patricia Longwani
Patricia Longwani, junior associate — regulatory fund reporting at Waystone, shares how her diverse background in finance, policy, and advocacy shaped her path into asset servicing, and why she sees fund reporting as both a technical craft and a platform for global impact
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News and people moves roundupSettlement
Nicki Pelling of Calastone looks at the pressure the fund environment is facing.Canada
CIBC Mellon’s Lloyd Sebastian discusses Canada’s post T+1 evolution.Industry Excellence Awards
The Asset Servicing Industry Excellence Awards returns for its fifth year
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