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BitGo launches Arc support
18 September 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary
Arc is designed specifically for stablecoin payments and settlement, using USDC as its native gas currency
People moves
Bison Wealth welcomes Kaye
17 September 2026 US
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson
Joan Kaye brings over 30 years of experience as a seasoned wealth management professional advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families
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Saudi Arabia: Analysing the Kingdom’s ETF market
With exchange traded funds becoming increasingly important in the securities lending market, Carmella Haswell explores this landscape in the Middle East following the selection of Saudi Arabia’s first market maker for ETFs
When private credit stops being simple
As borrower stress leads to more amendments, payment-in-kind arrangements, and restructurings, private credit’s servicing infrastructure is facing a new test. Zarah Choudhary explores if managing the asset class through a more challenging credit environment will require far more than simply processing contractual cash flows
England building the rails for Islamic investment
The UK has built a reputation as the leading western centre for Islamic finance. As Sharia-compliant funds, pensions, and sukuk move closer to the mainstream, Zarah Choudhary examines whether the asset servicing infrastructure beneath them is ready to scale
Making corporate actions risk visible
Jonny Ruck, co-founder and CEO of IntelliActions, discusses with Zarah Choudhary, the market risk embedded within corporate actions, the value lost through missed elections, and why AI remains a tool rather than a complete solution
Japan’s servicing evolution
As the land of the rising sun seeks to turn household savings into investment, attract greater international capital, and modernise its financial markets, the country’s asset servicing infrastructure is entering a period of significant change
Securities services technology evolution
Richard Wilson, executive director, S&P Global Market Intelligence, looks at how technology transformation is shifting from a focus on innovation alone, to the challenge of building scalable, efficient, and resilient operating models
Post-Brexit capital markets reform
Tahlia Kraefft explores how the FCA’s Secondary Market reforms sit within the post-Brexit change in UK financial regulation strategy to enhance the competitiveness of UK markets as it transitions from fixed EU-based rules toward a regime fitted to UK market structure
US Treasury Clearing’s Rule shifts from regulation to implementation
Three years after the US Securities Exchange Commission embraced mandatory central clearing for the majority of the US Treasury market, Tahlia Kraefft explores how firms have changed their approach from questioning the necessity of it to how they will effectively enforce it
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Deutsche Bank
Sayali Bute
Deutsche Bank’s Trust and Securities Services vice president, Sayali Bute, has built her career in institutional sales and asset servicing since joining the bank as a graduate trainee. She now works with clients across India’s rapidly developing investment market while supporting growth in the bank’s custody and fund administration business
Global Tax Recovery
Mark Friedman
Mark Friedman, CEO of Global Tax Recovery, speaks about the growing complexity of withholding tax recovery, the operational challenges facing asset servicers, and why firms are increasingly looking to specialist providers
Prescient Fund Services in Ireland
Nicola Gerety
Newly appointed Nicola Gerety, country head of Prescient Fund Services in Ireland, speaks to Zarah Choudhary about the firm’s growth ambitions, region’s evolving fund landscape, and the impact of AI
Capco
Marc Biro
Marc Biro, managing principal at Capco, discusses the SEC’s approval of 23-hour, five-day equities trading on both Cboe and Nasdaq, and the operational and technology overhaul ahead. Carmella Haswell reports
Smartstream
Krina Rathod
Krina Rathod, product designer at Smartstream, discusses bringing a fresh UX perspective to asset servicing, the value of questioning legacy workflows, and how better design can improve efficiency, usability, and operational resilience
Clearing Technology
Michael Boel
As instant payments, digital assets, and cross-border innovation reshape financial services, Michael Boel, co-head of Clearing Technology, Banking Circle, considers how the payments industry is entering a new phase
Apex Group
Megan Stauffer
Megan Stauffer, product solutions specialist at Apex Group, discusses her journey into asset servicing, the value of combining fresh perspectives with industry experience, and how technology is reshaping the relationship between asset managers and their service providers
Adaptive
Tehreem Khan
Adaptive’s product specialist Tehreem Khan reflects on her journey from mathematics and software development into asset servicing, the value of fresh perspectives, and her ambitions for a future in leadership
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News and people moves roundupData
Anoosh Arevshatian, chief product officer at Zodia Solutions, examines the operating gap holding banks back from taking digital assets into production.Insight
Wanda Lam explains how cash servicing is a critical component of modern outsourcing.Industry
Russell Andrews talks about the industry’s next phase of transformation.
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