Settlement
Banks join forces for stablecoin builds
Three regional consortia gain traction; SG and Standard Chartered stay on solo track
EUR vs USD stablecoins is the wrong debate
Market structure and regulatory cohesion is at the centre of the stablecoin liquidity evolution, says Flow Traders’ digital assets head
Why are FX markets settling for less?
Payment-versus-payment settlement has barely risen in the past 20 years. Perhaps it’s time for a new approach
Industry calls for Hong Kong T+1 delay amid congestion fears
Q4 2027 alignment with Europe and UK transition raises operational risk concerns
Canada joins central banks’ multi-currency blockchain project
Work advances on Project Agorá but ledger governance questions unanswered
ISITC’s Paul Fullam on the ‘anxiety’ over T+1 in Europe
Trade processing chair blames budget constraints, testing and unease over operational risk ahead of settlement move
Does crypto really need T+0 for everything?
Instant settlement brings its own risks but doesn’t need to be the default, writes BridgePort’s Soriano
Row breaks out over cause of FX settlement fails
One European bank blames T+1 for a 50% jump in FX fails, but industry groups dispute the claims
Integral launches on-chain crypto prime brokerage service
The model leverages stablecoins to exchange margin and settle trades on blockchain
Limited-loss hedges help US firms dodge costly FX moves
Structurers say US corporates’ use of options-based net investment hedging helped soften impact of USD selloff
Fnality joins DLT-based PvP FX settlement service
Baton Systems and Osttra’s joint payment-versus-payment FX network adds central bank-backed settlement option
Trump’s tariff threats stress London gold market
Cost of funding customer positions has shot up 10,000% as deliverable supplies shift to New York
FX defs look to calculation agents for close-out rates
New Isda rule book also set to streamline ‘impossibility’ standard for disruption events
LCH expects to boost deliverable FX clearing with new adds
Onboarding of dealers and link-up with CLS could swell interbank deliverable FX clearing volumes
FX automation key to post-T+1 success, say custodians
Custody banks saw uptick in demand for automated FX execution to tackle T+1 challenges
Intraday FX swaps could signal new dawn for liquidity management
Seedling market could help banks pre-fund payments in near-real time and reduce HQLA requirements
JPM targets tokenised FX swaps on digital assets platform
New intraday currency swaps would cut settlement risk and bring capital benefits, architects say
OSTTRA tackles FX risk with new settlement orchestration and expanded optimisation tools
OSTTRA has added settlement orchestration to its suite of FX services to help clients optimise their derivatives portfolios and tackle critical challenges in the market
Bitcoin ETFs drive demand for borrowing in crypto markets
Mismatch between cash and crypto settlement cycles creates pre-funding challenge
What T+1 risk? Dealers shake off FX concerns
Predictions of increased settlement risk and later-in-the-day trading have yet to materialise
Bloomberg to launch T+1 FX fixing
Index arm to offer benchmark for value tomorrow outrights that settle in line with new US securities timeline