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STS Digital granted Class F licence by BMA

13 May 2026 Bermuda
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The licence is the highest level of authorisation available in the region, allowing the firm to issue, sell, or redeem virtual tokens, operate a digital asset exchange, act as a custodian, and provide digital asset payment services

Deloitte Taiwan and Zodia Custody sign MoU

06 May 2026 Taiwan
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The collaboration intends to combine the regulatory advisory, risk management, and governance capabilities of Deloitte with Zodia’s infrastructure to help Taiwan-based institutions explore digital asset use cases

FinScan Payments to support screening for stablecoin transactions and digital wallets

05 May 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

These services are alongside traditional payment rails, enabling a single, and scalable approach for payments compliance, says the firm

DTCC advances development of tokenisation service

05 May 2026 US, UK, Hong Kong, Australia
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

DTCC is set to facilitate initial, limited production trades of securities tokenised via the Depository Trust Company’s tokenisation service in July 2026, with plans to launch the service in October 2026

Computershare forms an agreement with Securitize

30 April 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Through this agreement, Computershare will support US-listed clients in issuing tokenised equity securities

State Street to launch tokenised fund servicing

28 April 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The capability will extend the firm’s established fund administration, custody, and transfer agency services to support digitally native fund structures within a single institutional operating model

Banking Circle introduces stablecoin settlement services

28 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The new offering is designed to provide a fully integrated solution for institutions seeking to harness the speed of stablecoin rails

HQLA^X secures minority investments from Broadridge and Digital Asset

21 April 2026 US, Luxembourg
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The firm says that the investments will support HQLA^X’s next phase of growth, including the continued evolution of its technology platform, collaboration with Broadridge’s DLR platform, and a planned migration to the Canton Network

JSCC confirms PoC to enhance collateral management through Canton Network

21 April 2026 Japan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The proof-of-concept is a joint launch between Mizuho Financial Group, Nomura Holdings, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, and Digital Asset Holdings

Payward to acquire Bitnomial

17 April 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The combination brings together Bitnomial's fully CFTC-licensed infrastructure with Payward's global client base, deep liquidity, and distribution across Kraken and NinjaTrader

L&G’s suite of liquidity funds now available on CTD Network

15 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The CTD Network — built to connect traditional fund products with digital distribution channels — aims at enabling investors to access L&G’s liquidity strategies in tokenised form via blockchain enabled infrastructure

SEC selects Woodcock

10 April 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

During his prior SEC tenure, Woodcock led Enforcement and Examinations lawyers, accountants, and examiners, oversaw investigations across numerous major areas of the SEC’s enforcement program