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State Street

Sam Edwards

Sam Edwards, managing director, Alpha Collateral Services at State Street, speaks to Carmella Haswell on how the firm is positioning digital assets within its Alpha Collateral Services platform, regulatory influence, and how these assets are changing the face of collateral management

Algebra

Vladimir Tikhomirov

Vladimir Tikhomirov, founder of Theorem and co-founder of Algebra, speaks to Matthew Challis about the mechanics of secondary real-world asset liquidity, adapting automated market maker architecture for institutional assets, and why continuous compliance requires programmable infrastructure

Calastone

Simon Keefe

Simon Keefe, managing director and head of digital assets at Calastone, sits down with Matthew Challis to discuss the future of digital distribution, how stablecoins and tokenised deposits are changing treasury management, and why smart contracts might be redefining the role of transfer agents

Flowdesk

Guilhem Chaumont

Guilhem Chaumont, co-founder and CEO of Flowdesk, talks with Matthew Challis about the next wave of structural changes that will bring more TradFi capital onchain, how liquidity rails will handle round-the-clock trading, and the bottlenecks currently facing real-world asset tokenisation

Axiology

Laurin Bylica

Laurin Bylica, chief commercial officer at Axiology, talks to Karl Loomes about how interoperability, secondary liquidity, and regulatory reform can move European tokenisation beyond isolated issuance and towards functioning capital markets

zerohash

Stephen Gardner

Stephen Gardner, co-president at zerohash, sits down with Matthew Challis to discuss why Tier-1 financial institutions are choosing to partner instead of building in-house, navigating complex multi-licence regimes, and how the firm is laying the infrastructure for 24/7 tokenised markets

OpenPayd

Iana Dimitrova

Iana Dimitrova, CEO of OpenPayd, speaks to Matthew Challis about the momentum surrounding US regulatory initiatives, what the UK needs to do to retain its first-mover advantage, and the viability of a sterling-denominated stablecoin

FIS

Julia Demidova

Julia Demidova, head of CBDC and digital currencies product and strategy at FIS, sits down with Karl Loomes to examine how regulatory certainty is enabling production-scale services, discuss the evolving roles of stablecoins and tokenised deposits, and explore why the next phase of adoption will be driven by operational readiness

Linework

Noel Damien Foti

Noel Damien Foti, CEO of Linework, talks to Karl Loomes about why trust, regulation, custody, and governance — not the token itself — will determine whether tokenisation becomes a permanent feature of capital markets

Adaptive

Matt Barrett

Matt Barrett, CEO and co-founder of Adaptive, talks to Karl Loomes about the architectural shift towards modular, resilient platforms, the growing role of cloud-native infrastructure, and why firms are prioritising technology ownership

Neo

Laurent Descout

As digital assets reshape financial infrastructure, Laurent Descout, CEO and co-founder at Neo, explores why stablecoins are becoming part of a multi-rail treasury world and why treasurers should focus on use cases that add value, not complexity

DLA Piper

Sophie Lessar and Paul Landless

Sophie Lessar and Paul Landless, partners at DLA Piper, discuss the FCA and Bank of England's call for input, why the DIGIT gilt pilot matters, and what fixed income and derivatives desks should be doing about it right now

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