AI agentic payments promise a continuous, 24/7 financial ecosystem operating at maximum economic efficiency, but taking the human out of the loop exposes a gaping regulatory and insurance chasm. Matthew Challis explores
With the Markets in Crypto Assets regulatory transition period ending on 1 July 2026, Matthew Challis explores the implications of a medley of digital asset regulations evolving into a unified framework, the hidden costs placed on fintech startups and crypto-native firms, and how big banks are benefiting the most
In an abridged version of their digital assets white paper, Steve Whyman and Dr Ian Hunt explore how blockchain technology and tokenisation have the potential to create a new financial ecosystem, delivering compelling advantages to investors and renewed competitiveness to the UK as a jurisdiction
At the fourth iteration of the House of Block digital assets and Web3 conference, Matthew Challis uncovers how digital asset experts are utilising blockchain, and what regulatory and compliance changes must be made for the technology to reach its full potential
Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance and Yield Basis, sits down with Karl Loomes to discuss the rise of BTCFi, the challenges of generating sustainable yield, the role of Bitcoin as collateral, and the infrastructure developments needed before institutions can confidently deploy it
David Parker of the Bermuda Business Development Agency and David Burt, the region’s Premier, believe the Bermuda Triangle is the relationship between the industry, an independent regulator, and the government. Parker, along with Marnus Kruger of ht.digital, explores how this unified thinking has given Bermuda its reputation as a home to “world-class” digital assets legislation, and why institutions are seeking it out as their Western hub
Speakers at ISLA’s 33rd Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference explored how tokenisation, digital market infrastructure, and intraday liquidity could reshape securities finance
As digital assets become mainstream components of institutional portfolios, investors will expect the transformative benefits of these new assets to come with the same levels of trust they have in traditional assets. HSBC’s Fiona Horsewill, global head of Securities Services and Sean Mullins, global head of Digital Assets Product, explore
Murex’s Ramzi Khemakhem, repo product manager, and Dorothy Queant, securities finance connectivity manager, explore economic and technological forces behind the rise of intraday repo and examine how hybrid post‑trade architecture enables this activity to scale safely and effectively
Collateral mobility and settlement efficiency are central for liquidity management, and as real-time settlement moves from theory to infrastructure, a transformation is underway, explain Deutsche Bank’s Monica Bolqvadze, capital and liquidity management, Treasury, and Sabih Behzad, head of Digital Assets & Currencies, Transformation
With tokenisation transitioning out of pilot phases and into production, a group of digital asset and financial experts at the Canadian Securities Lending Association explore how digital rails for collateral, cash, and securities are starting to reconfigure securities finance, and the key facets that will determine how fast these rails can carry real volume
