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GLEIF takes on the blockchain interoperability conundrum
There are two main obstacles to the scaling of the markets in digital assets and one of them is the lack of interoperability between blockchain networks and between blockchain networks and traditional financial markets. The default answer, hallowed by history in multiple industries, is standards. By enabling different networks to exchange data, they multiply the overall volume of counterparties and transactions.
Sep 21 min read


Digital depositary receipts mark fresh advance for tokenised financial assets
In 2026 Kalyp Technologies celebrates the tenth anniversary of its foundation as a provider of blockchain infrastructure to the regulated capital markets. It is an ambition that has required patience as well as more obvious resources, since securing the regulatory endorsement on which institutional engagement depends is a lengthy process. But now the company has built an open financial market infrastructure of its own, the Digital Securities Depositary Corporation (DSDC), and
Sep 21 min read


Positioning client experience at the heart of innovation strategy
A Future of Finance interview with Rob Krugman, Chief Digital Officer at Broadridge. Rob Krugman, Chief Digital Officer at Broadridge,...
Jun 91 min read


Exploring Blockchain’s Real Impact on Securities Financing, Collateral Management and the Repo Market
Discover how blockchain is transforming Securities Financing and Collateral Management. Uncover its impact on Securities Financing today!
Jun 46 min read


Combining tokenisation and securitisation to simplify private market access
A Future of Finance interview with Milo Guastamacchia, Founder and CEO or Yooro. Technology-driven securitisation platform Yooro aims to...
May 151 min read


Operationalising CDM to drive post-trade automation for collateralised transactions
A Future of Finance interview with Ciarán McGonagle, Chief Legal & Product Officer at Tokenovate. Tokenovate delivers post-trade...
Mar 191 min read


California Tokenisation Pioneer uses AI and Interoperability to Scale Real-World Asset Transformation
A Future of Finance interview with Sanjeev Birari, Co-Founder and CBO of Zoniqx. Zoniqx, the California based pioneer of tokenisation...
Feb 121 min read


How will tokenisation transform financial markets?
What are the incentives for private debt and equity issuers to tokenise their offerings? Securities token offerings (STOs) are suited to...
Jan 2112 min read


What tokenisation will enable the financial markets to deliver tomorrow which they cannot provide today
What tokenisation will enable the financial markets to deliver tomorrow which they cannot provide today
Jan 67 min read


Why the benefits of tokenisation depend on the issuance of “native” rather than “asset-backed” (or "digital twin”) digital assets
Why the benefits of tokenisation depend on the issuance of “native” rather than “asset-backed” (or "digital twin”) digital assets
Jan 510 min read


How a common platform or unified ledger could unleash network effects in the token markets
How a common platform or unified ledger could unleash network effects in the token markets
Jan 410 min read


Reasons other than lack of digital money that explain why tokenised securities and funds have failed to scale
Does tokenisation have a scaling problem today and, if so, why? Some token platforms are growing. But tokenisation as a whole is...
Jan 35 min read


Can securities and funds token markets can grow without genuine digital money on-chain?
What are the costs of lack of digital money on chain? The absence of on-chain money to settle the cash leg of transactions on blockchains...
Jan 27 min read


Why are the tokenised securities and fund markets failing to scale?
Are vested interests at work? Regulated financial institutions have adopted a cautious approach to tokenisation. But the main reason is...
Jan 16 min read


Making tokenisation happen at scale
How the obstacles to scalable tokenisation are being cleared, with special guests Andreas Ruflin of BX Digital and Benedikt Schuppli of...
Oct 21, 20241 min read


The interoperability problem: how can it be solved?
Digital technology has low barriers to entry. Any developer with a laptop and access to GitHub can write and distribute an application...
Sep 2, 202414 min read


The secrets of the unusually successful Provenance Blockchain
A Future of Finance Interview with Anthony Moro, Chief Executive Officer, and Ira Miller, Vice President, Engineering, at Provenance...
Aug 23, 202455 min read


Apex is writing the guide to servicing the tokenised funds of the future
A Future of Finance Interview with Apex Group founder and CEO Peter Hughes and Head of Digital Assets Bruce Jackson. The Apex Group has...
Jun 18, 202430 min read


Nadine Chakar on the future of tokenisation
A Future of Finance Interview with Nadine Chakar, Managing Director, Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC With the acquisition in...
Jun 4, 202438 min read


In the primary debt capital markets NowCM has found a formula for success that eluded others
A Future of Finance interview with Robert Koller, Founder and CEO at NowCM, and Jochen Metzger, Global Head of Markets at NowCM. The...
May 21, 202452 min read


How TCS succeeds in places where the present constraints the future
A Future of Finance interview with Vivek Ramgopal, President of Banking, Financial Services, and Insurances Products & Platforms at Tata...
May 17, 202432 min read


Book Review: From Hoodies to Suits: Innovating digital assets for traditional finance
Explore how 'Traditional Finance' is being transformed by digital assets in this insightful book review. Discover how 'Traditional Finance' evolves.
May 14, 20245 min read


The unexpected reason behind the unexpected rise of tokenisation in Japan
Explore the unexpected rise of tokenisation in Japan and discover how this trend is reshaping the financial landscape. Tokenisation in Japan is thriving!
May 12, 202423 min read


Reference data is the unlikely rocket fuel propelling us into a tokenised future
Discover how reference data fuels the tokenised future. Explore the tokenised future's vast potential and learn how interoperability is key.
May 11, 202414 min read


Leveraging Swiss DLT Law for Native Tokenisation Success Stories
Explore how Swiss DLT Law enhances Native Tokenisation success for startups. Discover Native Tokenisation's benefits and practical applications.
May 10, 20245 min read


For true tokenisation to triumph a public initiative is needed
Discover why tokenisation isn't working and how a public initiative can drive its success. Explore the potential of tokenisation today.
May 9, 202436 min read


Unlocking Value on Balance Sheets
Unlocking Value on Balance Sheets: Discover how tokenisation can unlock value on balance sheets for non-financial firms and drive financial innovation.
May 8, 20245 min read


Whatever they do about tokenisation, incumbents are doomed
Explore why tokenisation is key to the future of finance and why incumbents are doomed. Discover insights into tokenisation's impact now.
May 7, 20247 min read


How to make the digital asset markets grow – Are the commercial opportunities in digital assets compelling enough to overcome the fear of disruption?
A Future of Finance interview with Gilbert Verdian, CEO of Quant. Tokenised assets markets, though rich in the promise of cost savings...
Apr 16, 202411 min read


Digital Asset has built the tools to tokenise assets and is now encouraging network effects
A Future of Finance interview with Yuval Rooz, co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, and Eric Saraniecki, co-founder and head of strategic...
Apr 9, 202449 min read


How to make the digital asset markets grow – How can blockchain-based token networks achieve full inter-operability?
A Future of Finance interview with Gilbert Verdian, CEO of Quant Tokenised assets markets, though rich in the promise of cost savings and...
Apr 8, 202410 min read


How to make the digital asset markets grow – What can be done now to overcome the absence of digital money on blockchain networks?
A Future of Finance interview with Gilbert Verdian, CEO of Quant. Tokenised assets markets, though rich in the promise of cost savings...
Apr 3, 20249 min read


How to make the digital asset markets grow – What can governments do to encourage the growth of digital asset markets?
A Future of Finance interview with Gilbert Verdian, CEO of Quant Tokenised assets markets, though rich in the promise of cost savings and...
Mar 28, 202414 min read


Tokenbridge believes the funds industry will tokenise from the periphery not the centre
A Future of Finance interview with Stephen Ashurst, CEO of Tokenbridge Tokenbridge is a software company which has embraced a tokenised...
Mar 15, 202437 min read


A European blockchain-based funds marketplace that is delivering on its promises
A Future of Finance Interview with Christophe Lepitre, CEO at IZNES and Valérie Gilles, CCO at IZNES IZNES is a marketplace that enables...
Mar 15, 202436 min read


The future of European market infrastructure is in the hands of the market infrastructures themselves
CSD Webinar 22 February 2024 Poll Article by Dominic Hobson, Co-Founder and Editorial Director at Future of Finance A careful reading of...
Mar 14, 20247 min read


European capital markets are inefficient, so why aren’t European CSDs doing more about it?
Article by Dominic Hobson, Co-Founder and Editorial Director at Future of Finance Europe suffers from a surfeit of capital market...
Jan 5, 202424 min read


Can the carbon credit markets institutionalise and tokenise at the same time?
The voluntary carbon credit markets are seen as a market-based solution to climate change whose value lies in attracting investment into...
Nov 8, 202345 min read


Interoperating token networks: What they are and how to get there
Future of Finance: There is no shortage of individual blockchain and tokenisation projects in repo, swaps, payments and securities. Why...
Nov 4, 202313 min read


How R3 gets blockchain projects done
A Future of Finance interview with Co-founders of R3, Chief Technology Officer Richard Brown and Chief Strategy Officer Todd Mcdonald. ...
Oct 16, 202332 min read


Nasdaq explains how CSDs and CCPs can evolve their technology and embrace tokenisation
A Future of Finance interview with Gerard Smith, vice president and head of product-digital assets, at Nasdaq (Marketplace Technology). ...
Oct 5, 20231 min read


UNTITLED GEN aims to become the Aladdin of the digital art market
A Future of Finance interview with Clemens Wessendorff and Simon Zimmerman, the co-founders of UNTITLED GEN. In the minds of many, the...
Aug 8, 20231 min read


The mint that manufactures notes and coins in digital form
A Future of Finance interview with Jonathan Dharmapalan, CEO of eCurrency. 130 central banks around the world are now exploring the...
Jul 13, 20231 min read


InvestaX founder agrees that tokenisation is synonymous with institutional DeFi
A Future of Finance interview with Alice Chen, Co-founder, COO and General Counsel at InvestaX. InvestaX is a tokenisation platform for...
Jun 23, 20231 min read


FundGuard offers asset managers a new way to fix their rising cost problems
Future of Finance interview with John Lehner, President at FundGuard. The asset management industry has grown fat on a quarter-century...
Jun 8, 20231 min read


Montis is scripting more than one possible future for CSDs
A Future of Finance interview with Martin Watkins, CEO at Montis Group. The existence of Montis, which is building an infrastructure to...
May 30, 20231 min read


SDX is betting on openness to accelerate the adoption of tokenised assets
A Future of Finance interview with Alex Kech, Head of Digital Securities at SDX SDX, the exchange for digital assets built and operated...
May 24, 202328 min read


D7 is an invisible bridge between digital assets and traditional securities markets
A Future of Finance interview with Michael Crezelius, Head of the Issuer CSD at Clearstream, and Thilo Derenbach, Head of...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


What the future might hold for cryptocurrency prime brokerage
The steady growth of professional trading activity in the cryptocurrency markets over the last decade is undeniable but opaque, hard to...
Jan 18, 202312 min read


360X is turning the idea of tokenising the fine arts into reality
A Future of Finance interview with Fabian Schaum, Co-founder and CIO at 360x. Tokenisation may be making limited headway in the...
Jan 18, 20231 min read
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