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Collateral

Assets pledged by a borrower to secure a loan or other credit and subject to seizure in the event of default.

Collateral News

Technology
DTCC collaborates with Chainlink

Through the partnership, DTCC’s Collateral AppChain, will use the Chainlink Runtime Environment and Chainlink data standard to enable near real-time collateral management across blockchains

Industry
MUFG joins Euroclear’s Collateral Optimisation Service

The service combines Euroclear’s collateral management infrastructure with Transcend’s optimisation technology

Regulation
HQLA^x receives No-Action Letter from SEC staff

The letter from the US Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Trading and Markets staff permits HQLA^x to offer its collateral mobility services to qualified US broker‑dealers and banks

Repo
Broadridge’s DLR platform reaches US$368 billion ADV for April

The daily average is a 268 per cent increase year-on-year, reflecting sustained institutional adoption of tokenised real-asset settlement

Industry
EquiLend launches US Mark-to-Market solution

The new solution streamlines daily mark-to-market workflows and reduces operational complexity for securities finance market participants

Industry
Ripple and OKX expand RLUSD access

Ripple USD is available for spot trading on OKX across over 280 pairs, and can be used as institutional-grade margin collateral for derivatives

Industry
Bullish expands partnership with Ripple

Users of Ripple Prime, the firm’s multi-asset prime brokerage platform, will receive Bullish’s options markets, including access to the firm’s regulated Bitcoin options markets

People moves
Transcend welcomes Khader

Mohideen Abdul Khader will lead the firm’s digital assets and blockchain strategy, driving innovation at the intersection of traditional finance and emerging technologies