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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

Industry
Bybit and Franklin Templeton form collaboration

To expand access to tokenised investing, the collaboration launches with a new off-exchange collateral programme that unlocks trading liquidity for institutional clients, says the firms

Technology
Citi Token Services expands global footprint into Japan and UAE

The expansion is the latest milestone in Citi Services’ broader digital assets strategy, which is focused on building bank-grade capabilities that connect traditional financial infrastructure with emerging digital networks

Derivatives
HSBC adopts Nasdaq Calypso’s exchange traded derivatives platform

Nasdaq Calypso is a capital markets and treasury platform which is designed to support capital markets and treasury workflows

Technology
SFS: AI adoption in securities finance hinges on data foundations and human accountability

Panellists discussed the practical applications, risks, and governance requirements for AI in securities finance workflows at this year’s Securities Finance Symposium in London

Regulation
SFS: T+1 readiness gaps persist as firms confront tighter recall and return timelines

Panellists at the London Securities Finance Symposium outlined the core operational pressures facing firms ahead of the UK and EU move to T+1

Industry
J.P. Morgan Tri-party launches first Taiwan-listed securities collateral pledge solution

The solution follows enhancements to Taiwan’s foreign institutional investor pledge framework introduced in March 2026

People moves
Squire departs BNY

Simon Squire has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry, having spent nine within the New York bank's Clearance and Collateral Management business

People moves
Wells Fargo hires Baxter

Based in London, Alan Baxter has 35 years of experience, having most recently served as a consultant at Liquidity Digital Assets