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Repo

Virtu Financial, M1X Global, and Tradeweb complete fully onchain repo transaction

27 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Executed on the Canton Network, the firms say that this is the first instance of a fully onchain repo transaction in which the securities leg was a sovereign digital bond, with each element settled atomically onchain

Industry

Ripple introduces Delta One

27 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

As an expansion of Ripple Prime, Delta One extends its equities capabilities, working alongside its existing prime brokerage, clearing, and financing offerings across FX, derivatives, fixed income, and digital assets

People moves

Leddington-Hill departs HSBC

27 August 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Following five years at HSBC, where he worked in the firm’s Hong Kong and Singapore offices, Matthew Leddington-Hill will leave the bank’s repo and rates trading team

Industry

Clear Street launches electronic execution across Europe and APAC

26 August 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

People moves

Kaizen picks North as chief product officer

26 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Industry

Vermeg joins Securities Finance Association

26 August 2026 Netherlands
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The firm’s software solutions across capital markets and market infrastructures enable its clients to manage inventory and collateral, post-trade operations, and asset servicing

Industry

EDX Markets integrates YLDS

25 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The SEC-registered yield-bearing digital security can be used as a collateral asset, designed to give institutions a greater degree of flexibility to manage capital

Industry

BNP Paribas invests in OSTTRA

25 August 2026 US, UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

BNP Paribas will collaborate closely with OSTTRA as it continues to advance its global post-trade ecosystem, streamlining workflows, reducing operational risk, and enhancing market efficiency across asset classes

Industry

Clearstream settles first uncleared triparty repo on T2S

24 August 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Theodore Law

The enhancement provides Clearstream clients with direct access to central bank money, combined with the established triparty repo collateral management framework

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