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Hanwha Investment & Securities adopts Chainlink CCIP

30 October 2026 South Korea
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol will be used for Hanwha’s forthcoming real-world asset tokenisation platform, as South Korea prepares its framework for tokenised securities

Canton Foundation backs RedStone to build pricing standard

29 October 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

The Canton Foundation has approved funding for RedStone to develop an open-source pricing framework designed to allow pricing of transactions on Canton without revealing underlying positions or agreed settlement values, says the firms

ESM hits milestone with DLT-based bond issuance on Pontes

27 October 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The transaction marks the transition of Europe’s wholesale digital financial infrastructure from pilot projects to live deployment

ISDA launches AI traceability tool for DRR solution

22 October 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

ISLA Americas: Scaling for a rapidly evolving digital market

15 October 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

HM Treasury appoints six lead managers for DIGIT pilot programme

09 October 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Morgan Stanley, NatWest, and RBC Capital Markets were chosen to support the government, following a “transparent and objective” procurement process

Citi Token Services expands global footprint into Japan and UAE

29 September 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

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

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

25 September 2026 UK
Reporter: Theodore Law

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

Hana Bank issues DNN through Euroclear

24 September 2026 Belgium, South Korea, Singapore
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The US$100 million digitally native note transaction occurred on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure, supported by Standard Chartered and Citi

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