The era of Security Token Offerings (STOs), which allow investors to invest in tangible assets like real estate, art, and intellectual property (IP) by splitting them into stock-like units, has officially begun. On the 15th, the National Assembly passed amendments to the Capital Markets Act and the Electronic Securities Act, which aim to institutionalize token

Axiology has partnered with RegTech firm iDenfy to automate and strengthen onboarding across its distributed ledger technology (DLT)-powered digital asset markets, as capital markets infrastructure providers face growing pressure to balance regulatory rigor with user experience. The collaboration integrates iDenfy’s biometric identity verification, politically exposed person (PEP) screening, and adverse media checks into Axiology’s onboarding

By Vriti Gothi Today AI bond settlement Cross Border Payments Swift has completed a multi-bank digital asset interoperability trial that demonstrated the end-to-end settlement of tokenised bonds across blockchain platforms and traditional financial systems, underscoring its ambition to play a central role in the evolving digital finance ecosystem. The trial, conducted with BNP Paribas Securities

The adoption of digital bonds has been gaining momentum globally with Europe taking the lead. The digital bond issuance of €2.4 billion is still miniscule, ~0.01% of the global long term fixed income issued in 2024, with current regulatory regime aimed at supporting pilot trials. There are significant benefits achieved in operational efficiencies, reduced counterparty

Consultant Tom Healey focuses on how the Common Domain Model (CDM) can work with distributed ledger technologies (DLT). (Securities operations rely on software, software-based systems, and a web of application links that offer essential integrations. What can help Ops teams in these situations are models that ease the implementation challenges. One such aid is the