Clearstream has agreed a new partnership with Blackstone to widen access to private market investment strategies for individual investors. The Deutsche Börse-owned post-trade provider will distribute Blackstone’s private market funds through its secure platform, giving wealth managers and their clients streamlined access to a broader range of alternative investments.  Clearstream’s network includes more than 300 distribution partners globally, with strong reach across Europe and Asia. Blackstone, the alternative asset manager with more than $1.2 trillion under management, has spent over 20 years developing products for individual investors. Its strategies span private equity, real estate, private credit and infrastructure. The partnership forms part of Clearstream’s strategy to become the key gateway for private market investments, reducing the operational complexity typically associated with alternative fund distribution.  The firm offers integrated services across order routing, settlement, custody and asset servicing, supporting more than EUR 4 trillion in traditional funds and around EUR 340 billion in private and alternative funds. Rashmi Madan, Head of EMEA for Blackstone Private Wealth, said the collaboration will help “broaden access to institutional-quality investment opportunities”.  Philippe Seyll, CEO of Clearstream Fund Services, feels the partnership reflects a “shared vision of revolutionising access to alternative investments”. Clearstream’s Vestima platform and its regulatory-compliant framework for KYC and oversight will underpin the expanded distribution effort. The post Clearstream Partners with Blackstone to Expand Access to Private Market Investments appeared first on LeapRate.

Checkout.com has secured approval for its Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank charter from the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, the company announced on Monday. The move is seen as a major regulatory milestone as the company prepares to establish U.S. banking operations in 2026. The charter will allow the payments group to operate as its own acquirer in the American market, enabling direct integration with U.S. card networks.  Checkout.com believes the move will provide greater control over processing, improve acceptance rates and accelerate innovation for enterprise clients. The company is among the first global payment providers to obtain the charter. It comes as Checkout.com expands its North American footprint, including a new strategic hub in Atlanta alongside existing offices in New York and San Francisco. Checkout.com processed more than $300 billion in e-commerce volume in 2025, with U.S. volumes rising nearly 70 percent last year. The group is used by large merchants including Uber, eBay and Klarna. Jordan Reynolds, MALPB CEO and head of North American banking, said the approval activates the “definitive catalyst” for its U.S. banking ambitions.  He added that the company is now focused on scaling infrastructure and building talent in the region ahead of operational launch. Checkout.com stated that the charter positions it to offer a payment platform optimised for the complexities of the American market, reinforcing its commitment to strengthening U.S. enterprise performance. The post Checkout.com Secures Georgia Banking Charter appeared first on LeapRate.

Bakkt has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research, a global stablecoin settlement provider, in a deal the company believes will accelerate its expansion into programmable payments and digital banking infrastructure. The transaction will see Bakkt issue Class A shares representing 31.5 percent of the Bakkt Share Number, equivalent to approximately 9.1 million shares based on current figures.  The final amount will be determined at closing. Bakkt said the equity consideration reflects the strategic value of DTR’s payment architecture, which is expected to reduce third-party dependence and support new revenue opportunities. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and shareholder consent. A special committee of Bakkt’s board approved the transaction after an independent review. Intercontinental Exchange, which owns around 31 percent of Bakkt, has agreed to vote in favour. Bakkt said integrating DTR will consolidate key parts of its stablecoin settlement stack and support its forthcoming neobanking strategy. The company will rebrand as Bakkt, Inc. on 22 January and plans to host an investor day in March. Colleen Brown, a director and special committee member, remarked that the deal “accelerates Bakkt’s evolution toward programmable money.” Chief executive Akshay Naheta, who founded DTR, said the acquisition “completes the transformation” of Bakkt into a unified infrastructure platform. The post Bakkt to Acquire DTR in Push Into Global Stablecoin Infrastructure appeared first on LeapRate.

FIS has completed its acquisition of Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions business, formerly TSYS, in a $13.5 billion enterprise-value deal that the fintech group said will immediately expand its global issuing and payments capabilities. The company said the net purchase price of $12 billion, after accounting for tax assets, creates one of the most comprehensive issuing platforms in the industry under the new FIS Total Issuing Solutions brand.  The portfolio processes more than 40 billion transactions a year and serves over 150 financial institutions across 75 countries. Simultaneously, FIS finalised the sale of its remaining 45 percent stake in Worldpay, completing its exit from the payments processor. Chief executive Stephanie Ferris said the acquisition positions the company to “deliver greater value” to institutions in 2026, noting the scale of the combined data set will strengthen its ability to build AI-driven products. FIS added that the integration deepens its presence across credit processing, loyalty, fraud tools and other value-added services, complementing its existing debit and network services.  The deal also opens a $28 billion global issuer market opportunity for its banking division. The company expects the transaction to improve its financial profile, including approximately $500 million in incremental adjusted free cash flow in 2026 and $700 million by 2028, as well as “robust” revenue and cost synergies. The post FIS Completes Acquisition of Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions Business appeared first on LeapRate.

Wells Fargo Clearing Services has been fined $1.25 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority after the watchdog found the firm failed to properly cancel, settle or supervise hundreds of municipal bond transactions over a seven-year period. FINRA said the bank did not close out 209 failed inter-dealer municipal securities trades totalling about $6.5 million between November 2016 and November 2023.  The regulator noted that half of those failures remained unresolved for more than 50 days, well beyond the 20-day limit set under Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-12. The firm also failed to deliver 106 municipal securities worth roughly $3.8 million within the required timeframe, and did not take “prompt steps” to obtain possession or control of 178 short municipal positions valued at about $4.1 million. Investigators found Wells Fargo relied on repeated buy-in attempts even when it knew those efforts were unlikely to succeed.  FINRA also concluded the bank lacked adequate written supervisory procedures for municipal securities from 2016 to 2023, breaching MSRB Rule G-27. The settlement includes a censure and a $1.25 million fine, of which $937,500 relates to MSRB rule violations. Wells Fargo updated its supervisory processes in December 2023. Wells Fargo accepted and consented to the findings without admitting or denying them. The post Wells Fargo Fined $1.25m by FINRA appeared first on LeapRate.

Plus500 reported full-year revenue and earnings ahead of market expectations, as the fintech group highlighted strong customer retention, major U.S. partnerships and continued global expansion. In a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2025, the company said revenue reached about $792 million, while EBITDA came in at roughly $348 million.  Both figures were ahead of consensus estimates, and EBITDA was around 8 per cent higher than in 2024 on a constant-currency basis. Plus500 ended the year debt-free with approximately $0.8 billion in cash, even after distributing roughly $380 million to shareholders. Customer trends remained broadly stable, with around 104,500 new customers onboarded and about 242,000 active customers.  The company said approximately 50 per cent of OTC revenue came from clients who had traded with Plus500 for more than five years, double the share in 2022. Plus500 announced two significant B2B partnerships in the U.S. futures and prediction markets. It was appointed clearing partner for CME Group’s new prediction market platform launched with FanDuel, and also formed a partnership with Topstep to provide institutional-grade clearing and technology infrastructure. The group expanded its OTC business into the UAE, Canada and Colombia, and now holds 16 licences globally. Total shareholder returns for 2025 reached $365 million, including $200 million in share buybacks. Plus500 believes it remains “strategically well-positioned” for 2026, adding that it will continue to pursue growth across OTC and non-OTC products, including its futures and prediction market businesses. The post Plus500 Beats Expectations as Strategic Partnerships Drive Growth appeared first on LeapRate.

Stripe revealed last week that it has partnered with Microsoft to power a new embedded shopping experience in Copilot.  The experience is said to let U.S. users to purchase products from retailers including Etsy sellers, Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie directly within chat. The payments company said it is enabling a feature called Copilot Checkout, which surfaces a Stripe-powered checkout flow whenever a conversation leads naturally to a shopping interaction.  Microsoft communicates with Stripe through an integration, and Stripe links to the seller via the Agentic Commerce Protocol, an open standard for agent-based commerce developed with Microsoft. After customers enter their payment details, Stripe issues a Shared Payment Token that enables transactions without exposing credentials.  Sellers can process payments through Stripe or another provider while still using Stripe’s fraud-prevention signals. Microsoft remains the merchant of record. “AI is changing how commerce works, and as with every technology shift, it needs new infrastructure,” said Kevin Miller, Stripe’s head of payments. Nayna Sheth, Microsoft’s head of product for agentic payments, said the aim is to make buying “as effortless as possible”. Microsoft will integrate Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Suite to onboard more merchants and make products discoverable to AI agents through a single integration. Stripe has powered Microsoft payments since 2022 and also supports Instant Checkout in ChatGPT. The company stated that it is building the “economic infrastructure for AI” as commerce shifts toward agent-driven experiences. The post Stripe Powers New Shopping Checkout Inside Microsoft Copilot appeared first on LeapRate.

Coincheck Group has agreed to acquire up to 100 per cent of Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ in a share-based transaction valued at roughly $112 million, marking a significant expansion of its institutional product capabilities. Under the agreement, Coincheck will issue 27.15 million new shares to Monex Group, its majority shareholder, in exchange for Monex’s 97 per cent stake in 3iQ.  The company plans to offer the same terms to minority shareholders, potentially bringing total ownership of 3iQ to 100 per cent. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. Founded in 2012, 3iQ is one of the industry’s earliest digital-asset investment specialists. Its milestones include launching Canada’s first regulated digital-asset fund manager, North America’s first major listed Bitcoin and Ether funds, and a series of staking-based ETFs and ETPs covering Ethereum, Solana and XRP.  The firm also operates QMAP, a managed-account platform designed for institutional investors. Coincheck said the acquisition would strengthen its institutional offering and generate potential revenue synergies across its existing businesses, including crypto prime brokerage Aplo and staking platform Next Finance.  Chief executive Gary Simanson believes 3iQ’s innovation and institutional-grade infrastructure will enable the combined group to meet the growing demand from financial institutions entering the digital asset market. Monex chief executive Yuko Seimi stated that the reorganisation would support global growth across the company’s crypto and wealth-management units, describing the deal as a “win-win” for both sets of shareholders. The post Coincheck Group to Acquire 3iQ appeared first on LeapRate.

The New York Stock Exchange revealed last week that it has signed an agreement with MSCI for NYSE platforms to become the U.S. options listing venue for a series of major MSCI benchmark indexes from early 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Options will be listed on NYSE Arca and NYSE American and will cover the MSCI Emerging Markets, MSCI EAFE, MSCI ACWI, MSCI World and MSCI USA indexes.  ICE and MSCI said the agreement expands their long-standing partnership, which began 16 years ago with the launch of MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI EAFE futures. Those contracts now rank among the world’s top 10 index futures by notional open interest. Jon Herrick, chief product officer at NYSE Group, noted that the introduction of MSCI-linked options would broaden the exchange’s product offering and improve capital efficiency across futures and options markets. The move, he said, would enhance risk-management tools for global investors tracking MSCI benchmarks. George Harrington, MSCI’s global head of fixed income and derivatives, said consolidating futures and options under the ICE umbrella would deliver more integrated solutions to clients and support evolving market needs. ICE currently accounts for more than 70 per cent of global MSCI futures trading by volume. In 2025, average daily volume across its MSCI derivatives complex reached the equivalent of about $19.5 billion in notional value. The exchanges expect the new options listings to go live following regulatory clearance in early 2026. The post NYSE to List MSCI Index Options Under Expanded ICE Partnership appeared first on LeapRate.

Spotware announced that it has launched cTrader Mobile 5.6, introducing a suite of charting and interface improvements designed to offer traders clearer visualisation, greater precision and a more streamlined mobile experience. The company said the update adds an equity chart to the account dashboard, enabling users to track how trading activity, deposits and withdrawals affect equity over time.  Traders can select specific periods for a more granular view of account performance. The company stated that the feature enhances transparency and aligns with user requests for more detailed account analytics. A new candle countdown is said to display the time remaining before the current candle closes across selected timeframes, a tool aimed at strengthening timing accuracy for strategy execution.  Spotware said the feature was developed in response to calls from traders for more precise time-based indicators. The platform’s landscape mode has been redesigned with a larger chart area and a simplified single-row toolbar, improving readability and reducing screen clutter. Other interface changes include a transparent price axis, the removal of axis separators and more flexible chart resizing. The release also introduces live trading ribbons, contextual prompts guiding users toward relevant actions such as switching or funding accounts. Sergey Borisov, product manager for cTrader Mobile, remarked that the update reflected the company’s “Traders First” approach, turning feedback into practical enhancements. The post Spotware Releases cTrader Mobile 5.6 With Enhanced Charting Tools appeared first on LeapRate.

Zilch has agreed a deal to acquire Lithuania-based Fjord Bank, securing a European banking licence that will serve as the foundation for its planned rollout across the continent.  The consumer payments firm, which describes itself as one of the UK and EMEA’s fastest-growing fintech unicorns, said last week that it will purchase 100 per cent of Fjord Bank and establish Vilnius as its European headquarters. Fjord Bank, launched in 2021, is a profitable challenger lender focused on online consumer loans and savings products. It holds around $120 million in total assets and is authorised and regulated by the Bank of Lithuania and the European Central Bank.  Zilch said the deal will allow it to passport its payments and credit products across Europe with greater capital efficiency. The acquisition follows a year of rapid expansion for Zilch, which raised more than $175 million in fresh funding, surpassed $200 million in annual revenue, secured a second Financial Conduct Authority payments licence and rolled out its Intelligent Commerce AI product.  The company also reached 5.5 million registered customers. Chief executive Philip Belamant said the acquisition represented “a defining moment” for the company, adding that combining Fjord’s regulatory footprint with Zilch’s data and AI capabilities would support the scaling of “a new generation of consumer finance across Europe.” Fjord Bank chief executive Veiko Kandla said the tie-up offered the “perfect opportunity” to expand without compromising its customer-first values. Completion is expected in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. The post Zilch to Acquire Lithuania-Based Fjord Bank appeared first on LeapRate.

TP ICAP announced Friday that it has agreed to acquire brokerage Vantage Capital Markets, widening its presence across major financial hubs, including London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Dubai. The deal, announced on Thursday, will enable Vantage to tap TP ICAP’s large U.S. client base while giving TP ICAP greater reach in Asia-Pacific markets. Vantage’s leadership team will remain in place, with both firms stressing continuity for clients. Chief executive Nicolas Breteau said the acquisition supports TP ICAP’s “targeted investment strategy to drive profitable growth, expand our global reach, and broaden our product offering.”  He added that the deal strengthens the group “in key APAC markets across several asset classes and opens exciting opportunities in the U.S., where Vantage will be able to leverage our footprint to scale at pace.” Vantage CEO Roderick Wurfbain said joining the group “marks an exciting new chapter,” adding that the combined platform will help accelerate growth, particularly in the U.S., and continue delivering “outstanding service” globally. Vantage specialises in equity derivatives and fixed income and employs more than 80 brokers who serve over 800 institutional clients. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory clearance. The post TP ICAP to Acquire Vantage Capital Markets appeared first on LeapRate.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will introduce six new stock option classes on 19 January, expanding its rapidly growing derivatives franchise and offering investors broader exposure across sectors including healthcare, robotics and precious metals. The exchange said the move builds on “strong momentum” in single-stock options trading, following a record year for the wider derivatives market.  Average daily volume rose 7 per cent in 2025 to a new high of 1.66 million contracts. Stock options were a standout, with daily volumes climbing 22 per cent to an all-time high of 879,831 contracts. The new classes include Zijin Gold International, Wuxi Apptec, BeOne Medicines, Laopu Gold, Horizon Robotics and Akeso. Contract sizes range from 100 to 3,000 shares, with expiries available across multiple months in 2026.  The expansion continues HKEX’s strategy of broadening its derivatives ecosystem amid rising investor demand for tools to manage sector-specific risk.  The new additions provide further access to fast-growing industries such as biotech and artificial intelligence, as well as China’s gold sector, which saw rising trading interest in 2025. The post HKEX Expands Offering With Six New Stock Option Classes appeared first on LeapRate.

Nuvei and FreedomPay announced a new partnership this week, aiming to offer enterprise merchants a unified payments framework that supports both in-store and digital commerce across global markets. The agreement integrates FreedomPay’s Next Level Commerce platform, widely used across hospitality, retail, stadiums and hotels, with Nuvei’s scalable payments infrastructure.  The firms said the combined system will enable merchants to create seamless checkout experiences across physical and digital channels. The partnership is designed to help enterprises deploy new commerce channels more quickly, maintain consistent payment experiences across geographies, and benefit from unified tokenisation, reporting and operational data.  Security features are said to include PCI-validated encryption and integrated fraud-prevention tools. Phil Fayer, Nuvei chair and chief executive, said the collaboration will help merchants deliver “exceptional customer experiences at every moment of commerce,” while reducing back-end complexity.  FreedomPay president Chris Kronenthal said enterprise-level payments require technology that “works equally well across stores, stadiums, hotels and mobile devices.” The firms said the integrated solution will support a wide range of use cases, from tap-to-pay transactions at sports venues to mobile-app purchases and hotel upgrades, ensuring each interaction remains connected through shared data and unified reporting. The post Nuvei and FreedomPay Launch Global Unified Payments Partnership appeared first on LeapRate.

Fiserv announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft on Thursday, aimed at accelerating the deployment of AI across its payments and financial-technology platforms, while equipping its global workforce with advanced productivity tools. The company will roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to employees worldwide, enabling AI-supported decision-making and workflow enhancement.  At the same time, Fiserv will expand its use of Microsoft Foundry, an Azure-powered platform for developing and managing AI applications. Fiserv said the partnership will help deliver AI-driven solutions for financial institutions, businesses and consumers. Guy Chiarello, vice-chairman at Fiserv, said embedding AI into operations “transforms how Fiserv delivers the next generation of innovation for our clients.” Microsoft stated that the collaboration demonstrates how leading firms can integrate generative AI into core financial-technology infrastructure.  Karen Del Vescovo, Microsoft’s corporate vice-president for financial services, said combining Microsoft’s AI tools with Fiserv’s industry expertise will help the company achieve “new levels of efficiency and productivity.” Fiserv already uses AI in fraud detection, risk management and personalisation tools for merchants and banks. The firm has also deployed GitHub Copilot to more than 8,000 engineers, and says AI-powered systems are now processing more than 100 billion tokens through Foundry. The post Fiserv and Microsoft Deepen AI Collaboration appeared first on LeapRate.

State Street has been appointed service provider for Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ first actively managed UCITS ETFs launched in Europe. The initial funds, the CT QR Series US Equity Active UCITS ETF and the CT QR Series European Equity Active UCITS ETF, mark the asset manager’s entry into the European active ETF market.  Additional Emerging Markets and Global equity products are expected in the coming months. State Street will provide full end-to-end servicing, including custody, depositary, fund accounting, ETF basket creation, order management, settlement, transfer agency and reporting.  The company said its global ETF infrastructure allows for consistent and scalable support across regions. “We’re pleased to support Columbia Threadneedle as they implement their actively managed ETFs in the European market,” said Ken Shaw, State Street’s head of EMEA ETF product. He added that the firm’s established ETF capabilities uniquely position it for the mandate. Columbia Threadneedle said its expansion into active ETFs reflects growing investor appetite for flexible structures. “Expanding investor access through innovative structures like ETFs is core to our mission,” said Richard Vincent, head of product for EMEA. The post State Street Backs Columbia Threadneedle’s First European Active ETFs appeared first on LeapRate.

StoneX Group has entered a strategic partnership with Enhanced Digital Group (EDG), leading the firm’s Series A funding round and taking a minority stake as it expands its institutional digital-asset capabilities. StoneX said the agreement will deepen the firms’ combined ability to offer sophisticated trading and structured products across traditional and digital markets.  StoneX Digital, launched in 2022, provides institutional clients with tools ranging from ETFs and futures to native digital tokens, while EDG specialises in bespoke OTC derivatives and treasury solutions for digital assets. Brian Mulcahy, chief executive of StoneX Digital, said the partnership reinforces the firm’s push to “safely and securely integrate a new asset class,” adding that it will “expedite our time to market to deliver a more robust suite of digital asset products to our institutional clients.” The collaboration enables StoneX to draw on EDG’s team, which brings more than a century of combined derivatives experience, to expand its digital-asset options and structured-product offering.  In return, EDG gains access to StoneX’s spot and futures platform, broadening its treasury-management capabilities. Eric Rose, head of digital asset execution at StoneX Digital, said growing global demand for digital-asset structured solutions makes the partnership timely.  EDG co-founder Chris Bae added that StoneX’s investment “speaks to the evolving intersection of traditional finance and digital assets.” The post StoneX Partners Takes Minority Stake in Enhanced Digital Group appeared first on LeapRate.

Visualising account performance The new equity chart in the account dashboard provides a detailed view of how trading activity, deposits and withdrawals influence account equity over time. By allowing users to select specific periods, it offers a clear record of equity changes and account dynamics. Time-aware analysis The update introduces a candle countdown on charts, indicating the time remaining before the current candle closes for the selected timeframe. The feature improves timing accuracy within analysis and supports more confident execution across trading strategies. It has been developed in response to user requests for greater precision and control in time-based trading. Spacious landscape view The redesigned landscape layout delivers a larger chart area for improved visibility and analysis. All Quick Trade and toolbar functions remain accessible in a compact single-row format, ensuring an efficient use of screen space. The enhanced view improves readability by reducing interface clutter. Streamlined interface Charts have been refined with a transparent price axis and the removal of axis separators, creating a cleaner visual structure. These improvements allow charts to be dragged and resized with greater flexibility, enabling precise adjustment of scale and position without visual obstruction. Live trading ribbons Version 5.6 introduces live trading ribbons – contextual in-app prompts that surface relevant account actions, such as switching, opening or funding an account. Triggered by specific account states (e.g. moving between demo and live, strong demo performance without a live account, no live account or a low live balance), ribbons appear only when relevant, close automatically once the condition no longer applies and can be managed or disabled at broker level. This feature supports clearer account journeys and more consistent communication within the trading interface. “With cTrader Mobile 5.6, we are strengthening the mobile experience in ways that matter across the trading ecosystem,” said Sergey Borisov, Product Manager for cTrader Mobile at Spotware. “Our Traders First approach turns feedback into practical improvements, delivering a premium mobile trading experience for traders and a scalable ecosystem for brokers.” Together, these refinements position cTrader Mobile 5.6 as a reliable trading environment, improving clarity and enabling smoother execution on the go. About cTrader cTrader is a multi-asset FX/CFD trading platform built on the Traders First principles to serve traders, brokers and prop firms with cutting-edge features and lightning-fast execution. With advanced native charts, built-in social trading and free cloud execution for trading algorithms, cTrader delivers a powerful, premium trading experience. As an Open Trading Platform, it offers over 100 third-party integrations via APIs and plugins. cTrader Store allows developers to monetise trading algorithms and reach over 11 million traders, while helping brokers grow through IB-focused solutions and seamless onboarding. The post cTrader Mobile 5.6: Enhanced charting and equity visualisation appeared first on LeapRate.

Broadridge Financial Solutions has taken a minority stake in U.S.-based DeepSee as part of a wider push to embed agentic artificial intelligence into post-trade operations.  The partnership expands an existing collaboration and will initially focus on AI-powered email orchestration, turning inboxes into automated workflows for operations teams. Tom Carey, President of Broadridge Global Technology and Operations, will join DeepSee’s board as part of the agreement.  He feels the investment demonstrates Broadridge’s commitment to “innovative AI-powered solutions that transform operations, reduce risk, and enhance the client experience.”  The company said AI agents will help clients move away from manual email handling and towards automated, intelligent processes. Broadridge processes more than $15 trillion in daily trades and said embedding AI into tasks such as fails research, inventory optimisation and now email management would improve decision-making and efficiency.  Early deployments have already been made across Broadridge’s outsourcing operations, which serve more than 60 clients. DeepSee CEO Steve Shillingford stated that the partnership would help scale its vision of using AI agents to convert complex financial services workflows into “actionable outcomes” that deliver immediate impact.  The two companies plan to build systems where AI tools, people and core post-trade platforms operate seamlessly together. The firms said key benefits include higher productivity, better resource allocation through prioritised workflows and enhanced oversight via real-time dashboards tracking performance and compliance metrics. The post Broadridge Takes Minority Stake in DeepSee appeared first on LeapRate.

Broadridge Financial Solutions said its Distributed Ledger Repo platform processed nearly $9 trillion in transactions in December, with the company noting a sharp acceleration in institutional adoption of tokenised settlement.  The fintech group reported an average of $384 billion in daily repo activity on the platform during the month, up 490 percent on the year and 4 percent higher than in November. Horacio Barakat, Head of Digital Innovation at Broadridge, believes platforms such as DLR had “scaled tokenized repo settlement from early adoption to institutional reality,” adding that 2025 was “a breakout year” for the system.  He said the company expects wider participation, more use cases and higher volumes in 2026. Broadridge said the surge in activity reflects growing demand for more efficient repo processing, improved collateral mobility and reduced operational friction across capital markets.  As tokenisation advances, the company said institutions are increasingly prioritising established platforms that can operate at scale within regulated environments. The firm added that broader adoption would deepen integration between traditional and blockchain-based infrastructure, supporting the shift toward more automated and transparent settlement.  Broadridge remains focused on helping clients bridge digital and traditional systems as the market for tokenised assets matures. The company describes DLR as the world’s largest institutional platform for settling tokenised real-asset transactions and said it expects continued momentum through 2026. The post Broadridge’s Tokenised Repo Platform Nears $9 Trillion in Monthly Volume appeared first on LeapRate.