More CSDs Expected to Work with SWIFT Financial messaging and systems cooperative SWIFT has just signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with seven central securities depositories (CSDs) that commits them to demonstrating how distributed ledger technology (DLT) could be put to work for post-trade operations, including corporate actions processing, shareholder and related voting, and proxy-voting…. Read More >>
Exchanges, Clearinghouses, CSDs Embrace DLT with Caution
The world’s largest securities exchanges, clearinghouses and central securities depositories (CSDs) are exploring the possibilities of blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT). But concerns remain as to whether the technology will deliver the promised goods of a more streamlined and efficient world, according to a new survey conducted by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) and the… Read More >>