London-based fintech startup Permutable AI today announced the successful launch of its end-to-end Large Language Model (LLM) based systematic trading platform, which has been operating live since October 2024.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that its National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) subsidiary will increase clearing hours to support extended trading with implementation targeted for Q2 2026, subject to regulatory review and approval of any necessary rule changes. Extending clearing hours will deliver increased client value by maximizing liquidity and reducing counterparty risk as NSCC will be able to apply its central counterparty guarantee to overnight activity across different time zones for global participants.

Scintilla, the UAE’s only native, fully licensed virtual asset exchange and broker/dealer, is revolutionizing institutional access to digital markets. Licensed by Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), Scintilla delivers secure, compliant, and seamless trading solutions for institutional and retail investors in one of the world’s most forward-thinking asset hubs.

Nasdaq and nuam, the merger of Santiago, Lima, and Colombia stock exchanges, today announced an extension of their strategic technology partnership, which will see all three exchanges’ central securities depositories (CSD) adopt Nasdaq’s CSD platform to optimize post-trade processing in the region.

Broadridge announces the winners of its 2025 Distribution Achievement Awards, which will be featured during the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) Global Asset Management Conference in Luxembourg March 25-26, 2025. This year marks the eighth edition of the awards, which were founded to recognise excellence across all aspects of fund distribution. In particular, the awards celebrate the hard work and ingenuity of marketing and communications and client service teams in the fund distribution industry – as well as acknowledge thought-leaders and pioneers in innovation, ESG, ETFs, and private markets.

XTransfer, the world-leading and China's No.1 B2B Cross-Border Trade Payment Platform, and Ouribank, one of Brazil's leading foreign exchange banks, have entered into a comprehensive partnership. This collaboration aims to reduce the cost and processing time of cross-border payments for XTransfer's clients, particularly benefiting Chinese and global traders with significant markets in Latin America.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced its plans to add a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive/Regulation (MiFID/R) ARM service to its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service in support of evolving transaction and trade reporting requirements. Subject to regulatory approval, the service is targeted to be launched in the UK by Q1 2026 and in the EU in line with the upcoming regulatory changes.

Zvilo, a working capital lender to businesses in the EU, Türkiye, Africa, and the Middle East, has appointed Admir Imami as its full-time CEO.

HC Brokerage, one of Egypt’s leading securities brokerage firms, has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with FawryPlus for Banking Services. The partnership aims to simplify trading in the stock market, in line with HC’s strategy to expand its service offerings and enhance accessibility for clients across Egypt.

Yooro, the pioneering securitization-as-a-service platform, has partnered with Tokeny, the leading onchain finance operating system, to transform the accessibility and efficiency of private market investments. By integrating Tokeny’s enterprise-grade tokenization technology, Yooro can seamlessly issue, manage, and distribute tokenized securities, unlocking new levels of liquidity and accessibility in private markets.

Hex Trust, a leading digital assets financial institution specializing in custody, staking, and market services, has announced the appointment of Dave Chapman, Co-Founder of OSL, as a member of its Advisory Board. With a distinguished career spanning digital asset innovation, financial technology, and traditional banking, Chapman brings unparalleled expertise to guide Hex Trust’s strategic initiatives as it continues to advance the institutional adoption of digital assets.

4OTC, the FinTech provider of connectivity services for Digital Assets and FX, today announced that Kyle Jannece has joined as Head of Business Development.

Etrading Software (ETS), the global regulatory data provider in the capital markets, today announces the launch of ETS Connect, a standalone regulatory data service offering real-time, normalised and cleansed feeds of European bond post-trade reports.

Clearstream and Crypto Finance, both members of Deutsche Börse Group, facilitate digital asset access with new crypto custody offering for institutional investors via Clearstream.

Finery Markets, a leading technology provider of a non-custodial crypto ECN and SaaS trading platform for institutional clients, announces a partnership with Sage Capital Management. Sage Capital Management is a Prime of Prime solution provider and a trusted liquidity provider for many key industry players, offering deep and institutional-focused liquidity in the digital asset markets.