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How tokenised assets transform liquidity management How tokenised assets transform liquidity management

Collateral mobility and settlement efficiency are central for liquidity management, and as real-time settlement moves from theory to infrastructure, a transformation is underway explains Deutsche Bank’s Monica Bolqvadze and Sabih Behzad. However, for this to work, interoperability, underpinned by common data models, smart contract standards and messaging protocols is essential

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One giant step to payments innovation? (Part 1) One giant step to payments innovation? (Part 1)

At Sibos 2025 Frankfurt, two clear themes for the payments industry emerged: the need to refresh its foundations and accelerate innovation. In the first of two wrap-ups, flow reports on sessions discussing the balance between a safe financial system and friction-free payments

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Securities services, Regulation

Faster and fitter securities services at Sibos Frankfurt (Part 1) Faster and fitter securities services at Sibos Frankfurt (Part 1)

Post-trade integration in Europe, market infrastructure resilience, T+1, standards and the race to digitalisation were high on the securities services agenda at Sibos 2025 in Germany’s financial capital. In the first of a two-part report from Frankfurt, flow securities services correspondent Janet Du Chenne distils the key takeaways

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Faster and fitter securities services in Frankfurt (Part 2) Faster and fitter securities services in Frankfurt (Part 2)

Continuing her report on the securities services themes at Sibos Frankfurt 2025, flow securities services correspondent Janet Du Chenne looks at the wider implications of T+1 in Europe, the adoption of industry standards, and how the digital asset journey is changing the post-trade landscape

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Cash management, Regulation

EBAday 2025: six key takeaways from Paris EBAday 2025: six key takeaways from Paris

Europe’s regulatory agenda is undeniably full – look at market infrastructure harmonisation. The impact of red tape on competitiveness is under continuous scrutiny but how can safety and innovation work together? flow shares reflections from EBAday 2025 at the Louvre, Paris

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Trish Sullivan for the people Trish Sullivan for the people

As a former prosecutor, ‘Patricia Sullivan, for the people’ (the standard introduction for prosecutors in US courts) worked on behalf of society bringing cases against violent criminals. A career of fighting financial crime in government and commercial banking roles followed. With global payments set to reach US$250trn by 2027, communities need the lifeblood of liquidity more than ever. She talks to flow’s Clarissa Dann about how proactive institutional cash management can deliver this safely

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An ecosystem approach to limit de-risking An ecosystem approach to limit de-risking

While important progress is being made worldwide on financial inclusion, de-risking may act as a brake on that progress. Joy Macknight explores what can be done to address banks terminating or restricting activities with clients

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ETDA in action ETDA in action

The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 (ETDA) came into force in September 2023, but what does it mean when it comes to facilitating the digitalisation of trade finance? Legal expert Geoffrey Wynne explains

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