A Future of Finance interview with Alexandre Kech, CEO of GLEIF.

There are two main obstacles to the scaling of the markets in digital assets and one of them is the lack of interoperability between blockchain networks and between blockchain networks and traditional financial markets. The default answer, hallowed by history in multiple industries, is standards. By enabling different networks to exchange data, they multiply the overall volume of counterparties and transactions. Unfortunately, attempts to achieve interoperability standards in digital assets suffer from limited usage and winner-takes-all proprietorial schemes, condemning most market participants to deploy risky or clumsy workarounds. So it is significant that the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), set up by the Financial Stability Board in 2014 to overcome a major accelerant of the Great Financial Crisis of 2007 to 2009 – namely, the lack of a trusted counterparty identification standard on a global scale – has broadened its work to encompass digital assets. Dominic Hobson, co-founder of Future of Finance, spoke to Alex Kech, CEO of GLEIF.

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A Future of Finance interview with Thorsten Peisl, Founder and Chief Executive at KALYP Technologies.

In 2026 Kalyp Technologies celebrates the tenth anniversary of its foundation as a provider of blockchain infrastructure to the regulated capital markets. It is an ambition that has required patience as well as more obvious resources, since securing the regulatory endorsement on which institutional engagement depends is a lengthy process. But now the company has built an open financial market infrastructure of its own, the Digital Securities Depositary Corporation (DSDC), and is embarked on its first major initiative - making American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) available as Digital Depositary Receipts (DDRs). Future of Finance co-founder Dominic Hobson spoke to Thorsten Peisl, Founder and Chief Executive of Kalyp Technologies.

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On June 04, 2025, Tokenovate and Future of Finance co-hosted a half-day event at the City of London Club, titled Exploring Blockchain’s Real Impact on Securities Finance, Collateral Management and the Repo Market. The event attracted more than 120 attendees from banks, asset management companies, market infrastructure, law firms, industry associations, Fin-Techs and consultants. This is an edited summary of the discussions that took place.

Panellists: John Allan, Head of the Innovation and Operations Unit at the Investment Association; Romin Dabir, Partner, Financial Services and Regulation, Reed Smith; Anna Matson, EMEA Head of Digital Assets and Innovation, Northern Trust.

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On June 04, 2025, Tokenovate and Future of Finance co-hosted a half-day event at the City of London Club, titled Exploring Blockchain’s Real Impact on Securities Finance, Collateral Management and the Repo Market. The event attracted more than 120 attendees from banks, asset management companies, market infrastructure, law firms, industry associations, Fin-Techs and consultants. This is an edited summary of the discussions that took place.

Panellists: Ciarán McGonagle, Chief Legal and Product Officer at Tokenovate; Steve Whyman, European Commercial Head of Digital Asset Funds and Business at Apex.

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On June 04, 2025, Tokenovate and Future of Finance co-hosted a half-day event at the City of London Club, titled Exploring Blockchain’s Real Impact on Securities Finance, Collateral Management and the Repo Market. The event attracted more than 120 attendees from banks, asset management companies, market infrastructure, law firms, industry associations, Fin-Techs and consultants. This is an edited summary of the discussions that took place.

Panellists: Adrian Dale, Head of Regulation & Market Practice at the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA); Marcus van Abbé, Head of Digital Market Infrastructure at R3; Steve Whyman, European Commercial Head of Digital Asset Funds and Business at Apex; Roy Zimmerhansl, Partner and Head of Capital Markets, WTS Hansuke.

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On June 04, 2025, Tokenovate and Future of Finance co-hosted a half-day event at the City of London Club, titled Exploring Blockchain’s Real Impact on Securities Finance, Collateral Management and the Repo Market. The event attracted more than 120 attendees from banks, asset management companies, market infrastructure, law firms, industry associations, Fin-Techs and consultants. This is an edited summary of the discussions that took place.

Panellists: Doug Bambrick, Head of the UK Custody Product for the UK and Middle East, BNP Paribas Securities Services; Basu Choudhury, Head of Partnerships and Alliances, OSTTRA; Yalini Isweran, Executive Director, Product Management at DTCC Digital Assets; Martin O’Connell, Solutions Architect, HQLAx.

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On 13 March 2025 Future of Finance hosted a one-day event at the offices of ReedSmith in London. Entitled Digital asset exchanges: Will tokenisation be the nemesis of exchanges or the re-making of them?, the event attracted more than 200 registrants from stock exchanges, trading venues, digital asset exchanges, fund administrators, central securities depositories, central counterparty clearing houses, technology vendors, data vendors, consultants, custodians, asset managers, wealth managers, banks, brokers, insurers, payments service providers, law firms, venture capital funds, cryptocurrency firms, blockchain platforms and academia. This is an account of what they and the panellists contributed to the five sessions that day, both live and in the multiple-choice questionnaire they completed in advance, the results of which are also published here.

Panellists: Martin Watkins, CEO of Montis Group; Michele Curtoni, Head of Strategy at SIX Digital Exchange; Max Heinzle, founder and CEO of 21X; Vic Arulchandran, Director, Deutsche Börse | Clearstream and Head of Digital Product and Market Design; and Yalini Isweran, Head of the Digital Launchpad at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).

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On 13 March 2025 Future of Finance hosted a one-day event at the offices of ReedSmith in London. Entitled Digital asset exchanges: Will tokenisation be the nemesis of exchanges or the re-making of them?, the event attracted more than 200 registrants from stock exchanges, trading venues, digital asset exchanges, fund administrators, central securities depositories, central counterparty clearing houses, technology vendors, data vendors, consultants, custodians, asset managers, wealth managers, banks, brokers, insurers, payments service providers, law firms, venture capital funds, cryptocurrency firms, blockchain platforms and academia. This is an account of what they and the panellists contributed to the five sessions that day, both live and in the multiple-choice questionnaire they completed in advance, the results of which are also published here.

Panellists: Ben Brophy, Head of Blockchain at Fidelity International; Bob Ejodame, Vice President, Capital Markets, at INX; Lucas Bruggeman, CEO and President of the Board at BX Swiss Exchange; Massimo Butti, an independent adviser to several companies involved in digital assets; and Severin Kranz, Head of Business Development at 21X.

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On 13 March 2025 Future of Finance hosted a one-day event at the offices of ReedSmith in London. Entitled Digital asset exchanges: Will tokenisation be the nemesis of exchanges or the re-making of them?, the event attracted more than 200 registrants from stock exchanges, trading venues, digital asset exchanges, fund administrators, central securities depositories, central counterparty clearing houses, technology vendors, data vendors, consultants, custodians, asset managers, wealth managers, banks, brokers, insurers, payments service providers, law firms, venture capital funds, cryptocurrency firms, blockchain platforms and academia. This is an account of what they and the panellists contributed to the five sessions that day, both live and in the multiple-choice questionnaire they completed in advance, the results of which are also published here.

Panellists: Benjamin Dean, Director of Digital Assets Strategy at WisdomTree; Katie Richards, Head of New Markets and Product Development at Incore Bank; Murat Ögat, Co-founder and CEO at Aktionariat; and Pat LaVecchia, CEO and Founder of Oasis Pro.

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On 13 March 2025 Future of Finance hosted a one-day event at the offices of ReedSmith in London. Entitled Digital asset exchanges: Will tokenisation be the nemesis of exchanges or the re-making of them?, the event attracted more than 200 registrants from stock exchanges, trading venues, digital asset exchanges, fund administrators, central securities depositories, central counterparty clearing houses, technology vendors, data vendors, consultants, custodians, asset managers, wealth managers, banks, brokers, insurers, payments service providers, law firms, venture capital funds, cryptocurrency firms, blockchain platforms and academia. This is an account of what they and the panellists contributed to the five sessions that day, both live and in the multiple-choice questionnaire they completed in advance, the results of which are also published here.

Panellists: Hirander Misra, Chairman and CEO of GMEX Group; Marcus van Abbé, Head of Digital Market Infrastructures at r3; Rita Martins, Head of Product Ecosystem, Digital Assets, at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG); Dr Robert Barnes, co-CEO at BPX Digital Securities Exchange; and Thomas Labenbacher, CEO and Founder of Assetera.

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