Hex Trust, a leading digital assets financial service provider specialising in markets services, custody, and staking, has integrated custody and staking support for stETH, Ethereum’s largest liquid staking token issued via the Lido protocol, representing nearly a quarter of all staked ETH.

BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company, today announced that its subsidiary, BitGo Europe GmbH (“BitGo Europe”) has received approval for the extension of its licence from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to expand its European offering to include regulated crypto trading services operating out of Frankfurt, Germany.

As global markets brace for the Federal Reserve’s decision later today, uncertainty continues to weigh on investor sentiment. With markets having fully priced in a 25bps cut – the US Central Bank’s first rate cut since 2024 – investors are questioning whether the Fed has waited too long to act, especially as cracks appear in the US labour market.

Partior and Finteum are proud to announce the interoperability of their respective platforms, enabling banks to trade intraday FX swaps and orchestrate 24x7 Payment versus Payment (PvP) settlement for settlement-risk-free intraday liquidity management. Supported by Adhara DC Commander technology, the joint solution offers financial institutions a low-barrier, plug-and-play path and robust capability to access and operationalise the benefits of intraday FX swap market liquidity.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, today announced its recognition as a Leader in capital markets operations by independent research firm Everest Group in its 2025 Capital Markets Operations Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment.

Citi Investor Services has enabled Financial Information eXchange (FIX) API connectivity between its proprietary Advanced Citi ETF System (ACES) platform with Bloomberg’s BSKT service to further automate the ETF creation and redemption process for authorized participants (APs). This builds on an existing integration between Citi ACES and BSKT, which is Bloomberg’s ETF creation and redemption solution for the primary market.

21X, Europe’s first fully regulated Distributed Ledger Technology based trading and settlement system (DLT TSS), today announced the launch of 21X on the Stellar network as part of its multichain expansion. This collaboration was formally announced at Fireblocks SPARK’25 in Barcelona, an event which brought together leading financial institutions and technology partners - underscoring the growing momentum behind institutional adoption of on-chain finance.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, today announced its Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform processed more than $280 billion in average daily repo transactions during the month of August ($5.9T), underscoring significant market adoption and the transformative potential of blockchain technology in capital markets. This innovative use of DLT is unlocking liquidity, creating efficiencies and optimizing opportunities for clients and the industry.

BMLL, the leading, independent provider of harmonised, historical Level 3, 2 and 1 data and analytics across global equity, ETFs, futures and options markets, today announced the launch of its Trades Plus dataset, a groundbreaking new product that delivers deep execution insights, designed in collaboration with top global trading firms.

UK-based international wholesale bank British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB) has chosen Integral, a leading currency technology provider to the financial markets, to transform its FX operations.

Leading digital trade finance provider LiquidX is expanding its international footprint into Paris, headed up by trade finance veteran Alison Kao. The move marks a major step in the US-based company’s European growth strategy and support for the continent’s digital transformation of trade finance.

Plynk®, the app designed to simplify the investing process and empower users to grow their financial confidence, is now making its investing experience even more approachable with the introduction of Simulated Trading and Steady Start. These new features provide a first of its kind path for new investors to learn, practice, and develop solid investing habits. Brokerage accounts and related information and services are provided by Digital Brokerage Services LLC (DBS), member of FINRA and SIPC, 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07310.

XTransfer, the World's Leading & China's No.1 B2B Cross-Border Trade Payment Platform, announced the strategic partnership agreement with the CZBank Shanghai Branch during the “XTransfer TradeVision Summit 2025”. This partnership aims to enhance collaboration in cross-border finance, allowing both parties to jointly offer Chinese foreign trade enterprises more secure, efficient, and convenient global collection and cash management services.

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, has integrated Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume with over 75 million worldwide users, into its Sygnum Protect off-exchange custody platform. This integration enables traders to take advantage of Bybit’s broad product range and deep liquidity while holding their assets at Sygnum Bank off-balance sheet with institutional-grade security.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, announced today its inclusion in the 2025 IDC FinTech Rankings Top 100 for the eleventh consecutive year. Broadridge has maintained its #3 ranking since 2023 and was also named as the winner of the 2025 Capital Markets Transformation FinTech Real Results Award.