The two firms aim to provide clarity on the ‘predicted to settle’ status of securities trades, helping enable the necessary liquidity for international clients trading US securities.
The past week saw appointments from AccessFintech and Adroit Trading Technologies, alongside a departure from Federated Hermes.
Incoming individual will lead buy-side strategy; joins following 18 years at Goldman Sachs and five years at JP Morgan.
Latest funding round brings the total capital raised by the fintech to $97 million since 2018.
Initiatives focused on securities settlements between the two dealers, with specific emphasis on European markets as a prelude to the recently implemented CSDR regulation.
Banks are being hit with up to €5 million in CSDR penalties per month as settlement rates deteriorate, says expert, who points out that credits should be trickling down to the buy-side.
Incoming head brings over 30 years’ experience in investment banking to AccessFintech, having spent almost two decades at JP Morgan.
FinTech firms Broadridge and AccessFintech align to resolve multi-party settlement fails through new solution.
Previous investors JP Morgan, Citi and Goldman Sachs also contributed to the round, taking the total raised by AccessFintech to $37 million since 2018.
The launch of the platform marks the latest success for AccessFintech, which originated from JP Morgan’s FinTech incubator and went live just six months ago.