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Last Update2025-09-03
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Event Overview
Technological innovation is prompting significant shifts in financial market infrastructure. The integration of digital assets and artificial intelligence signals a broader trend toward automation, operational efficiency, and new asset classes within post-trade processes. Industry surveys reveal a collective anticipation of accelerated settlements and tokenization, representing a fundamental change in transaction workflows, business models, and regulatory considerations across the investment landscape.
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Citi Predicts Digital Assets and AI to Transform Post-Trade Industry by 2030
Citi’s latest Securities Services Evolution whitepaper highlights that the global post-trade industry is entering a transformation phase driven by digital assets and AI. Citi’s fifth annual survey, gathering input from 537 participants including custodians, broker-dealers, and asset managers, states that tokenization, accelerated settlements, and AI-driven automation are reshaping trade processing. Citi estimates that by 2030, 10% of market turnover could be conducted through tokenized assets, with bank-issued stablecoins as the main enabler by improving collateral efficiency and fund tokenization. The report notes Asia-Pacific as a leader in adoption due to strong retail crypto interest and supportive digital asset regulations. The survey indicates that 86% of firms are testing AI for client onboarding and 57% are piloting its use in post-trade operations. Citi emphasizes the priority of speed and automation as the industry moves towards T+1 settlement cycles and increased use of digital assets and GenAI. Chris Cox, Head of Investor Services at Citi, said the industry is at the cusp of significant change with intensified focus on T+1, digital asset adoption, and GenAI implementation.