The world industry after trade is entering a new transformation phase promoted by digital assets and AI, according to the latest technical document of “Citi Securities Services”.
The fifth annual bank survey, which gathered the opinion of 537 market participants, including custodians, stockbrokers and asset administrators, highlights how tokenization, accelerated agreements and automation promoted by AI are remodeling commercial processing.
CITI estimates that by 2030, 10% of market turnover could be done through tokenized assets. The report points to Stablecoins issued by the bank as the main facilitator, helping with collateral efficiency and financing token. Asia-Pacific is already the main adoption, thanks to the strong retail interest in cryptography and regulatory support for digital assets.
The use of AI will further boost the efficiency after trade, according to the report. About 86% of the companies surveyed say they are testing the technology for the incorporation of the client as the case of key use for asset administrators, custodians and stockbrokers. Another 57% indicated that their organizations are piloting technology for post-commercio specifically.
Speed and automation are a priority, Citi said, since the industry after trade faces the accumulated workload of moving to T+1, a standard settlement cycle for values transactions where trade is resolved a business day after the date of commerce.
“From the accelerated settlements to the automation in the asset service, and a greater participation and governance of the shareholders, the collective vision of companies around the world is converging the same central themes. The industry is on the cusp of significant changes as market participants intensify their focus on T+1, they accelerate the adoption of digital assets and implement Genai in their operations,” said Chris Cox, Headi.
