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We help banks and financial services providers run operations as one integrated whole: faster, safer and more resilient. Across the full operations value chain, from trade capture, confirmations and clearing to settlement, reporting and market infrastructure, we align processes, data, systems and controls. The result is lower operating cost, reduced operational risk and regulatory change delivered with confidence. Whether driven by open finance under FiDA, the shift to T+1 settlement, the ISO 20022 migration that follows, transaction reporting or AI enabled automation in securities operations, we approach each change as an integral part of a coherent operating model rather than as a standalone initiative.

CORE SERVICES

What we do

Trade Processing & Documentation

  • Trade capture
  • Validation, confirmations, allocations
  • Market data interfaces and trade documentation

Clearing & Settlement

  • Clearing
  • Settlement instruction management
  • Reconciliations
  • Exception handling
  • Fail management

Open Finance & FiDA

  • Regulatory monitoring and FiDA impact assessment
  • Data and API architecture for secure data sharing
  • Consent and permission management
  • Implementation support from design to go live

Market Infrastructure & Connectivity

  • SWIFT, FMI, CSD and CCP connectivity
  • ISO 20022 adoption
  • Corporate actions
  • T+1 readiness and infrastructure migration

Digital Assets & Crypto Operations

  • Tokenisation
  • DLT integration
  • MiCAR compliance
  • Crypto operating models
  • Licensing support
  • Digital asset service build-out

AI & Automation in securities operations

  • Process analysis supported by AI
  • Straight through processing improvement
  • Generative and agentic AI in testing and delivery
  • Control framework optimization for AI enabled operations
Selected use cases

Where operations get faster and safer

Target Operating Model and Platform Setup
Carve Out and Sytem Outsoucing
T+1 Readiness
Transaction Reporting Data Quality Optimization
ISO 20022 and SWIFT MX Migration
Post Trade System Integration
DLT Crypto Asset Register
MiCAR Licensing
Operational Resilience Assessment
FiDA Impact Assessment
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Signature Capabilities

What we bring to production

T+1: operating model readiness

The EU, UK and Switzerland move to T+1 in 2027. Shorter timelines will expose weaknesses in data, process ownership, automation and third party coordination. We help banks assess impact, define the target operating model and steer delivery across Operations, Front Office, Treasury, Risk and IT.

ISO 20022: the next migration steps

ISO 20022 is not finished with the first migration. Further SWIFT milestones follow from late 2026 through 2027, while Pontes opens the door to settlement in central bank money on DLT. We offer a quick status check and support migration, testing and integration across payments and market infrastructure.I

FiDA: preparing for open finance

FiDA extends open finance beyond payment accounts. The regulation is still in the legislative process, and application will follow after a transition period once it is adopted. The effort for data holders will be significant. We help banks monitor the rules, assess impact and prepare data, API and consent architecture, so that implementation can start without delay.

Tokenisation & infrastructure: from pilots to production

Pontes, the Eurosystem solution for settling tokenised assets in central bank money, went live in September 2026 and will be extended step by step. Appia sets the long term direction. We support banks from use case selection and operating model design through implementation, including new products and governance.

PROJECT REFERENCES

Selected projects

EMIR & MMSR Data Quality

Multiple Landesbanken

Comprehensive data quality testing across correctness, completeness, and validity dimensions for EMIR and MMSR submissions. Delivered error identification, root-cause analysis, and remediation roadmaps.

  • Data-Quality
  • Regulatory-Reporting

DLT-based Crypto Asset Register

Crypto Asset Service Provider

Strategic steering, vendor selection and architecture design for a DLT-based securities register. Evaluated Ethereum and alternative blockchains; validated use cases in sandbox. BaFin license application support included.

  • Crypto-Regulation
  • DLT-Blockchain

SWIFT CBPR+ Migration

Financial Market Infrastructure Provider

Full project lifecycle from functional/technical specification through test management and go-live for MT/MX coexistence. Cross-functional steering and communication throughout.

  • ISO20022
  • SWIFT-Migration

T+1 Impact Analysis

German Landesbank

Structured workshops across trading, operations, treasury and IT to build a comprehensive T+1 readiness assessment. Delivered a Magpie readiness questionnaire, maturity scoring and prioritized action plan. Duration: Dec 2025–Jan 2026.

  • Readiness-Assessment
  • Tplus1-Settlement

THOUGHT PAPERS

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