ISITC TALKTIME: Tokenisation, Stablecoins and the Future of Financial Markets
TalkTime Podcast: Tokenisation Stablecoins and the Future of Financial Markets (Part 2)
Listen to part two of ISITC Europe’s conversation with Professor Daniel Broby on tokenisation, stablecoins and market infrastructure.
How will tokenised finance transform custody, settlement and access to private capital? In this episode, Gary Wright of ISITC Europe continues his conversation with Professor Daniel Broby to explore the market-structure changes already underway — from stablecoins and central bank digital currencies to interoperability, real-time settlement and the future of investor protection.
Designed for securities operations professionals, fintech leaders, custodians, market-infrastructure specialists and capital-markets innovators, this episode looks beyond the hype to ask what financial markets may need to become over the next generation.
Listen now to understand the practical opportunities and risks shaping tokenised financial markets.
What You’ll Learn
- Why custody remains central in a tokenised financial system.
- How stablecoins are influencing settlement, business models and decentralised finance.
- Why central bank digital currencies may develop differently from stablecoins.
- The challenge of interoperability across thousands of blockchain protocols.
- How atomic settlement and 24/7 payments could change capital markets operations.
- Why private equity access, capital raising and entrepreneurship may be transformed by new market infrastructure.
- How AI, data integrity and trusted valuations will affect investor confidence.
Highlights
- Custody in tokenised markets: Traditional custodians remain vital for institutional flows, but broader investor access may create room for new custody models.
- Stablecoins and settlement: The discussion explores how fiat-backed digital assets are changing settlement economics and creating new infrastructure questions.
- Interoperability: As blockchain networks multiply, cross-chain operability becomes a critical requirement for safe, scalable digital markets.
- Atomic settlement: Instant settlement may be technically possible, but existing infrastructure, regulation and operational resilience make transition complex.
- Private equity access: Tokenisation and richer data may help reduce barriers to capital raising for smaller companies and widen participation.
- AI and valuation trust: The episode closes with a discussion on data integrity, AI-driven markets and the need to protect trusted sources of valuation.
Who Should Listen?
This episode is ideal for professionals working in securities operations, custody, post-trade services, capital markets, fintech, digital assets, private equity, payments, regulatory strategy, market infrastructure and financial technology innovation.
Listen to Part 2 Now
Viewing time: 22 mins
Professor Daniel Broby
Professor Daniel Broby is a widely respected finance academic, and a former senior figure in the fund management industry. He is a Professor at the Asian Institute of Management. He previously held the Chair of Financial Technology at Ulster University and was Director of the Centre for Financial and Regulatory Technology. In those roles, he is a thought leader and influencer.
Professor Broby’s extensive research interests revolve around the applications of FinTech in financial markets. He also conducts research into benchmarks and indices, as well as policy and regulation. His empirical work encompasses the changing nature of time series, financial business models, disintermediation, and the impact of disruptive innovation. It spans the fund management industry, the utilization of blockchain and distributed ledgers in the financial ecosystem, and Central Bank Digital Currencies.
Professor Broby has contributed to scholarly insights through peer-reviewed finance journals, including Q1 Impact Factor journals such as Financial Innovation, Financial Research Letters, and Quantitative Finance. He has also made significant contributions in journals like the Journal of Finance and Data Science, the Journal of Financial Transformation, Internet Science, Artificial Intelligence for Capital Markets, and the Journal of Business Thought. Furthermore, he has addressed policy-related matters in journals such as the Journal of Economic Policy Reform, the Law and Financial Markets Review, and Technology and Regulation. His commitment to research and innovation is underscored by research grants awarded by ESPRC, the Scottish Government, and the AFRC Route to Impact Fund.
In addition to his research contributions, Professor Broby has held executive-level positions in the fund management industry, including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Chief Portfolio Manager. He has served on boards of regulated companies and financial sector professional bodies, earning recognition through awards such as the CFA Institute Society Leader Award. His diverse experience includes non-executive roles and directorships at leading asset management firms and collective investment vehicles.
Professor Broby has a Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance, an M.Phil in Economics, and an MSc in Investment Analysis. He was an elected individual member of the London Stock Exchange. He is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI, an Honorary Fellow of CFA (UK), and a Senior Fellow of HEA.
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