The global postal trading industry is entering a new phase of transformation driven by digital assets and AI, according to CITI’s latest “Securities Services Evolution” WhitePaper.
The bank’s fifth annual survey, which collected input from 537 market participants, including custodians, brokers dealers and asset managers, highlights how tokenization, accelerated settlements and AI-driven automation reshape trade.
Citi estimates that 10% of the market’s revenue in 2030 could be implemented through tokenized assets. The report points to bank issued stableecoins as the most important activation that helps with security efficiency and fund roasting. The Asia-Stop Sea is already a leading adoption thanks to a strong retail interest in crypto and regulatory support for digital assets.
The use of AI will further operate efficiency after trade, the report says. About 86% of the companies surveyed say they test the technology of the client’s onboarding as a key use case for asset managers, custodians and brokers. Another 57% indicated that their organizations are piloting the technology to postal trading specifically.
Speed and automation is a priority, Citi said, as the industry after trade faces the cumulative workload by moving to T+1, a standard settlement cycle for securities transactions where the trade is conducted on a working day after the trading date.
“From accelerated settlements to automation in active service and increased shareholder participation and governance, converge the collective vision for companies around the world on the same core themes. The industry is on CUSP of significant change as market participants intensify their focus on T+1, accelerates the adoption of digital assets and implements Genai because of their operations,” Services, Quote.
