Capco Joined Clearstream as D7 Digital Market Partner
Financial institutions can now leverage Capco to accelerate their transition to Clearstream’s digital securities platform.
Updated on Oct. 6, 2026 in Financial Services
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Management consultancy Capco has been appointed as a digital market partner for Clearstream’s D7 platform, which provides a framework for the issuance and post-trade processing of digital securities. This move aims to support firms transitioning toward automated infrastructure.
Why it matters
The partnership targets the operational inefficiencies inherent in legacy post-trade processes. By integrating Capco's advisory and integration expertise, financial institutions seek to modernize their technology stacks and reduce manual interventions in securities life cycles.
Clearstream maintains a significant market footprint with over €22 trillion in assets under custody. The scale of this platform reflects the broad institutional reach of its securities issuance, settlement, and liquidity service offerings.
The players
Capco
A global management and technology consultancy firm specializing in the financial services industry and digital transformation.
Clearstream
A major international central securities depository providing post-trade infrastructure and asset management services to global financial markets.
The details
Capco will focus on assisting financial institutions with target operating model design, technology delivery, and complex systems integration. This support is intended to facilitate the migration of traditional manual processes into the automated framework provided by the D7 platform. Through this partnership, institutions aim to streamline securities lending, collateral management, and settlement functions.
Timeline
October 6, 2026: Capco was officially appointed as a D7 digital market partner.
Market Landscape
This partnership follows a wider industry trend toward the digitization of post-trade infrastructure via Clearstream's D7 digital securities platform. It builds upon the established precedent of central depositories seeking to replace manual settlement with integrated digital frameworks.
Financial operators should evaluate whether their current post-trade systems align with the D7 standard for digital securities. Firms preparing for migration should audit their existing manual workflows to identify areas where systems integration could yield the highest efficiency gains.
The takeaway
The transition to automated digital post-trade processing is becoming a standard benchmark for institutional competitiveness. Firms should monitor how consultants like Capco integrate with existing custodial infrastructure to determine if external expertise is required for their own technical migrations.
Further reading
For broader trends in back-office modernization, visit the Financial Services section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Asset Servicing Times.
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