Meet The Leadership Team

Three questions for Joy

At Tokenovate, we’ve got a bit of a tradition: each summer, we invite university students to join us - either...

Real-world education in Exeter

Education is essential. Education is invaluable. Education is…FUN!  Every year, Tokenovate engages in academia in a few different ways: we...

Excellence in Exeter

Last week, our Founder and CEO Richard delivered a popular guest lecture at the business school of the University of...

Tokenovate supports Master students at UCL

For a few months earlier this year, we supported a couple of students writing their Master’s dissertation in Financial Technology...

Operationalising CDM – Part IV

This blog is the fourth and final entry in our series exploring how Tokenovate is operationalising the FINOS Common Domain...

A New Giovannini Moment for European Capital Markets?

Tokenovate’s Response to the Draghi Report and the European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union Proposal.   Earlier this year, Richard...

From Mirror to Engine: Operationalising CDM

Understanding How the Common Domain Model Enables Post-Trade Automation   If you’ve spent any time in capital markets or post-trade...

Launch of the Living Lab

The Living Lab is an interactive workshop project created by Tokenovate in collaboration with The Investment Association and ISDA. The...

Operationalising CDM – Part IV

This blog is the fourth and final entry in our series exploring how Tokenovate is operationalising the FINOS Common Domain...

Operationalising CDM – Part III

This blog is the third in a series exploring how Tokenovate is operationalising the FINOS Common Domain Model (CDM). In...

Operationalising CDM – Part I

This blog is the first in a series exploring how Tokenovate is operationalising the FINOS Common Domain Model (CDM) to...

Unpacking post-trade pain points

Is your portfolio risk exposure an accurate representation of its instruments? How can you manage the lifecycle of OTC trades...

Why the CFTC’s New Guidance Matters and Why Tokenovate Is Already Aligned With It

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released important guidance on the use of tokenised assets, distributed ledger technology...

Tokenovate’s Comments on IOSCO’s Tokenization of Financial Assets Report

17th November 2025 Mr Tuang Lee LimChair, IOSOC Fintech Task ForceInternational Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)C/Oquendo 1228006 MadridSpain By E-Mail...

What If Every Contract Knew What to Do Next? 

Entering A New Era for Real-Time Finality. The post-trade environment, long seen as the quieter and more operationally constrained side...

Three questions for Joy

At Tokenovate, we’ve got a bit of a tradition: each summer, we invite university students to join us - either...

Tokenovate Response to HMT Consultation

Date: 22nd May 2025 Tokenovate Response to HMT Consultation on the Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities...

Response to CFTC’s Request for Comment on Trading and Clearing Derivatives on a 24/7 Basis

The Honourable Caroline D. Pham Acting Chairman Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC...

A New Giovannini Moment for European Capital Markets?

Tokenovate’s Response to the Draghi Report and the European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union Proposal.   Earlier this year, Richard...

Launch of the Living Lab

The Living Lab is an interactive workshop project created by Tokenovate in collaboration with The Investment Association and ISDA. The...

Four trends that will shape capital markets in 2026

Capital markets are entering a decisive phase, where tokenisation, faster settlement and interoperability are converging to reshape how markets function....

From Strength to Strength

Key hires join Team Tokenovate. We’re delighted to open our doors to a number of new Tokenauts (or is it...

From Coins to Code

A History of Financial Innovation. A recurring criticism of distributed ledger technology is that it is a solution in search...

Exception management at the speed of T+1

Why getting it right now matters The transition to T+1 trade settlement isn’t just a regulatory requirement: it’s a reckoning...

CDM-pioneer Ian Sloyan joins Tokenovate

We’re very excited to welcome industry-trailblazer Ian Sloyan to our product team. Ian is a true pioneer, having led the...

Beyond COP29 – Embracing Article 6 Standards in the Voluntary Carbon Market

In a previous post, we discussed how Tokenovate’s solutions align with Article 6 requirements to support a transparent and reliable...

Bridging the Gap: Integrating Carbon Markets with Industry Standards

In a recent address to the International Organisation of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Sustainable Finance Task Force, Scott O’Malia, CEO of...

Achieving net zero through tokenisation

One of the most important global societal goals for years to come is to reduce and remove greenhouse gases from...

Tokenovate collaborates with Land Carbon

London, May 21, 2024. Tokenovate, a trading lifecycle management platform company, announces its collaboration with Land Carbon, a UK developer...

Methodologies, standards and regulatory initiatives must be harmonised for voluntary carbon markets to work efficiently

Two important carbon-related announcements were made in late February.  The first was issued by the European Council and European Parliament...

Facilitating smart climate action

It's clear we all have to take climate actions to drive society towards a low-carbon economy. Actually, we all have...

The CFTC and voluntary carbon markets

Tokenovate comments on the CFTC’s second voluntary carbon markets convening. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced that the...

Announcing the world’s first smart contract for VCC derivatives trades using ISDA definitions

Tokenovate and GMEX ZERO13 enable the execution of the world’s first smart legal contract for voluntary carbon credit derivatives trades...

Tokenovate launches the Novat Protocol

DELIVERING TOKENISED SETTLEMENT IN CAPITAL MARKETS London, 5 November 2025 - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and...

What If Every Contract Knew What to Do Next? 

Entering A New Era for Real-Time Finality. The post-trade environment, long seen as the quieter and more operationally constrained side...

ISDA and Tokenovate Launch Taskforce to Develop Smart Contract Framework within the CDM

NEW YORK, October 21, 2025 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Tokenovate have today announced the...

UK Leadership in Digital Finance – Building a Standards Based Future

Speech by Richard Baker, Founder and CEO of Tokenovate, given to the Digital Markets & Digital Money APPG at the...

Exception management at the speed of T+1

Why getting it right now matters The transition to T+1 trade settlement isn’t just a regulatory requirement: it’s a reckoning...

CDM-pioneer Ian Sloyan joins Tokenovate

We’re very excited to welcome industry-trailblazer Ian Sloyan to our product team. Ian is a true pioneer, having led the...

Response to CFTC’s Request for Comment on Trading and Clearing Derivatives on a 24/7 Basis

The Honourable Caroline D. Pham Acting Chairman Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC...

A New Giovannini Moment for European Capital Markets?

Tokenovate’s Response to the Draghi Report and the European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union Proposal.   Earlier this year, Richard...

What If Every Contract Knew What to Do Next? 

Entering A New Era for Real-Time Finality. The post-trade environment, long seen as the quieter and more operationally constrained side...

Why the CFTC’s New Guidance Matters and Why Tokenovate Is Already Aligned With It

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released important guidance on the use of tokenised assets, distributed ledger technology...

What If Every Contract Knew What to Do Next? 

Entering A New Era for Real-Time Finality. The post-trade environment, long seen as the quieter and more operationally constrained side...

Exception management at the speed of T+1

Why getting it right now matters The transition to T+1 trade settlement isn’t just a regulatory requirement: it’s a reckoning...

A New Giovannini Moment for European Capital Markets?

Tokenovate’s Response to the Draghi Report and the European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union Proposal.   Earlier this year, Richard...

How maturing blockchains can speed-up settlement and improve collateral management

With the growing maturity of blockchains - both in terms of available technology and public perception - is the timing...

Operationalising CDM – Part IV

This blog is the fourth and final entry in our series exploring how Tokenovate is operationalising the FINOS Common Domain...

Beyond COP29 – Embracing Article 6 Standards in the Voluntary Carbon Market

In a previous post, we discussed how Tokenovate’s solutions align with Article 6 requirements to support a transparent and reliable...

Bridging the Gap: Integrating Carbon Markets with Industry Standards

In a recent address to the International Organisation of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Sustainable Finance Task Force, Scott O’Malia, CEO of...

Golden Record – The Holy Grail!?

In capital markets, the nirvana of a golden record, representing the single source of truth for trade data, ensuring that...

Unpacking post-trade pain points

Is your portfolio risk exposure an accurate representation of its instruments? How can you manage the lifecycle of OTC trades...

The Standardisation of Derivatives

Derivatives trading has been around a very long time. In the last few decades however, the scope and scale of...

ISDA and Tokenovate Launch Taskforce to Develop Smart Contract Framework within the CDM

NEW YORK, October 21, 2025 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Tokenovate have today announced the...

Response to CFTC’s Request for Comment on Trading and Clearing Derivatives on a 24/7 Basis

The Honourable Caroline D. Pham Acting Chairman Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC...

Why the CFTC’s New Guidance Matters and Why Tokenovate Is Already Aligned With It

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released important guidance on the use of tokenised assets, distributed ledger technology...

Digital Assets: Schrödinger’s Property?

Written by: Ciarán McGonagle Ciarán McGonagle is Tokenovate’s Chief Legal & Product Officer, developing blockchain and smart contract-based solutions for...

Real-world education in Exeter

Education is essential. Education is invaluable. Education is…FUN!  Every year, Tokenovate engages in academia in a few different ways: we...

FCA’s crypto roadmap crosses the Rubicon

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled a comprehensive plan to regulate the UK's growing crypto industry, aiming to establish...

Unpacking post-trade pain points

Is your portfolio risk exposure an accurate representation of its instruments? How can you manage the lifecycle of OTC trades...

Automating Repos

We are delighted to announce an exclusive Tokenovate event focussing on Automating Repos - From Execution to Maturity. This is our...

Tokenovate sponsors ISDA and IA collateral event

Tokenovate is proud to sponsor "Collateral and Liquidity Management: Driving Collateral Optimisation in times of regulatory change and market volatility"...

Meet Tokenovate in 2025

The Tokenovate team is very excited to be hitting the road in 2025, meeting new and existing partners, engaging with...

Real-world education in Exeter

Education is essential. Education is invaluable. Education is…FUN!  Every year, Tokenovate engages in academia in a few different ways: we...

Nine key trends from SFF24

For the second consecutive year, our CEO and Founder Richard Baker recently attended the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF24). The festival,...

Insights from a Conference

By Brendan Bradley, Chairman at Tokenovate. The recent ISDA/Investment Association Collateral Management Evolution conference, held in London on June 12,...

Tokenovate sponsors ISDA and IA event

Tokenovate is proud to sponsor "Collateral Management Evolution: Opportunities in Operational Efficiency and Liquidity Management", an event held on June...

Building the M2M-based Internet of Value

Our first day at the London Blockchain Conference ended on a high with an excellent panel discussion on “Building the...

Tokenovate launches the Novat Protocol

DELIVERING TOKENISED SETTLEMENT IN CAPITAL MARKETS London, 5 November 2025 - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and...

Exception management at the speed of T+1

Why getting it right now matters The transition to T+1 trade settlement isn’t just a regulatory requirement: it’s a reckoning...

From Mirror to Engine: Operationalising CDM

Understanding How the Common Domain Model Enables Post-Trade Automation   If you’ve spent any time in capital markets or post-trade...

Golden Record – The Holy Grail!?

In capital markets, the nirvana of a golden record, representing the single source of truth for trade data, ensuring that...

How maturing blockchains can speed-up settlement and improve collateral management

With the growing maturity of blockchains - both in terms of available technology and public perception - is the timing...

The Blockchain and Derivatives: Building A More Powerful Trade Lifecycle

The Basic Derivative Trade Lifecycle The blockchain, as known as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), can revolutionise the derivative markets, ranging...

Tokenovate joins Bank of England Synchronisation Lab alongside key industry participants

LONDON (February 6 2026) - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and digital settlement solutions, is participating in the...

ISDA and Tokenovate Launch Taskforce to Develop Smart Contract Framework within the CDM

NEW YORK, October 21, 2025 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Tokenovate have today announced the...

Tokenovate sponsors ISDA and IA collateral event

Tokenovate is proud to sponsor "Collateral and Liquidity Management: Driving Collateral Optimisation in times of regulatory change and market volatility"...

Tokenovate’s DIGIT response

Modernising capital markets Tokenovate is pleased to have submitted its formal response to the UK Government’s Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT)...

Ciarán recognised by The Lawyer

Ciarán - one of the UK's Hot 100 lawyers Read the article and full The Lawyer Hot 100 2025 list...

Our commitment to Information Security

Tokenovate achieves ISO 27001:2022 certification London January 8, 2025. From our inception, safety, security, and high standards have been at...

Another remarkable year

By Richard Baker & Gerard Banaszkiewicz, Founders of Tokenovate Last year, as we reflected on our progress, we referenced the...

FCA’s crypto roadmap crosses the Rubicon

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled a comprehensive plan to regulate the UK's growing crypto industry, aiming to establish...

sCrypt and Smart Contracts – the Perfect Match

We recently sat down with Xiaohui Liu, the founder and CEO of sCrypt, to ask a few questions about his...

Tokenovate collaborates with Land Carbon

London, May 21, 2024. Tokenovate, a trading lifecycle management platform company, announces its collaboration with Land Carbon, a UK developer...

Creative collaboration, constructive conclusions

This week, Tokenovate and key partners gathered at the glorious University Arms in Cambridge for a few days of rich...

Tokenovate’s Comments on IOSCO’s Tokenization of Financial Assets Report

17th November 2025 Mr Tuang Lee LimChair, IOSOC Fintech Task ForceInternational Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)C/Oquendo 1228006 MadridSpain By E-Mail...

UK Leadership in Digital Finance – Building a Standards Based Future

Speech by Richard Baker, Founder and CEO of Tokenovate, given to the Digital Markets & Digital Money APPG at the...

Tokenovate joins Bank of England Synchronisation Lab alongside key industry participants

LONDON (February 6 2026) - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and digital settlement solutions, is participating in the...

Tokenovate launches the Novat Protocol

DELIVERING TOKENISED SETTLEMENT IN CAPITAL MARKETS London, 5 November 2025 - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and...

ISDA and Tokenovate Launch Taskforce to Develop Smart Contract Framework within the CDM

NEW YORK, October 21, 2025 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Tokenovate have today announced the...

Tokenovate Response to HMT Consultation

Date: 22nd May 2025 Tokenovate Response to HMT Consultation on the Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities...

Response to CFTC’s Request for Comment on Trading and Clearing Derivatives on a 24/7 Basis

The Honourable Caroline D. Pham Acting Chairman Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC...

Our commitment to Information Security

Tokenovate achieves ISO 27001:2022 certification London January 8, 2025. From our inception, safety, security, and high standards have been at...

Enhancing Financial Services with Permissionless Blockchains

On November 27, an important and thorough EU publication was released that examines the potential of public permissionless blockchains to...

Leading Financial Markets Lawyer Ciarán McGonagle Joins Tokenovate

Digital assets and smart contracts legal expert joins Tokenovate as Chief Legal and Product Officer to drive critical next phase...

Tokenovate joins Bank of England Synchronisation Lab alongside key industry participants

LONDON (February 6 2026) - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and digital settlement solutions, is participating in the...

Tokenovate’s Comments on IOSCO’s Tokenization of Financial Assets Report

17th November 2025 Mr Tuang Lee LimChair, IOSOC Fintech Task ForceInternational Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)C/Oquendo 1228006 MadridSpain By E-Mail...

UK Leadership in Digital Finance – Building a Standards Based Future

Speech by Richard Baker, Founder and CEO of Tokenovate, given to the Digital Markets & Digital Money APPG at the...

Tokenovate Response to HMT Consultation

Date: 22nd May 2025 Tokenovate Response to HMT Consultation on the Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities...

Response to CFTC’s Request for Comment on Trading and Clearing Derivatives on a 24/7 Basis

The Honourable Caroline D. Pham Acting Chairman Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC...

A New Giovannini Moment for European Capital Markets?

Tokenovate’s Response to the Draghi Report and the European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union Proposal.   Earlier this year, Richard...

Tokenovate’s DIGIT response

Modernising capital markets Tokenovate is pleased to have submitted its formal response to the UK Government’s Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT)...

Enhancing Financial Services with Permissionless Blockchains

On November 27, an important and thorough EU publication was released that examines the potential of public permissionless blockchains to...

Automating Repos

We are delighted to announce an exclusive Tokenovate event focussing on Automating Repos - From Execution to Maturity. This is our...

Digital Assets: Schrödinger’s Property?

Written by: Ciarán McGonagle Ciarán McGonagle is Tokenovate’s Chief Legal & Product Officer, developing blockchain and smart contract-based solutions for...

Operationalising CDM – Part III

This blog is the third in a series exploring how Tokenovate is operationalising the FINOS Common Domain Model (CDM). In...

The Standardisation of Derivatives

Derivatives trading has been around a very long time. In the last few decades however, the scope and scale of...

Tokenovate joins Bank of England Synchronisation Lab alongside key industry participants

LONDON (February 6 2026) - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and digital settlement solutions, is participating in the...

Why exception handling will make or break T+1 settlement

The move to T+1 settlement represents a major post-trade milestone for the UK and Europe. But according to Richard Baker,...

Why the CFTC’s New Guidance Matters and Why Tokenovate Is Already Aligned With It

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released important guidance on the use of tokenised assets, distributed ledger technology...

Tokenovate launches the Novat Protocol

DELIVERING TOKENISED SETTLEMENT IN CAPITAL MARKETS London, 5 November 2025 - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and...

What If Every Contract Knew What to Do Next? 

Entering A New Era for Real-Time Finality. The post-trade environment, long seen as the quieter and more operationally constrained side...

Exception management at the speed of T+1

Why getting it right now matters The transition to T+1 trade settlement isn’t just a regulatory requirement: it’s a reckoning...

Unpacking post-trade pain points

Is your portfolio risk exposure an accurate representation of its instruments? How can you manage the lifecycle of OTC trades...

The Trouble with T+2

Imagine a situation where information is instant and access is ubiquitous. In a business scenario, the potential to create value...

What If Every Contract Knew What to Do Next? 

Entering A New Era for Real-Time Finality. The post-trade environment, long seen as the quieter and more operationally constrained side...

ISDA and Tokenovate Launch Taskforce to Develop Smart Contract Framework within the CDM

NEW YORK, October 21, 2025 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Tokenovate have today announced the...

Launch of the Living Lab

The Living Lab is an interactive workshop project created by Tokenovate in collaboration with The Investment Association and ISDA. The...

Operationalising CDM – Part IV

This blog is the fourth and final entry in our series exploring how Tokenovate is operationalising the FINOS Common Domain...

Operationalising CDM – Part III

This blog is the third in a series exploring how Tokenovate is operationalising the FINOS Common Domain Model (CDM). In...

The Promise of Derivative Smart Contracts on the Blockchain

It was 30 years ago that Nick Szabo proposed the concept of “smart contracts” for the execution of a structured...

The Blockchain and Derivatives: Building A More Powerful Trade Lifecycle

The Basic Derivative Trade Lifecycle The blockchain, as known as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), can revolutionise the derivative markets, ranging...

Why exception handling will make or break T+1 settlement

The move to T+1 settlement represents a major post-trade milestone for the UK and Europe. But according to Richard Baker,...

Four trends that will shape capital markets in 2026

Capital markets are entering a decisive phase, where tokenisation, faster settlement and interoperability are converging to reshape how markets function....

Tokenovate launches the Novat Protocol

DELIVERING TOKENISED SETTLEMENT IN CAPITAL MARKETS London, 5 November 2025 - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and...

What If Every Contract Knew What to Do Next? 

Entering A New Era for Real-Time Finality. The post-trade environment, long seen as the quieter and more operationally constrained side...

Why the CFTC’s New Guidance Matters and Why Tokenovate Is Already Aligned With It

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released important guidance on the use of tokenised assets, distributed ledger technology...

Tokenovate’s Comments on IOSCO’s Tokenization of Financial Assets Report

17th November 2025 Mr Tuang Lee LimChair, IOSOC Fintech Task ForceInternational Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)C/Oquendo 1228006 MadridSpain By E-Mail...

Tokenovate launches the Novat Protocol

DELIVERING TOKENISED SETTLEMENT IN CAPITAL MARKETS London, 5 November 2025 - Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and...

Tokenovate’s DIGIT response

Modernising capital markets Tokenovate is pleased to have submitted its formal response to the UK Government’s Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT)...

Launch of the Living Lab

The Living Lab is an interactive workshop project created by Tokenovate in collaboration with The Investment Association and ISDA. The...

Operationalising CDM – Part IV

This blog is the fourth and final entry in our series exploring how Tokenovate is operationalising the FINOS Common Domain...

Achieving net zero through tokenisation

One of the most important global societal goals for years to come is to reduce and remove greenhouse gases from...

The Trouble with T+2

Imagine a situation where information is instant and access is ubiquitous. In a business scenario, the potential to create value...

Four trends that will shape capital markets in 2026

Capital markets are entering a decisive phase, where tokenisation, faster settlement and interoperability are converging to reshape how markets function....

A Year of Execution

As 2025 comes to a close, we are proud to reflect on an exceptional year of progress. Tokenovate has confidently...

From Strength to Strength

Key hires join Team Tokenovate. We’re delighted to open our doors to a number of new Tokenauts (or is it...

From Coins to Code

A History of Financial Innovation. A recurring criticism of distributed ledger technology is that it is a solution in search...

ISDA and Tokenovate Launch Taskforce to Develop Smart Contract Framework within the CDM

NEW YORK, October 21, 2025 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Tokenovate have today announced the...

UK Leadership in Digital Finance – Building a Standards Based Future

Speech by Richard Baker, Founder and CEO of Tokenovate, given to the Digital Markets & Digital Money APPG at the...

Tokenovate sponsors ISDA and IA collateral event

Tokenovate is proud to sponsor "Collateral and Liquidity Management: Driving Collateral Optimisation in times of regulatory change and market volatility"...

Exception management at the speed of T+1

Why getting it right now matters The transition to T+1 trade settlement isn’t just a regulatory requirement: it’s a reckoning...