Societe Generale Securities Services

Throughout history, transformative technologies—from the steam engine to electricity and the internet—have reshaped economies and redefined productivity limits.

Blockchain is reviving the cards of asset custody. Between self-custody wallets and custodial wallets, traditional models are being challenged. The blockchain version of administered registered shares could prove particularly suitable for financial securities and thus challenge the current hegemony of bearer securities. While asking many legal and operational...

In a constantly evolving financial environment, asset management companies are facing unprecedented challenges. Digitalisation, technological innovation, and changing customer expectations are redefining the contours of their business. At the heart of this transformation, platformisation emerges as an essential strategy, but also as a major challenge.

At the request of the management company Ofi Invest AM and the insurer Generali France, Societe Generale participated, from April to November 2024, in the projects led by the Banque de France and the European Central Bank (ECB) concerning the use of a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC), i.e. “exploratory” euro cash tokens, for the settlement of...

Manage tech debt to optimise scalable target operating models. How are leading firms approaching retiring legacy systems, adopting emerging tech, data management & governance whilst aligning controls & merging workflows? Franck BONTE, MD & CIO, Societe Generale Securities Services, explains.

Large Language Models and Generative AI are poised to transform the world of post-trade, enabling firms to enhance client interactions and improve productivity. While AI will bring benefits for the industry, issues must be addressed on data quality, regulatory compliance, operational resilience, and the risk that vital workplace skills could be lost, as the...

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has been committed to an ambitious digital transformation for several years, with efficiency and client experience as its watchwords, and is now rewarded.

The end of the year is often the time to take stock of the successes and failures of the past months and draw useful conclusions to get back on the right track. Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) organised a Digital Week in December 2023 to share with all our teams the digital transformations under way and the advances achieved in serving our clients....

The digitalisation of the financial sector is more relevant than ever. Tokenisation based on blockchain technologies is accelerating the transformation of our industry. This development has an impact on our sector, and Luxembourg has a role to play in securing its future.

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Imagine one day talking to your computer, your car, your home and that they serve you precisely in the way expected. With the advent of super-powered chatbots, the real-time availability of data, our endless imagination and brilliant human brains, that day may not be as far away as you thought. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already around us and is growing...

As a global asset servicer, Societe Generale Securities Services is called on to inter-vene on a number of fronts, including in technology. The B2B Magazin editorial team spoke to Laurent Marochini, Head of Innovation at Societe Generale Securities Services, about the challenges of digital assets and currencies, including regulatory issues.