Fund Operations & Servicing·Capability hub

Custody & Depositary

Safekeeping of assets, settlement, asset servicing and depositary oversight — the bank that holds the securities.

What's shifting

The role that travels between sectors

A custodian is a custodian across the industry. What differs is the client: asset managers buy a servicing utility, US wealth firms buy a commercial platform bundled with advisor tooling and cash economics.

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How the work actually gets done

The top software vendors firms use here, and the features those tools actually ship.

Market landscape

9 vendors · 9 with profiles
LeaderEstablished, scaled incumbents.ChallengerMeaningful traction, gaining share.AIAI-native — built around LLMs / agents.DigitalDigitally native — app-first, no branches.
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