Xchange episode 1: T+1 and funding -the scary story
What does T+1 mean for funding risk as markets accelerate, regulation evolves and tokenised collateral gains ground?

This episode of Xchange explores how T+1 is reshaping funding risk, settlement discipline and post-trade priorities. Barnaby Nelson (The ValueExchange), Emma Johnson (The ValueExchange) and Mark Brannigan (The ValueExchange) discuss the pace of change in the US, ESMA’s draft technical standards on settlement efficiency and why tokenised collateral is becoming part of the next phase of market thinking.
Speakers

Barnaby Nelson
Chief Executive Officer
The ValueExchange
Emma Johnson
Head of Industry Advocacy and Insight
The ValueExchange
Mark Brannigan
Head of Xchange Product
The ValueExchangeT+1 is making funding pressure more immediate as settlement windows compress and firms face tighter operational and liquidity demands. The challenge is no longer theoretical. It is becoming a practical question of timing, control and readiness.
In this first episode of Xchange, Barnaby Nelson, Emma Johnson and Mark Brannigan explore how accelerated settlement is affecting funding assumptions, operational risk and strategic thinking across capital markets.
The episode highlights:
Why T+1 makes funding pressure harder to manage
What recent developments in the US and Europe may signal
How tokenised collateral could affect future funding models
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