LONDON, Friday 10 October 2025 – The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) and ISLA Americas are excited to announce the release of a new white paper, “Regulatory Clarity is Lighting a Path for Digital Assets,” developed in collaboration with EY.
This timely publication provides crucial insights and considerations for firms looking to innovate in securities lending using digital assets, covering stablecoins, the tokenisation of traditional assets, and natively issued digital securities.
The paper details the opportunities these assets offer—such as near-instant settlement and expanded collateral options—along with an exploration into the risks and capital implications under evolving global regulatory frameworks across Europe and the US. Furthermore, the paper outlines ISLA America and ISLA’s key focus areas including the development of standardised legal documentation as well as our continued collaboration on unifying standards, to enable greater interoperability and machine-readable reporting across traditional and digital markets.
The Paper can be Downloaded here.
We encourage you to review the paper for a full overview of the opportunities unfolding for digital assets in securities lending. For more information on any of the topics raised please reach out to the team here.
The key insights and considerations of this timely publication will also be discussed at ISLA Americas’ 2nd Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference for any ISLA members attending the conference in Miami, Florida next week.
For Press Queries, Please Contact:
Rishi Sethi, Content & Communications Director, ISLA
About ISLA
The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) is a leading non-profit industry association, representing the common interests of securities financing market participants across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (focusing primarily on securities lending and borrowing (SLB) activity). Its geographically diverse membership of over 220 firms includes institutional investors, asset managers, custodial banks, prime brokers and service providers.
ISLA’s affiliate, ISLA Americas was incorporated in 2024 as a non-profit industry association, presently representing the common interests of securities lending firms in the Americas region, namely institutional investors, asset managers, and custodial banks.
