New service will enable clients to bilaterally manage and settle claims seamlessly through a flexible, single point of entry
New York/London/Hong Kong/Singapore/Sydney, October 5, 2020 - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that its Depository Trust Corporation (DTC) subsidiary has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a proposal to launch ClaimConnect, a new DTC service that will centralize and automate cash claim processing across the entire lifecycle of a corporate action claim.
DTCC has been working closely with the industry to refresh its technology and to further improve Corporate Actions processes in order to eliminate manual processes and reduce risk and errors from claim submission to closure. With the new ClaimConnect service, DTCC seeks to address limitations in Corporate Actions processing related to untracked cash claims. These claims are typically processed manually by large operations teams leveraging fax, email and phone calls.
With ClaimConnect, clients will benefit from near real-time claim validation and matching, email alerts and the ability to pinpoint data leveraging intuitive search functionality. Clients will be able to post claims verses their counterparty with the ability to track those claims through to settlement. Both sides of the claim will have access to email notifications, alerting them of claim statuses and reporting to communicate progress, simplifying decision making.
“We’re continuously meeting with our clients to learn more about their evolving internal processes and challenges in order to identify ways we can deliver new and improved services to meet their needs,” said Ann Marie Bria, Executive Director, Corporate Actions Business Management at DTCC. “Centralizing claim processing through ClaimConnect will enable clients to seamlessly manage the entire lifecycle of a claim while reducing risks.”
ClaimConnect will be one of the first services available on DTCC’s new API Marketplace. With ClaimConnect APIs on the DTCC Marketplace, Corporate Actions clients will have direct programmatic access to DTCC processing functionality, allowing clients to automate the process of submitting claims and inquiring about their status.
The ClaimConnect service will be launched following SEC approval.
About DTCC
With over 45 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From operating facilities, data centers and offices in 15 countries, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm simplifies the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, data management, data reporting and information services across asset classes, bringing increased security and soundness to financial markets. In 2019, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at more than U.S. $2.15 quadrillion. Its depository provides custody and asset servicing for securities issues from 170 countries and territories valued at U.S. $63.0 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes over 14 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.