The move to T+1 settlement is one of the most significant milestones for European financial markets in decades.
It’s a major modernization step – reducing risk, improving liquidity, and enhancing competitiveness. But this level of progress brings its own challenges.
Challenges such as complexity across multiple jurisdictions, timezones, and market infrastructures – all whilst upgrading technology and automating processes.
At DTCC Consulting, we’re leveraging our lessons learnt from North Amercia’s transition to T+1 to guide our clients through every stage of this transition – bringing the best of tried and tested strategies.
From assessing impact, redesigning operating models and technical architecture; to planning, stakeholder collaboration, and robust testing—we provide hands-on support.
Knowing what we know about industry testing for North America, firms should have a gauge of their impacted business lines and be ready to conduct robust impact assessment programmes in Q1 and Q2 of 2026 – allowing time for implementation and testing ahead of the October 2027 deadline.
Assess your current processes, identify gaps, and plan for technology upgrades and automation.
Our team works side by side with clients—from initial assessment through implementation—to make sure they’re ready for day one.
We’ve helped firms successfully navigate major regulatory and operational changes, including the U.S. T+1 transition and complex reporting rewrites.
The results? Measurable improvements in efficiency and compliance, delivered through a collaborative approach that clients trust.
Working with a recent client we helped drive their affirmation rates from 81% to 99%, which is a key part of the U.S. transition to T+1.
And for European firms, we’ve helped Tier 1 Broker Dealers enhance post trade efficiency by improving their metrics for matching efficiency and issuing instructions to the market; reducing correction times and manual interventions on trades; and optimizing straight-through-processing.
Beyond T+1, settlement cycles will continue to accelerate and harmonize globally. Operational resilience and adaptability will be critical.
DTCC Consulting is already helping clients prepare for what’s next, so they stay proactive and ahead of the curve.
Our goal is simple: to help you turn complexity into confidence. If you’re preparing for T+1—or the changes beyond—we’re ready to guide you every step of the way.