Digital Prime Technologies today announced the launch of Tokenet, its institutional digital asset lending platform, in partnership with EquiLend. First trades have executed, with Galaxy Digital among the first institutional participants.

EquiLend has acquired Finadium, a leading research and consultancy firm serving the securities finance, repo, collateral, and capital markets infrastructure industries. Finadium will continue to operate as an independently functioning subsidiary with full editorial independence.

EquiLend has named Simon Heath as Chief Strategy Officer, based in London. Joining from with more than 25 years in the industry, Heath will lead the firm’s strategic growth agenda across the global securities finance market.

Global securities lending revenue reached $1.58 billion in April 2026, up 43% year over year, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics. APAC helped power the month, overtaking North America as the top equity lending region as loan balances averaged a record $4.42 trillion.

EquiLend has launched an enhanced U.S. Mark-to-Market solution, giving securities finance firms a more streamlined, cost-effective way to manage daily mark-to-market processing directly within the EquiLend platform.

Global securities lending revenue reached $3.84 billion in Q1 2026, up 31% year over year, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics. Record loan balances and stronger activity across equities and fixed income helped drive the quarter.

EquiLend Data & Analytics reports that securities lending revenue totaled $1.11 billion in February 2026 (+24% YoY) as average loan balances rose to $4.22 trillion. Equities generated $637 million in lender revenue (+26% YoY), while fixed income revenues rose to $234 million (+17% YoY), alongside regional highlights across North America, EMEA and APAC.

Global securities lending revenue reached $1.24 billion in January 2026, up 32% year over year, with loan balances holding above $4 trillion, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics.

Global securities lending revenue climbed to a record $15.3 billion in 2025, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics, representing 26% year-over-year growth and a 13% increase over the previous high set in 2023.

EquiLend, a global financial technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry, announced a strategic investment in Digital Prime Technologies, a U.S.-regulated provider of institutional crypto financing and prime brokerage technology, to advance institutional tokenized-asset and digital-markets infrastructure.

On December 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order granting temporary exemptive relief that extends compliance deadlines for securities lending and short position reporting requirements under Rules 10c-1a and 13f-2. 

The global securities finance industry posted strong results in November 2025, generating $958 Million in revenue for lenders, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics.

The global securities finance industry posted strong results in October 2025, generating $1.08 billion in revenue for lenders, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics.

On October 15, 2025, F5 Networks disclosed a security incident involving unauthorized access to certain internal systems.

EquiLend, a global financial technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry, and ISLA Americas, the regional securities lending trade association, today announced the release of the 2025 Latin America Securities Finance User Guide.

EquiLend, the global financial technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry, today announced that The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY”) (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, and National Bank of Canada (TSE: NA) began executing trades utilizing 1Source’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) to increase efficiency, reduce breaks, and eliminate reconciliations.

The global securities finance industry generated $3.51 billion in revenue for lenders in the third quarter of 2025, according to EquiLend Data and Analytics.

The global securities finance industry posted strong results in August 2025, generating $1.18 billion in revenue for lenders, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics.

On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling in the case N.A.P.F.M. et al. v. SEC, which reviewed the SEC’s Rule 10c-1a (Securities Lending Reporting) alongside Rule 13f-2 (Short Sale Reporting).

EquiLend today announced that EFG Hermes is going live on the firm’s Next Generation Trading (NGT) platform, becoming EquiLend’s first trading client based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the first in the region to adopt full post-trade and trading automation via EquiLend.

EquiLend, a global fintech leader in securities finance, today introduced a new AI-powered assistant within its Data & Analytics suite, designed to help users interact with securities finance and short interest insights more efficiently.

The global securities finance industry generated $1.24 billion in revenue for lenders in July 2025, according to data from EquiLend Data & Analytics. The figure marks a 47% increase from July 2024 and a 12% increase from June 2025.

On July 28, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Order Granting Temporary Exemptive Relief under Rule 10c-1a, formally extending key compliance dates for market participants and FINRA.

EquiLend has expanded its capabilities as a global leader in securities finance with the acquisition of Trading Apps, a front-office technology provider known for its automation tools and modular trading solutions used by many of the world’s leading securities finance desks.

EquiLend: Securities Lending Revenue Rises to $5.2 Billion in H1 2025, Up 9% Over 2024 July 4, 2025 The global securities finance industry generated $5.2 billion in revenue for lenders in the first half of 2025, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics. The figure represents a 9% increase from the $4.8 billion generated in H1 […]

The global securities finance industry generated $955 million in revenue for lenders in May 2025, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics – a 7% increase from $895 million in May 2024.

The global securities finance industry generated $856 million in revenue for lenders in April 2025, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics. The figure represents a 1.18% increase from the $846 million generated in April 2024.

EquiLend, the global leader in data and technology for the securities finance industry, has announced the launch of its Short Squeeze Score – a unique trading signal designed to provide an early warning of potential short squeezes.

Lender-to-borrower securities lending revenue totaled $2.29 billion in Q1 2025, marking a 2% increase year-over-year, according to newly released data from EquiLend’s DataLend platform.

EquiLend, the global leader in technology, data and analytics solutions for the securities finance industry, today announced the appointment of Nick Delikaris as Chief Product Officer and a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team.

EquiLend, the global leader in technology, data and analytics solutions for the securities finance industry, today announced a minority investment from an affiliate of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) (NYSE: BK).

The global securities finance industry generated $703 million in revenue for lenders in February 2025, according to DataLend, the market data service of fintech EquiLend.

The global securities finance industry generated $773 million in revenue for lenders in January 2025, according to DataLend, the market data service of fintech EquiLend.

EquiLend is excited to announce that we have been awarded the Great Place to Work® Certification in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and India again for 2025!

On January 2, 2025, the SEC officially approved FINRA’s revised proposal under the FINRA Rule 6500 Series, establishing the framework for reporting under the 10c-1a regulation.

The global securities finance industry generated $9.64 billion in revenue for lenders in 2024, according to DataLend, the market data service of fintech EquiLend.

On November 14, 2024, FINRA published a proposed rule change to the FINRA Rule 6500 Series, which outlines updated requirements for 10c-1a reporting.

EquiLend, the global leader in technology, data, and analytics solutions for the securities finance industry, today announced the appointment of Rich Grossi as its new Chief Executive Officer.