Episode 528: BNY's Emily Portney on Asset Servicing, AI, and the Future of Markets

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Emily Portney discusses the evolution of asset servicing and its impact on global markets, highlighting the role of AI and digital assets.

BNY’s Emily Portney goes Inside the ICE House to explain how asset servicing quietly powers global markets and why it has moved from the background to the center of financial innovation. She details how the convergence of ETFs, alternatives, and private markets is reshaping fund operations, investor experiences, and the scale and expertise required of leading asset servicers. Portney also discusses how digital assets, tokenization, and AI—along with a culture of innovation and human leadership—are redefining the future of asset servicing at BNY.

People in this episode

Guest: Emily Portney

Topics covered

• asset servicing
• financial innovation
• digital assets
• AI
• tokenization
• ETFs
• private markets

Keywords

• asset servicing
• financial markets
• AI
• tokenization
• ETFs
• private markets
• innovation

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Organizations: BNY, Intercontinental Exchange

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