ISLA Americas & ISLA Publishes 'Regulatory Clarity is Lighting a Path for Digital Assets' Paper in Collaboration with EY

NEW YORK, Friday October 10, 2025 – ISLA Americas and ISLA 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 in Miami, Florida next week.

About ISLA Americas

Incorporated in May 2024, ISLA Americas is 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.

ISLA Americas is an affiliate entity of the long-established International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) – the leading trade association for securities financing market participants across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (focusing primarily on securities lending and borrowing (SLB) activity).

ISLA Americas works with the industry, as well as national, regional, and global regulators and policy makers, to advocate for, amongst other things, the importance of securities lending to the broader financial services industry.

Over time, ISLA Americas and ISLA will continue to serve their respective regional members while also supporting firms with global operations that are members of both associations. Operating under the same brand, both associations work together to provide a more cohesive output, reflecting multi-jurisdictional operating models and addressing the growing demand for a unified global advocacy voice across regions.

For more information, please visit www.islaamericas.org