EMIR 3.0 Readiness Sernova has recently partnered with Acuiti to survey senior executives across the derivatives market regarding readiness for EMIR 3.0 ahead of its June 24, 2025 implementation, signaling a potential need for consulting, data, and compliance services to help firms adapt to the new framework.

Post-Trade Expansion With a mission to democratise capital markets and plans to expand into integrated clearing, collateral, and risk management solutions, there are opportunities to position end-to-end post-trade technology, risk analytics, and collateral optimization offerings as they scale.

US Market Growth Appointment of Stephen Fry as Head of Sales Americas and a New York office indicate a strategic push into the Americas, suggesting sales potential for cloud-based post-trade and clearing services among regional banks, hedge funds, and asset managers.

Strategic Partnerships Existing collaboration with CMC Markets to enhance cross-product market access and the backing of world-class partnerships point to opportunities in co-sell motions, integration services, and managed services for brokers and buy-side clients seeking streamlined clearing workflows.

Cloud and Customer Success Reliance on cloud platforms (Oracle Cloud, Azure) and customer service tools (HubSpot, Zendesk, Jira) suggests a fit for security-conscious institutions seeking scalable, standardized post-trade solutions with strong service support and onboarding capabilities.