T+1 Post-Trade Architecture & Data Transformation
27th February 2026 ·
Albany Beck partnered with a leading asset servicing banking group to support delivery of its Trade Processing Impact Zones (TPIZ) programme – a multi-zone transformation designed to modernise post-trade architecture and strengthen the data foundations required for T+1 settlement readiness. The programme sought to improve interoperability between accounting-driven and transaction-driven systems while enhancing governance across transaction data domains. Albany Beck embedded delivery and product specialists to accelerate execution while shaping the long-term architectural controls required to operate under compressed settlement timelines.
Challenge
T+1 settlement increased pressure on legacy post-trade platforms, exposing gaps in data lineage, governance and system interoperability. As the organisation migrated from AS400 and Fund Master to BaNCS, inconsistent ownership models and fragmented system knowledge created delivery risk under compressed timelines. T+1 did not introduce the architectural weaknesses; it accelerated the need to resolve them.
Approach
Albany Beck embedded product, programme and data specialists across the Settlements and Data & Interoperability zones, aligning directly with SVP-level leadership to support the transition to BaNCS.
Agile coordination was strengthened through RTE-level programme management using Azure DevOps, while detailed data lineage mapping between BaNCS and Fund Master informed ingestion design and downstream control. Governance frameworks, including Collibra modelling and reference data ownership standards, were developed alongside delivery to reinforce architectural clarity.
Solution
Through embedded product leadership, Agile coordination and data governance expertise, Albany Beck strengthened the TPIZ delivery structure while enhancing long-term control foundations. Settlements evolved as the upstream anchor for platform migration, with clearer interoperability between transaction-driven and accounting-driven systems.
Data governance and ingestion frameworks were designed alongside field-level analysis, ensuring that architectural clarity developed in parallel with system build. Cross-zone planning improved visibility across workstreams, and product thinking became embedded across business-aligned feature delivery.
The result was not simply programme acceleration, but structured architectural alignment under T+1 operating pressure.
Outcomes
Agile squads operated with clearer domain ownership across Settlements and Data Architecture, supported by defined governance models and improved data lineage transparency. Platform interactions became more visible and structured, strengthening control across post-trade processing. The TPIZ programme advanced with both delivery momentum and architectural clarity, positioning the organisation to sustain T+1 settlement conditions while progressing broader platform modernisation.