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3–4 Sept 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden

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Horacio Barakat

Vice President of Digital Innovation Capital Markets

Broadridge Financial Solutions

New York, United States

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Horacio Barakat is Head of Digital Innovation at Broadridge, leading the development of digital innovative solutions for capital markets.

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Broadridge

Broadridge

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Stockholm, Sweden

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) is a global technology leader with trusted expertise and transformative technology, helping clients and the financial services industry operate, innovate, and grow. We power investing, governance, and communications for our clients – driving operational resiliency, elevating business performance, and transforming investor experiences. Our technology and operations platforms process and generate over 7 billion communications annually and underpin the daily average trading of over $15 trillion in equities, fixed income, and other securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index, employing over 15,000 associates in 21 countries. For more information about us, please visit www.broadridge.com
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About me

Horacio Barakat is Head of Digital Innovation at Broadridge, leading the development of digital innovative solutions for capital markets. He is also the GM of the company’s DLT Repo platform. Most recently, he was VP of Corporate Strategy and responsible for the development and execution of the company’s blockchain strategy, including principal investment and organic product development activities. Prior to joining Broadridge in 2013, Mr. Barakat held a variety of roles in investment banking, providing M&A and capital raising advise to financial services and financial technology firms. Mr. Barakat received his Industrial Engineering degree from Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) and his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

My organisation

Broadridge Financial Solutions

Speaker sessions (2)

Thursday, 4 September 2025

09:00 - 09:40

DLT in the real world

Location:Room C3, Level 2
  • Custody
  • Collateral and liquidity
  • Technology
  • Digital/digitalised assets
  • Regulation

12:00 - 12:40

New vs old: the promise of new payments infrastructure in optimising liquidity

Location:Room C2, Level 2
  • Collateral and liquidity
  • Technology
  • Digital/digitalised assets

Moving money across borders quickly and cost-effectively remains a major challenge for the securities industry. Our team of payment professionals will set the scene and shed some welcome light on the next wave of payment innovation.