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YEO Messaging Selects ReconIQ to Lead U.S. Banking Expansion
YEO Messaging Selects ReconIQ to Lead U.S. Banking Expansion

ReconIQ
Jun 302 min read


Newsletter | Issue 1 | June 2026
Issue 01 of The Reconciliation Radar: agentic AI hit production this month as SmartStream, Duco, Xceptor, Trintech and BlackLine all shipped autonomous agents on top of deterministic matching engines, several with Tier 1 pilot numbers. Underneath, DTCC, Clearstream and Euronext advanced tokenisation and settlement infrastructure, while ESMA opened two consultations reshaping allocation, confirmation and settlement discipline ahead of EU T+1. Here is what mattered and why.

ReconIQ
Jun 290 min read


ReconIQ Shortlisted for Best Professional Services Provider at FTF News Technology Innovation Awards 2026
FTF Innovation Awards - Best Professional Services Provider | ReconIQ

ReconIQ
Apr 202 min read


CASS Reconciliation Failures Don't Start in the Engine
CASS reconciliation failures are almost never caused by the platform. ReconIQ's data architecture framework shows why breaks start upstream — and how the right design eliminates them before they reach the engine.

Iain Colquhoun
Apr 12 min read


When a reconciliation platform stops fitting: a diagnostic for SmartStream Corona deployments
Five operational signals that indicate a SmartStream Corona deployment has reached the stay-upgrade-migrate decision point. A ReconIQ diagnostic framework.

Iain Colquhoun
May 144 min read


CASS 15 Now Live
CASS 15 is in force. Only 13% of UK payment institutions and EMIs reconcile daily. The rest have a control gap they cannot evidence. Why this is a data architecture problem before it is a platform problem.

Iain Colquhoun
May 71 min read


PS25/12: Five Ways Payments Firms Will Fail theNew Safeguarding Audit
PS25/12: Five Ways Payments Firms Will Fail theNew Safeguarding Audit

Iain Colquhoun
Apr 224 min read


Demerger and Post-Merger Reconciliation Separation
Data architecture and test discipline for Tier 1 bank separation events. As-Is to To-Be mapping, import format rebuild, SIT and UAT coverage, cutover to go-live.

Iain Colquhoun
Apr 215 min read


Why Most Reconciliation Software Selections Fail Before They Start
Reconciliation software selection doesn't have to take 9 months. ReconIQ's diagnostic-first model delivers a focused, defensible vendor shortlist in weeks — not quarters.

Iain Colquhoun
Apr 72 min read


The Custodian Reconciliation Problem Nobody Talks About
Custodian reconciliation across 20+ markets isn't a scaling exercise — it's a different problem. ReconIQ automated position matching, CA routing and tax bucket realignment for a Tier 1 institution. Here's how.

Iain Colquhoun
Mar 252 min read


Understanding the Cost of Reconciliation Software and Reconciliation Process Challenges
Understanding the Cost of Reconciliation Software and Reconciliation Process Challenges

Marc McCarthy
Mar 234 min read


When Bad Data Architecture Becomes a Regulatory Problem
A data quality issue at a global bank escalated into a regulatory programme. ReconIQ rebuilt the nostro reconciliation architecture from scratch — eliminating the exception bucket, restoring data consistency, and handing the institution a governed framework it could own.

Iain Colquhoun
Mar 182 min read


Most Reconciliation Problems Are Data Problems in Disguise
Most reconciliation problems are data problems in disguise. In this insight from ReconIQ Principal Consultant Iain Colquhoun, we examine what a major nostro reconciliation transformation revealed about the hidden data architecture failures driving unmatched items, bloated exception queues, and regulatory scrutiny at a global financial institution — and why the only real fix starts at the data layer.

Iain Colquhoun
Mar 102 min read
SimCorp is Live. Your Reconciliations Should be Too (but aren’t).
SimCorp is Live. Your Reconciliations Should be Too (but aren’t).

ReconIQ
Mar 91 min read


Most asset managers don't know they have a reconciliation problem.
SimCorp users face hidden reconciliation gaps after go-live. ReconIQ identifies the five core challenges and the path to operational control.

ReconIQ
Mar 92 min read


The ReconIQ RFP Toolkit Is Here — Everything You Need to Run a Better Reconciliation Procurement
Running a reconciliation or financial close platform selection? Download the ReconIQ RFP Toolkit — a free, ready-to-customise RFP document built for asset managers, banks, and insurers. The £750 Premium Edition adds a structured vendor response workbook, weighted scoring matrix, and expert vendor commentary covering market landscape, red flags, and commercial benchmarks.

ReconIQ
Mar 63 min read


From Excel Chaos to Automated Control
Going from Excel to Automated Reconciliations does not have to be a pain

Marc McCarthy
Mar 31 min read


Big Announcement: Iain Colquhoun Joins ReconIQ
Iain Colquhoun joins ReconIQ

ReconIQ
Feb 271 min read


AI is Only as Good as the Data Beneath It
AI is Only as Good as the Data Beneath It

Iain Colquhoun
Feb 191 min read


Before You Buy AI for Reconciliation, Ask This One Question
What does AI mean for reconciliations?

Marc McCarthy
Jan 291 min read
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