Industry veteran brings 20 years of capital markets product expertise to drive product development and the adoption of Pirum’s Complete, Connected Lifecycle platform, as securities finance embraces T+1 transformation.

London, UK, 7 January 2026 – Pirum today announced that Vinod Bhaskaran has joined the firm as Chief Product Officer, effective immediately. The appointment comes as securities finance faces unprecedented regulatory acceleration, with T+1 settlement implementation across major jurisdictions driving demand for automated pre-trade and post trade connectivity solutions.

Bhaskaran brings 20 years’ experience in capital markets product management, development, strategy, go-to-market planning, and delivery. He joins Pirum from Nasdaq Calypso, where as VP Head of Product Management, he led capital markets product management for front-to-middle office clients globally. Bhaskaran’s previous technology leadership roles include Digital Business Lead in the Chief Digital Office of NatWest Markets, and Global Solutions Lead – Trading, Risk & Regulation at Finastra. Bhaskaran’s experience also extends to FX, Rates, and Hybrid Derivative market making and trading at Lloyds Bank.

Bhaskaran joins Pirum at a pivotal time for the firm and the industry. Pirum recently achieved one of its founding objectives: automating the entire securities finance lifecycle in a single, modular, and interoperable suite of solutions. This positions Pirum uniquely as the global industry implements T+1 settlement – a transformation driving unprecedented demand for seamless pre-trade and post-trade automation.

Early adopters of Pirum's Complete, Connected Lifecycle are already achieving sub-30-minute bid-to-settlement times and 99%+ STP rates, setting new industry benchmarks. As a result, the firm’s clients have begun to unlock significant competitive advantages, including ‘Get it Right Pre-Trade’ operations and ‘True Cost of Trade’ analysis, as well as real-time, standardised, enterprise-wide data, paving the way for seamless front-to-back and AI-augmented operations.

Vinod Bhaskaran said: “I have been an admirer of the Pirum team and its ethos for some time because few capital markets SaaS providers have driven so much change for the better, so consistently and with so much success. I look forward to collaborating with the team to ensure that our product development builds on the industry-leading work to date. My immediate focus will be advancing our AI-powered data analytics capabilities and supporting the industry's transition to T+1 and beyond.”

Ben Challice, CEO at Pirum, said: “On behalf of the entire Executive Committee, I am pleased to welcome Vinod into the team. He couldn’t be joining at a more excting time. With our solutions spanning the complete trade lifecycle we are perfectly positioned to help clients become faster, smarter, and more profitable. Vinod’s expertise in front-to-back capital markets technology, combined with his data-driven and client-led approach, made him the clear choice to lead our product delivery.”

About Pirum

Pirum was founded in 2000 with the objective of automating the securities finance and collateral management industries. The Software as a Service (SaaS) platform has since become the industry gold-standard, globally, for automation and connectivity solutions. Today, the Pirum product suite, which uniquely covers pre- and post-trade flows as well as collateral management functionality, is used and trusted by over 150 leading financial institutions around the world, covering both buy- and sell-side activities. Pirum delivers automation, operational efficiency and resilience, reduced cost, and facilitates regulatory compliance for its network of clients, who use Pirum’s solutions to connect, communicate, and process their trades, as well as manage and optimize their collateral in global financial markets. By connecting industry participants around the world, the Pirum dynamo sits at the heart of a complex multi-party financial markets eco-system, all the while increasing transparency and resilience, streamlining operations and fostering collaboration. www.pirum.com

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