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REDUCE OPERATIONAL‑RISK BY TESTING YOUR EUROCLEAR CREST SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS

The CREST Simulator allows you to test all manor of risk mitigation scenarios including high volume capabilities.

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DEPLOY WITH CONFIDENCE: VALIDATE EUROCLEAR CREST MESSAGING BEFORE GOING LIVE

Develop and Test upgraded systems ahead of CREST trialling using our continuously updated Simulator.

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REDUCE DEVELOPMENT RISK WITH AN ALWAYS-ON CONNECTION FOR YOUR EUROCLEAR CREST DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS

Connected development systems provides realism for developer and user training without the need of a secure network or CREST Membership.
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EUROCLEAR CREST SIMULATION — ON‑DEMAND, FULLY DEX‑COMPATIBLE TESTING SERVICE

100% DEX compatibility for all functional areas of CREST for all member firms (Brokers, Banks, Registrars and Fund Managers) and non-member firms (software houses and system providers).
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EUROCLEAR CREST CORPORATE ACTION TESTING

End‑to‑end simulation and expert support to validate your CREST corporate action workflows with accuracy.
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T+1 IS COMING. IS YOUR CREST INTEGRATION READY?

Simulate T+1 settlement windows, volume spikes, and failover conditions (Europe’s T+1 go‑live is confirmed for 11 October 2027, requiring firms to accelerate matching and automation.)

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TRUSTED EUROCLEAR CREST SIMULATION BACKED BY 25+ YEARS OF EXPERTISE

Supporting brokers and financial institutions worldwide with reliable testing and dedicated CREST support.

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The Simulator Service

An on demand or permanent service linked to your non-production systems, providing realistic simulation of live EUI CREST Settlement for development, QA and training.

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100% DEX COMPATABILITY

 

For all supported message versions

CONNECT VIA THE INTERNET

No need for an expensive secure network gateway or switching production gateways to trialing mode.  Connect using various secure protocols (SFTP, HTTPS, IBM MQ or via in-house solution). To learn more : Connecting to the Simulator.

Volume Capable

Service packages cater for 500 to 10000 messages per day.    Higher volumes up to 200k messages per day available on request.

DEDICATED SUPPORT TEAM

Provide excellent CREST knowledge and promptly respond to all email and phone queries, saving time for your testing team

HOW DOES IT WORK

 

The service is deployed over the internet, using SFTP and mimics SWIFT or Waypoint Trading Solutions Gateways.    here.

A connected system behaves in the same was as if connected to production EUI CREST; Files are sent for processing and responses picked up within seconds.

New versions of DEX and ISO messages are implemented ahead of CRESTs release schedule which allows you to test your upgraded systems prior to CREST trialling.

The system is operational, on UK business days, from 05:30 to 20:30.

A web portal (SimGUI) is used for inquiry and self service support actions.

SUPPORTED CUSTOMERS

BROKERS and PLATFORMS

Discover how the simulator can reduce development risk and add realism to your user training

SOFTWARE HOUSE

Development and testing services without Euroclear connectivity and a huge resource of technical know how

FUND MANAGERS

 

The simulator provides full end to end life cycle testing of Fund Settlements in CREST

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REGISTRARS

 

Full Registrar processing allowing you to take control of your securites and receive and deliver all the necessary DEX messages

More Information, Demos and Trial access

Connect with us to learn more, schedule a tailored demo, or to signup for access to the service.

GET IN TOUCH

Get 30 days free access to the CREST Simulator.  Trials provide 30 consecutive days access without cost or obligation to continue.

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

 

”The Crest Simulator has provided an excellent testing platform which has greatly improved our testing and enabled us to provide a much better service to our users”

Societe Generale

“A new client needed access to STW and STD functionality, areas of CREST we thought had almost become redundant.  We found though SFL had the depth of knowledge and experience in all aspects of CREST to aid us with this development.”

Hubwise Migrations Team

“I believe our testing has improved since we began using the simulator. I can think of several occasions where we’ve picked up potentially major flaws prior to putting changes live.”

Investec

“We have found the responses both from the simulator and from the helpdesk/support team more than acceptable which has helped reduce project timescales and also improve our testing and other activities.”

Broadridge

“Testing the new Fungibility element for our system would have been impossible. The Simulator allowed us to validate the ADVNs, ATXAs and AATNs sent, but also provided a mechanism to tailor the responses needed for our different test scenarios..”

Hubwise