CLS is a global financial market infrastructure provider focused on making foreign exchange safer, smoother and more cost-effective. Trusted by thousands of counterparties across the FX ecosystem, it supports the settlement, processing and analysis of currency transactions, with more than USD 8 trillion settled on average each day. Its services are used indirectly by around 38,000 participants through settlement members, and its settlement system covers 18 currencies.

CLSSettlement helps mitigate FX settlement risk and improve operational efficiency through netting. CLSClearedFX supports settlement services for cleared FX products, while CLS also offers solutions for cross-currency swaps and OTC derivatives. For processing, CLSNet provides standardized bilateral payment netting calculations, and CLSTradeMonitor consolidates reporting on executed FX trades across settlement providers. CLSOptimization helps streamline FX settlement-related processes.

CLSMarketData offers alternative FX data products and analytics, including information on trading volumes, flows, outstanding positions and pricing. The organization also shares research, market insights and educational resources, and supports a community of banks, corporates, funds, non-bank financial institutions and service providers.