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Smartstream launches agentic solution, SEC greenlights 23/5 trading for Cboe, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Paxos wins temporary approval for blockchain clearing push
Blockchain infrastructure company will have a period of 18 months to “ramp up” readiness for operations, per the SEC’s approval letter.
Broadridge-Nyfix, Delta Capita-Equilend, S&P-Ion, Trumid, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
DTCC dives into public cloud
The clearing house has begun migrating its equities clearing and settlement systems to AWS, while its tokenization systems have migrated to Microsoft Azure ahead of their launch this fall.
WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2026: All the winners and why they won
The winners of the 7th annual WatersTechnology Asia Awards were announced at a cocktail reception in Hong Kong on the evening of May 28.
Fidelity Labs: One model to rule them all
Fidelity Labs’ latest AI undertaking involves repurposing baseline AI tooling across the organization.
Suspect in killing of CJC market data engineer captured
Sandra Villena’s alleged killer was arrested after more than three years on the run and will be extradited to Ecuador, where he is charged with femicide.
Blackstone partners with Google, BBH and Citi enhance API connectivity, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
LSEG’s FXall to launch credit-intermediated FX forwards service
Split Risk to allow buy side to tap best spot and swap prices to create forwards, and unbundle market and credit risk
EU AI Act leaves agents in regulatory limbo
A new paper published by AI ethicists draws attention to a hole in the EU AI Act surrounding high-risk agentic systems.
AI governance rules coming soon, says CFTC chair
Selig doesn’t want to stifle innovation, but says trading or advice algos will need guardrails.
CME to launch compute futures, agentic AI for capital calls, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
FactSet’s vectorization service aims to improve agent accuracy
FactSet chief AI officer Kate Stepp discusses the importance of having AI-ready data in the agentic era.
Anthropic builds finance agents, Osttra buys HUB, TMX mulls extended trading, and more
A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Bootcamps and peer pressure: Goldman preps staff for AI future
Isda AGM: Tone from the top is not enough, says chief information officer Marco Argenti.
Symphony introduces agentic workflows to core platform
Through the new AI agent studio, firms will now be able to build their own AI agents within the Symphony platform.
TMX to undertake extended trading hours in Canadian equities
Exchange operator looks to keep pace with US markets and potentially undercut Canadian competitors.
LSEG makes final case for dismissal of MayStreet lawsuit
Lawyers for both LSEG and MayStreet founder Patrick Flannery have argued the lawsuit’s merits through various legal filings for almost a year.
People Moves: ING, ClearToken, HKEx, Trading Technologies, and more
A look at the past month’s people moves in the capital markets tech and data space.
FactSet and JP Morgan’s new tool, Broadridge’s proxy voting play, Fitch’s new MCP, and more
A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Pimco replaces Bloomberg EMS with TS Imagine
Fixed income giant is shrinking its Bloomberg EMS footprint, though not removing it completely, sources say.