Articles by Max Bowie
This Week: Tora, AcadiaSoft, Itiviti, Citi, Finastra, SEI & More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Refinitiv’s API Rebrand Rankles Users
Because of its acquisition and subsequent rebrand, Refinitiv is being forced to change instances of its old branding that remain embedded in many of its APIs. This might sound like a simple change, but end-users are worried that it could be a costly fix.
EDM Council Expands into Analytics, Reflecting Changing CDO Priorities
Analytics will be the eighth foundational pillar of data management covered by the EDM Council's DCAM model, reflecting the importance of data quality to analytics.
Ropnoy Preps Outsourced, On-Demand Data Notifications Management
Ropnoy's WISE service will provide outsourced "heavy lifting" of data notifications processing to help firms handle rising volumes of notifications.
FISD Reports Progress on Alt Data Standards, Data Dictionary
Officials say FISD's standards efforts will encourage and support broader adoption of alternative data among firms that have previously not had the resources to take advantage of new alt datasets.
SmartStream Plans to Go 'Cloud Native' with Full Suite of Solutions
After two cloud-native product successes, the vendor plans to migrate all its software to cloud native to optimize the benefits of running in the cloud for clients.
FTSE Taps CanDeal as One-Stop Shop for ‘Enhanced’ Dealer Data
The agreement will streamline the process by which FTSE Canada collects quotes from dealers, and provide enhanced datasets for the creation of new indexes.
TRG Screen Melds FITS, InfoMatch for Next-Gen Data Cost Management Platform
The first iterations of the new Optimize platform will be available early next year.
Financial Sector Should Commercialize Data Management Knowledge to Advance Other Industries
Just as there’s always money to be made from doing dirty jobs, there are opportunities around dirty data—especially in industries that are only now beginning to appreciate the value of being data-driven.
Mike Meriton: The Man Who Wrote the ABCs of EDM
This year's inductee to the Inside Market Data Hall of Fame is Mike Meriton, co-founder and COO of the EDM Council.
Refinitiv Begins Move Away from Eikon, Thomson One with Debut of 'Workspace'
The new platform is first being targeted at advisors and wealth managers, and will eventually be available for traders, analysts, portfolio managers, quants, and developers.
BNY Mellon Preps Fintech Accelerator Program to ID Key Tech Solutions
The Connect20 hackathon and the Accelerator Program are designed to "industrialize" BNY Mellon's ability to identify early stage companies providing solutions to key technology and business challenges facing the firm.
Data Issues Still Hamper AI—But AI Can Fix Them
Instead of waiting for data quality to be sufficient to power AI models, those at the cutting edge are building models to bridge the gaps in the data, and apply it to more sophisticated use cases.
OTC Markets Unveils ‘Blue Sky’ Compliance Dataset for OTC Securities
The dataset is part of an ongoing initiative by the OTC marketplace to gain state-by-state exemptions to allow brokers and issuers to conduct business in OTC securities.
This Week: CME, Katana/IHS Markit, S&P, SmartStream, Causality Link & More
A summary of some of the past week’s technology news
Bank Execs: Covid’s Tech Challenges Handed ‘Big Wins’ to Automation, AI
Emerging tech is proving its worth since the Covid-19 outbreak, and are swaying skeptics towards even greater adoption, panelists said.
FactSet Close to Debuting Cloud Ticker Plant
The vendor says it will be the first major data provider to deliver a ticker plant running completely in the cloud.
Trust Issues: As Zero-Trust Architectures Mature, Bank Infrastructures Face 'Growing Pains'
Coronavirus has heightened the need for IT and data security, exposing areas for potential improvement. One option is to lock down sensitive areas using a practice called Zero-Trust Architecture, which offers a host of benefits, but brings with it some…
Does Your Board Have Zero Trust?
Financial firms’ boards are increasingly taking a more hands-on role towards IT security—thus driving adoption of important new security measures for their firms and the industry as a whole.
EKG Foundation Preps Industry Consultation, Touts Benefits of Knowledge Graphs for Capital Markets
EKGs will allow financial firms to take advantage of new and existing datasets to serve purposes from upselling, AML and KYC, and regulatory reporting.
EOSE Preps Bespoke Data Sourcing Service for Financial Firms
The move is in response to inbound demand from firms seeking hard-to-find datasets.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 209: Previewing the Innovation Exchange
Wei-Shen and Tony are joined by Jo Wright and Max Bowie to discuss office-space issues, ESG's development, and innovation in Asia.
