Articles by Wei-Shen Wong
The complexity of using AI to tackle compliance
The Waters Wrap: Law firms are introducing new tools to help with regulatory compliance, potentially encroaching on regtech vendors’ territory, Wei-Shen writes.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 356: When software fails
This week, Tony and Shen discuss a recent trade surveillance software failure.
A tidal wave of token costs threatens landfall
Budgeting for AI was never “easy,” but as financial firms rely more heavily on agents, soaring token usage is forcing them to rethink the economics of modern enterprise AI.
LSEG plans new venue launch, Talos integrates with Kalshi, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
IBM’s ‘multi-billion-dollar opportunity’ securing open-source software
In its first three weeks, Lightwell has made 7,500 open-source patches available to clients.
UK asset manager fixes data then brings in AI
Now that Omba Advisory & Investments has consolidated its data, it can leverage new AI tools.
Ethereum rebuild casts doubt on banks’ QC prep
The Waters Wrap: Q-Day may be approaching faster than some realize. As Ethereum embarks on a major overhaul, Wei-Shen asks: just how prepared are banks?
Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 355: Faculty’s David Bholat
This week, David Bholat joins the podcast to talk about AI deployment.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 354: Vibing on vibe coding
This week, Tony and Shen chat about vibe coding.
M&As, MCPs and why clean data is essential
The Waters Wrap: Financial firms are racing to adopt AI—but the payoff depends on having the right foundations, particularly clean, normalized data, writes Wei‑Shen.
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.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 353: ExeQution Analytics’s Cat Turley
This week, Cat Turley joins the podcast to discuss the gap between investment data and trading alpha.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 352: Agentic workflows, AI bootcamps, regulation, and faves from Seoul
This week, Tony and Shen chat about some recent stories.
Is a 2027 T+1 move too soon for Hong Kong?
The Waters Wrap: Wei-Shen examines HKEx’s discussion paper on moving to T+1 in Q4 2027. A move so soon has its benefits but still requires careful consideration, she says.
Hitting the Great Wall: Details scarce on China’s Xinchuang initiative
In a quest to learn more about China’s Xinchuang initiative, Wei-Shen finds trying to get information feels like running into a wall over and over again.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 351: MarketAxess’s Lee and Alexandre
This week, Spencer Lee and Julien Alexandre from MarketAxess join the podcast to discuss AI in fixed income trading.
Deutsche Börse invests $200M in Kraken, DTCC advances cloud strategy, and more
A recap of this week’s major tech and data news in the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 350: AI but make it about data basics
This week, Tony and Shen discuss how it’s all about getting back to basics, aka the data.
Taking tokenization from pilot to playbook
IMD Wrap: Firms eager to use tokens should find specific use cases that bring immediate value, rather than try everything at once, Wei-Shen writes.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 349: The other Amsterdam and more Cusip drama
This week, Reb joins Shen to give an update on the latest legal fight involving Cusip Global Services.
ExeQution Analytics aims to reduce agent hallucinations with new tool
The five-year-old company is launching an agentic tool to help trading, quant, and IT teams get more value from their data.
Nasdaq and Talos partner for tokenized collateral management, new prediction markets offerings, and more
The Waters Cooler: Allvue adds private markets performance benchmarking and Equinix scales datacenter talent program in this week’s news roundup.
Cboe files near 24/5 proposal, Tradeweb expands algo execution, and more
The Waters Cooler: Finastra opens AI Center of Excellence, McKay Brothers and Quincy Data launch new services Down Under, and ICE introduces Private Credit Intelligence in this week’s news roundup.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 347: Brennan Carley
This week, Brennan Carley, who has spent more than 40 years working in financial technology, joins to discuss the hidden risks and untapped potential of agentic AI in the capital markets.