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July 2016: In Fintech, God Is in the Details
The key to successful implementations, Victor says, is to sweat the small stuff.
KYC and Email: A Dangerous Mix
Anthony says that while it’s not often cited as the main reason to move away from email, when it comes to know-your-customer, cybersecurity should be near the top in a pitch meeting.
The Buy Side’s KYC Moment
When it comes to KYC demands, while the sell side still has it the roughest, over the last two years, the buy side has had to take on a greater share of the burden.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 25: Buy Side KYC, User Experience
Dan and Anthony discuss their July features.
Web Components Play Vital Role in Growth of Browser Development
Latest framework offers interoperability for developers working on browsers.
APIs: The Unheralded Here and Now of Financial Technologies
An inside look at how APIs are gaining traction, but there are still challenges, including a lack of standardization for newer, web-based systems.
Measurement Deficit Disorder: Which Data to Measure and How to Measure It
Solving data management and regulatory compliance issues requires having correct and accurate data, but also using the right measures for evaluating the data and the right identifiers as barometers of information. Michael checks out schools of thought on…
Can Blockchain Change the Reconciliation Game?
Blockchain may remove the need for post-trade activities like reconciliation but it is still a long way from being complete.
Push for Better User Experience Not Just from Millennials
Improving UX isn't just coming from the 20-somethings crowd.
IPC Systems Offers ETF Trading Solution, Filling Void Left By Banks
The solution connects counterparties leveraging IPC's diverse community of buy-side firms.
Liquidnet Appoints Rebecca Healy Head of Market Structure and Strategy
European role to focus on market structure analysis for equities and fixed-income institutions.
Out of Africa: Newton Investment Management's Paula Walter
Paula Walter didn’t take the shortest, most direct route to her current role as CTO of Newton Investment Management. For starters, she grew up literally on the other side of the world from the UK, while her tertiary education prepared her more for life…
Startups: Surviving the Fintech Labyrinth
More than $19 billion was poured into fintech startups in 2015, as investors chased big profits in acquiring or simply funding innovative solutions to the market.
Understanding the Value of User Experience: Why UX Matters Now, More Than Ever, for Big Firms
Users of financial software are more in tune with what makes for good and bad user experiences than ever before. And while small capital markets firms excel at reaching out directly to their customers, large banks and asset managers struggle to offer the…
Revolution IT Integrates SmartBear’s API Tools
The partnership allows Australian firms access to a number of services
Sinara Develops New Matching System for LME
The replacement aims to be more flexible
Football and FinTech: Europe's Summer 2016 Reaches A Critical Stage
As four nations ready themselves for battle on the field, Waters determines the winners in both football and Fintech stakes.
Citisoft Appoints New CEO & COO
Paul Migliore is now the firm's global chief executive officer and Thomas Secaur is its global chief operating officer.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: June 25-July 1
A look back at the best stories published across all the Waters brands.
Hello Form PF, My Old Friend
Even as Form PF has largely been solved for, blending those solutions with solutions geared toward other reporting structures will continue to cause headaches.
What Price Brexit: How Will FinTech Be Affected?
WatersTechnology examines some of the key areas of capital markets technology that may be affected by the UK’s planned withdrawal from the European Union.
What Price Brexit: How Will FinTech Be Affected?
WatersTechnology examines some of the key areas of capital markets technology that may be affected by the UK’s planned withdrawal from the European Union.
TruMid Launches Market Center Platform, Introduces On-Demand Bond Trading
New bond trading platform aimed at increasing efficiency and efficacy of corporate bond trading through on-demand controls.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 24: Blockchain Adoption with Richard Johnson, Greenwich Associates
Dan and Anthony chat with Richard Johnson, vice president of market structure and technology at Greenwich Associates.