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Tiger Snares Keegan for Strategy
The crypto trading tech startup has enlisted former Omega One dark pool co-founder Alan Keegan as chief strategy officer.
CFTC Chair Says Agency is ‘Finally’ Getting Resources to Bolster Tech
Giancarlo lauds budget approval from Congress in swansong industry appearance.
ASX Offers Free Blockchain Settlement to Lure Early Adopters
ASX plans to release the CHESS replacement in 2021 and the hope is to cut into Swift settlements.
Pico Preps Asia Push With 20 New Datacenters
The infrastructure provider aims to provide a two-way offering for US and European clients trading across all major Asian market centers, and vice versa.
Bloomberg Puts BSE XBRL Data on Terminal
Bloomberg users can now access Bombay Stock Exchange data via a faster and more accessible format.
CanDeal Enlists TickSmith for OTC Canadian Data Pool Tech
The new venture will use the Data Pooling module of TickSmith's Big Data platform to capture and process OTC price data from participating firms.
Dash Names Venu Palaparthi as Compliance Chief
The former Tagomi exec will head regulatory affairs at the agency broker.
Cboe Gains Approval for Dutch Base
US exchange group receives regulatory nod for Amsterdam operations, and appoints a new head to run the EU entity.
LiquidityBook Opens Sydney Office
Tech vendor’s new Sydney office will serve as a springboard into the rest of Asia-Pacific.
Quodd Buy Creates ‘Full-Function’ Data Business for Acquisitive Financeware
The combination of Financeware's VMS division with Quodd's real-time data will provide a platform for the vendor to build a bigger data business.
Women in Technology & Data Awards 2019: All the winners and why they won
The 26 category winners from this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards were announced on the afternoon of March 8 at a sit-down lunch in London.
Buy-Side Demand Builds for ESG Screening in Korea, Japan
HedgeSPA platform combines in-house and vendor ESG data for more comprehensive coverage of a larger target investment universe.
Bobby Bhakar Joins Instimatch as CTO
The Swiss vendor has hired a number of senior personnel recently and has been steadily growing its institutional client base.
LEI Issuance Flirts with Real Time
RapidLEI launches API access, shaving additional seconds off LEI turnaround.
The Hard, Human Lessons of RPA
Robotics’ promise to revolutionize operations by automating tasks and accelerating processes is hitting implementation roadblocks.
Facing Cuts, Data Departments Find 'Best Friend' in Regulation
Experts warn data costs are among the first to fall under the axe during hard times.
Synechron Targets Asset Managers with Accelerator Launch
The digital consultancy began the program in 2016 and tailors each accelerator to client requirements.
HKEx Lays Out Three-Year Technology Plan
Exchange says upcoming Ronghui Tongjin acquisition will enhance its own IT strategy.
Lou Maiuri Named COO of State Street
Maiuri was 'instrumental' in State Street's acquisition of Charles River Development.
Jonathan Kellner to Lead MEMX
The former CEO of Instinet is named as the head of the newest US stock exchange.
MarketAxess' Dutch Approval Gives Greenlight for EU Expansion
The firm will be authorized to operate its trading and reporting businesses from the Netherlands post-Brexit, enabling it to expand its footprint in the European markets.
Velocity Ledger Taps Prime Trust for Digital-Asset Custody
Velocity Ledger Financial will also soon launch an issuing-and-settlement platform to tie together different kinds of blockchains.
Dinneny to Lead Fonetic’s US Expansion
The former JP Morgan and Thomson Reuters executive will focus his activities on Canada and the US.
Hod Heads Strategy at Digital Asset
The data and fintech veteran will be responsible for identifying new areas of potential opportunity for the distributed-ledger technology vendor.