Africa
eFront Partners Methys for African Integrations
The alternative investments software provider will use South Africa-based tech consultancy Methys for all new integrations on the continent.
Tullett Prebon, Parthian Partners Sign Joint Venture in Nigeria
Interdealer broker (IDB) Tullett Prebon has announced it has signed a joint venture with Nigerian-based interdealer broker Parthian Partners to expand its footprint across Africa.
Opening Cross: Enterprise Messaging to Enterprise Management—It’s About Broadening Appeal
Pity my colleagues in London: Last Tuesday, workmen severed an ISDN cable in the street outside our office, cutting off all internet, phone, email and server access. Then on Wednesday, an explosion at an adjacent power sub-station forced a building…
EDI Expands African Economic Database with Beta Client Feedback, Preps Options Corporate Actions Data
Exchange Data International, a London-based provider of pricing and reference data, is finalizing beta testing of its African Financial & Economic Data (AFED) database, and is in the middle of developing a new pricing and reference data product to help…
EDI Adds African Central Bank Data to AFED Database
UK-based data provider Exchange Data International has added African Central Bank economic data to its African Financial and Economic Data (AFED) online database of macroeconomic data, which the vendor launched in May.
egID Readies Datacenter for Egyptian Exchange Move
Egyptian information provider and software developer Egypt for Information Dissemination (egID), a joint venture between the Egyptian Exchange and Nasdaq OMX, is expanding its datacenter in New Cairo to accommodate the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), which…
Cooperative Bank of Kenya Finishes Misys BankFusion Implementation
The country's third largest bank says the new platform will help with its expansion in South Sudan, future planned forays into Rwanada and Uganda, and its growing Kingdom brokerage arm by which clients can access Nairobi's stock exchange.
African Exchange Links Could Draw Investment, Liquidity
The alliances that stock exchanges strike between themselves often turn out to be game-changers for a region’s economy. Marina Daras looks at regional initiatives to link up exchanges in one of the fastest evolving regions of the world—Africa.
National Bank of Malawi Installs Misys Global Risk
The Sub-Saharan nation's largest bank, known locally as NBM, will use the firm's Regulatory Compliance solution to meet Basel II requirements.
Peresys Sets for EMS Update
JOHANNESBURG-FIX services and connectivity provider Peresys is currently developing a new front end for its browser-based PerFIX Trader execution management system (EMS), which is slated to launch in August, vendor officials tell DWT .