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After funding boost, Databento preps data expansion
After recently announcing $97 million in funding, the vendor is pressing ahead with global expansion plans.
Waters Rankings 2026 winner’s interview—S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global’s Brandon Newland on this year’s Waters Rankings win
Banks brace for higher costs as chip memory runs short
A recent report from Gartner shows the price of memory is rising, putting the squeeze on firms eager to adopt AI.
ISS Stoxx’s new analytics, S&P and Kaiko launch joint indexes, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Manuela Veloso on how banks can make their AI dreams reality
Former JP Morgan head of AI research says open-ended enquiry will unlock technology’s full potential.
Photonics: time for trading tech to see the light
The Waters Wrap: While the sector is dominated by Big Tech, photonic-based solutions could one day help trading firms take more control over their AI ambitions, Anthony says.
People Moves: HKEX, Trading Technologies, Octaura, and more
A look at the past month’s people moves in the capital markets tech and data space.
Federal court moves to certify class in Cusip antitrust suit
The SDNY judge has handed a procedural win to plaintiffs, allowing swaths of end-user firms and third-party data vendors to join the class action.
Banks should not count humans out in adoption of agentic AI
It will take time to strike a balance between humans and AI agents, and it may start in post-trade, Diederik Geeraerts writes.
Fully electronic IPOs, Google Gemini for finance, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 357: Off topic, on record
This week, Tony, Reb, and Shen talk about non-tech things.
The market’s most valuable asset?
DTCC’s Tim Lind writes that using data effectively can provide the intelligence needed to improve investment performance, reduce risk, and inform strategic decision‑making.
Trusted data fundamental to AI efficacy across the capital markets
As firms modernize infrastructures and embed AI into critical workflows, high-quality pricing and reference data will continue its evolution from operational necessity to competitive advantage
Report once: will Esma’s €1bn reforms deliver the full picture?
Critics say plan to merge three reporting regimes will see scant returns, and won’t mesh with single-sided reporting.
Navigating the MarketAxess ICE storm
The Waters Wrap: Most of the discussion surrounding ICE’s MarketAxess buy has focused more on benefits for the front office than the data possibilities.
Reasoning agents enter the onboarding process for banks
The next phase for banks in the KYC/AML space will be using agentic AI to replace sequential, siloed checks with orchestrator agents, IBM technologists say.
Citi reveals Custody+, AI API security scare, 23/5 trading in Canada, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Waters Rankings 2026 winner’s interview—FundGuard
FundGuard’s CCO discusses the firm’s Best accounting system provider win in this year’s Waters Rankings.
API security flaw highlights AI model vulnerabilities
Researchers uncover a way to make weaker AI models reveal the hidden reasoning of more powerful systems.
CTA, UTP to merge into single Consolidated Tape Plan under DataCT
Randall Hopkins, former head of market data at Nasdaq, will join the new company to build and run it.
On vibe coding, no/low-code dev, and some potential misconceptions
The Waters Wrap: Is no-code/low-code even a thing anymore? Not really. But the companies that championed those terms just a few years ago tell Anthony they aren’t going anywhere.