Technology
Bank, Fintech Exec Gonzalez Joins Pico to Lead Americas Sales
Gonzalez has 20 years of experience in technology management and sales at financial firms and technology providers.
ICE Launches Cloud-Based Tick History Platform
ICE sees compliance uses for new DataVault platform
BrokerTec Introduces RFQ For European Repo Market
The RFQ model is part of a growing trend towards electrification in the repo markets.
BNY Mellon to Use AI for Faster Document Queries
The bank plans to expand a program that uses machine learning to pull out key terms for contracts.
'Next Act: A Profile of Euronext's Alain Courbebaisse
The last decade has seen Euronext chewed up and spun out following a series of mergers & acquisitions. Once again independent, Courbebaisse is writing the exchange’s IT roadmap.
SFTR Preparations Stifled by Data Availability
While the initial go-live date of SFTR is set for early 2020, data availability and legacy processes remain the leading roadblocks.
Genesis Product Aims to Speed Up Time to Market
Creative Studio provides users the ability to build and customise web-based solutions with minimal coding.
Fund Houses Get Picky Over Where to Use Machine Learning
Buy-siders have limited their usage of deep learning techniques due to haziness over their inner workings.
Citi Invests in ChartIQ's Finsemble
Citi is the first Series B strategic investor for ChartIQ's desktop integration platform.
OpenFin Raises $17 Million in Series C Funding
It seeks to solve desktop interoperability issues and expand cloud services with this latest investment.
Rimes Eyes Custom Solutions with New Client Portal
The vendor is revamping its user experience, which will allow for greater customization.
Industry Participants Differ on Blockchain Benefits
As some firms are pushing forward with blockchain projects, others are saying it's not yet ready for prime time.
Finastra Appoints Mark Miller as Finance Chief
Miller replaces Rob Binns, who decided to step down.
Not Random, and Not a Forest: Black-Box ML Turns White
Bayesian analysis can replace random forest with a single, powerful tree, writes UBS’s Giuseppe Nuti.
May 2019: The Power of Potential
Max Bowie highlights some of the biggest stories from the May issue of Waters.
Banks Find Tech Firms Have Big Risks Too
The flavor of the week among investment banks is not to be a bank, but a tech company. While the numbers are starting to back that claim up, so are the risks involved, writes James Rundle.
Open API Opportunities Outweigh the Challenges for Banks
The financial industry has traditionally lagged in adopting open technologies, but its continued evolution may rely on one, in particular, argues Lisa Iagatta, chair of ISITC North America.
IHS Markit Debuts Client Onboarding Tool
The Onboarding Accelerator offers a dashboard tool to automate manual client-addition processes.
Tackling China’s Onshore Bond Market
An on-the-ground look at China's growing bond market and the challenges that remain for foreign investors.
Pico Continues Infrastructure Upgrade
It has added new dark fiber capabilities in NY and is rolling out L1 venue connections.
Blockchain Investments Survive the Crypto Winter
Investments into blockchain have continued to grow despite the crypto winter and the downfall of ICOs. VC investors are banking on their belief that blockchain will ultimately offer transformation across many industries,.
Bond.One Aims to Bring Blockchain to Bond Trading
Bond.One is aiming to introduce distributed-ledger tech to solve issues associated with fragmented fixed-income markets.
Avelacom Sets Up Thai PoP
The provider will be upgrading its APAC infrastructure by opening new routes, particularly to connect with the US.