Connectivity
This Week: State Street/Simcorp, Bloomberg, ACA, Broadridge & More
A look at some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Digital Rights Project for Data Usage Faces Legal, Operational Hurdles
Keen to trim the resources they expend on interpreting licenses, investment firms are exploring how they can turn data agreements into machine-readable code. Doing so is fraught with challenges.
Trust Issues: As Zero-Trust Architectures Mature, Bank Infrastructures Face 'Growing Pains'
Coronavirus has heightened the need for IT and data security, exposing areas for potential improvement. One option is to lock down sensitive areas using a practice called Zero-Trust Architecture, which offers a host of benefits, but brings with it some…
This Week: Northern Trust, HKEX, Digital Asset, SimCorp, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank to Extend FX API for Indonesia and India
The two are working out the necessary regulatory, tax, and documentation needed to provide custody services for foreign exchange transactions in the two countries.
Avelacom Claims Fastest Nasdaq-Brazil Route for Data, Trading
Avelacom's CEO says the 18-month project was one of the hardest ever undertaken by the company due to challenges related to doing business in Brazil.
Aquis Exchange Progresses with NEX’s Tech Migration
The exchange initiated the tech overhaul after realizing some of the NEX platforms were “out of date” and “terrible”.
Who Wants a Cable TV Model for Market Data, Anyway?
The concept of on-demand data isn’t new, but the technology required to make it a reality is now emerging. Max asks whether data providers have the vision and will to make it happen.
This Week: Trading Technologies, Deutsche Borse, SS&C-Canoe, TNS, Clearstream-LCH, S&P, Refinitiv, Sterling TT
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
MarketAxess Looks to Give Dealers Additional Axe Control
The tool allows dealers to stream axes to clients with customizable control over visibility.
Trading Venues Face Resilience Test in Covid-19 Pandemic
Software testing and monitoring keeps market infrastructure a step ahead amid market volatility.
Red Hat’s CTO Explains Edge Computing Buildout
The provider of open-sourced solutions is working with firms to build and refine their edge computing environments.
Symphony Builds Connections to Text Message Services
Users are also able to onboard customers and interact with them on WhatsApp through the secure messaging platform.
This Week: Northern Trust/BackRock, Nasdaq, IHS Markit/OpenGamma, MEMX, and More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
BT Radianz to Add Chinese Alt Datafeeds
Initially, BT Radianz is looking for datasets that could help forecast consumer demand, such as sentiment, consumption, and transactional data.
NatWest Markets to Expand Chatbot for IRS Trade Execution
The investment bank is upgrading its chatbot in response to user demand for more capabilities.
Nasdaq Repackages Clearing Platform for NFF Tech Stack
The exchange will add further portfolio applications to the NFF according to market demand.
FactSet Embraces Web Technologies for Workstation
The research and data giant is using OpenFin to build out web capabilities for its Workstation platform.
BlackRock Onboards 8 Aladdin Clients Remotely
The asset management giant has turned to collaboration tools to help with client implementations during the pandemic lockdown.
This Week: ICE, Nasdaq/R3, BMLL/OpenFin, DASH
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Covid-19 Piles Pressure on Fund Accounting
Fund administrators are dealing with unprecedented volumes of pricing information and exceptions.
MEMX Postpones Launch Due to Coronavirus
CEO Jonathan Kellner announced on April 17 that the exchange would have to push back its official launch date, as well as delay platform testing and member certification until later this year.
Barclays Revamps BARX Platform Using OpenFin
Executives from Barclays discuss why the bank is transforming its BARX trading platform and what that might mean for the future of trading desktops.
Colt Provides Full Hosting Capability in Taiwan
It will provide rack space, hardware hosting, connectivity, and market data for investors accessing TWSE, TAIFEX, and TPEx.