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EY and Microsoft partner to bring agentic AI to risk management
The two firms are part of a deal to bring agentic AI processes to core operations like lending, servicing and risk, starting at Eurobank.
How fintechs can weather the funding winter
Investments into UK fintechs are slipping. Azimkhon Askarov, co-CEO and partner at Concryt, outlines strategies to help them through tough macroeconomic conditions in this guest column.
LSEG files to dismiss MayStreet lawsuit, citing no evidence of fraud
In its response to MayStreet’s complaint filed in May, lawyers for the exchange group characterize Flannery as having “seller’s remorse.”
AI fails for many reasons but succeeds for few
Firms hoping to achieve ROI on their AI efforts must focus on data, partnerships, and scale—but a fundamental roadblock remains.
Fintech powering LSEG’s AI Alerts dissolves
ModuleQ, a partner and investment of Refinitiv and then LSEG since 2018, was dissolved last week after it ran out of funding.
S&P Global details AI partnerships, LLM advancements
The data provider has partnered with Microsoft and Anthropic to use hyperscaler tech to boost its AI offerings.
Numerix strikes Hundsun deal as China pushes domestic tech
The homegrown tech initiative—‘Xinchuang’—is a new challenge for foreign vendors.
Bloomberg adds web traffic data as leading indicator of market moves
The vendor’s deal to incorporate website visit data from Similarweb is the latest move in its ongoing expansion of alternative datasets.
MayStreet founder sues LSEG for fraud, breach of contract
The complaint accuses the exchange group of “defrauding” MayStreet executives following the 2022 acquisition. LSEG “strongly refutes these claims.”
As agentic AI comes into play, buy side weighs outsourced options
Asset managers wanting to use sophisticated forms of AI must square their interest in the tool with mounting cost pressures.
Overnight trading gets another boost with deal between FactSet’s LiquidityBook and Blue Ocean
FactSet’s recently acquired LiquidityBook OMS will grant buy-side clients access to overnight trading on Blue Ocean.
In data expansion plans, TMX Datalinx eyes AI for private data
After buying Wall Street Horizon in 2022, the Canadian exchange group’s data arm is looking to apply a similar playbook to other niche data areas, starting with private assets.
Saugata Saha pilots S&P’s way through data interoperability, AI
Saha, who was named president of S&P Global Market Intelligence last year, details how the company is looking at enterprise data and the success of its early investments in AI.
Johannesburg Stock Exchange releases new order routing service to lower trading costs
The exchange collaborated with Rapid Addition for its creation.
Terry Duffy on CME’s cloud future, takeover targets, and ... candy
CME CEO Terry Duffy explains the relatively narrow strategy that the derivatives exchange has taken under his leadership, especially compared to its peers.
Lucrative market data deal with LSEG fuels Tradeweb’s record quarter
The fixed-income trading venue realized gains from its 2023 deal with the London Stock Exchange Group, amid soaring revenues from market data providers industry-wide.
LSEG unveils Workspace Teams, other products of Microsoft deal
The exchange revealed new developments in the ongoing Workspace/Teams collaboration as it works with Big Tech to improve trader workflows.
CME: CFTC OKs clearing move to Google Cloud
The CFTC has given the Chicago-based exchange approval to run its clearing and settlement infrastructure on the Google Cloud Platform, while the exchange and vendor have extended their partnership to last until at least 2037.
Adaptive’s Aeron goes live on Microsoft Azure Marketplace
The messaging software used for building bespoke trading platforms is now available on Microsoft’s marketplace, making it accessible through major cloud providers.
CME moves core data to the cloud, readies new data products, analytics
The exchange group has migrated its core data to the cloud as part of its 10-year partnership with Google Cloud, and is now looking ahead to further migrations and leveraging the cloud to power new data products.
This Week: BMLL makes historical datasets available on Snowflake; Tradeweb; Interop.io; and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.