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Banks Forge Cloud Agreements to Split Accountability
Banks are trying to split responsibility for their operating environments with the major cloud providers. Regulators are having none of it.
Banks and Buy-Side Firms Encounter Challenges with Public Cloud Adoption
Moving to the public cloud is not as simple as flipping a switch. Anthony Malakian speaks with early public cloud adopters to find out some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
BSO Partners with Amazon for Cloud Services
BSO will deliver direct private connectivity to the AWS cloud through its global datacenters and co-location environments.
The New Oil Rush: An Examination of the Alternative Data Market
Banks are looking to cash in on the alternative data boom, but an in-depth investigation of the alternative data market shows that they may be in for an uphill battle to claim territory.
The Fast and the Curious: The Latency Barrier for Institutional Crypto Traders
Institutional investors want to enter the crypto space but the lack of infrastructure around guaranteed latency and access to real-time market data is hindering a wider entry into the field. By Emilia David
Waters 25: A Look Back on the Last Two Decades
Waters examines some of the most important events in financial technology of the past 25 years.
IHS Markit Overhauls Derivatives 'Nerve Center' with TradeServ Launch
MarkitSERV plans to retire DSMatch and fold MarkitWire and other products into cloud-based platform.
Numerix Deploys Oneview on OpenFin’s Operating System
Numerix is an early adopter of OpenFin’s push to create industry-wide desktop app interoperability.
Roger Worthington to Head AxiomSL’s New Product Ops Team
Worthington has more than two decades’ experience building and managing shared infrastructure.
R3's Corda Now Available on Amazon Web Services
Users can build Corda applications on the AWS cloud, bypassing the need for individual permissions on local machines.
UPDATE: Data Error Hits Nasdaq Tech Stocks on Key Finance Websites
Several technology stocks listed on Nasdaq were reset to $123.47 after third-party data providers sent out incorrect information.
Millistream Begins Carrying Nasdaq Baltic Data
Millistream is distributing market data from the Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius (in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, respectively) exchanges now owned by Nasdaq.
Xignite Puts FX Rates in Oracle Cloud
Making its API available in Oracle's cloud will enable Xignite to supply FX rates to Oracle customers for financial reporting.
Japan's Quick, VC Firms Invest $20.5 Million More in Xignite
The new funding will help Xignite expand its sales, marketing and product capabilities.
Markit Taps Amazon Cloud to ‘Expedite Innovation'
The move will make it easier for the vendor to manage product and business innovation, officials say.
OTC Markets Embeds Edgar Online-ChartIQ Charts in Websites
The charts are aimed at investors, issuers and analysts, officials say.
Xignite Launches CloudStreaming Platform for Streaming Web Data
CloudStreaming could provide a web-based alternative to traditional financial data distribution platforms.
KVH Rolls Out Osaka AWS Access
The vendor is making AWS access available to clients not previously served by its Ethernet network.
Xignite Adds Nasdaq Basic to Data Cloud
The move will provide on-demand access to Nasdaq's data via Xignites Web Services API.
Chi-X Canada Launches Web-Based Historical Data Downloads
The service will automate provision of historical data files for the ATS and its clients.
Nasdaq Targets Small Banks, Media with API Data Access
API access will make it easier for smaller financial firms and media outlets to integrate Nasdaq data.
TickSmith Makes Tick Data Analysis Tools Available on Amazon Cloud
The move will make it easier for clients to deploy data analytics in their existing Amazon cloud platforms.
Update: Xignite Adds FactSet Fundamentals to On-Demand Data
San Mateo-based web services data provider Xignite is adding fundamental data and estimates from FactSet Research Systems to its suite of on-demand datasets, to provide clients with access to global company fundamental and financial data.
Barchart Expands Web Services Data
Chicago-based data vendor Barchart.com has released a number of new web services APIs for commodity futures data via its Barchart OnDemand service, which leverages Amazon Web Services' cloud.