Sell-Side Technology/News
Bloomberg Unleashes 'Kungfu' on Chinese Dollar Bond Market
The data provider will continue developing new tools and will also be rolling out analytics tools for the offshore dollar Chinese credit market.
Digital Reasoning Looks Beyond Conduct with $30 Million Funding
AI specialist will use the funds to spread its reach into other areas.
New Lobby Group Aims to Boost UK Fintech Post-Brexit
New initiative brings together leaders in fintech to discuss industry issues and prepare for Brexit.
MarketAxess Banks on Asian Electronic Markets with BlackRock Partnership
Partnership with BlackRock will allow Aladdin client community to access new sources of liquidity in Asian credit markets.
Eurex Glitch Delays Deutsche Börse Trading
Technical problems with Eurex’s T7 system delayed trading on the day of a big listing for Deutsche Börse.
Bitfinex Bolsters Surveillance Capabilities with Irisium Platform
Irisium Surveillance will help the bitcoin exchange to better monitor for volume manipulation, wash-trading and fake liquidity.
Neptune Networks Looks to Expand into MBS/ABS in the US
The bond market utility now has 24 banks fully live on the platform with another two set to go live by early Q2.
For Central Banks, Digital Currency Risks May Outweigh Benefits
CPMI's report says existing technology is sufficient at present to deliver the benefits of digital currencies, without introducing new risks.
Banks and Buy Side Ally for Desktop App Interoperability
Led by OpenFin, FDC3—which includes the likes of RBC, JPMorgan, AllianceBernstein, Citadel and Barclays—aims to create a common language for desktop app interoperability.
Finastra and Microsoft Partner for Cloud Platform
Finastra will host its applications in its cloud platform, FusionFabric.cloud, hosted by Microsoft Azure.
GTCR Agrees to Sale of Dash Financial
Flexpoint Ford is backing a management buyout of Dash Financial Technologies from private-equity firm GTCR.
NYSE Fined $14 Million by SEC for Reg SCI Violations
The exchange settles after multiple investigations conducted into outages and systems issues over past several years.
Mandelzis-led Fintech Capitolis Raises $29 Million, Targets Trade Finance
The company, chaired by former Thomson Reuters chief Tom Glocer, will serve as a peer-to-peer network for trade financing.
Arachnys and Quantexa Partner for KYC
The two firms will integrate their platforms to help automate the identification of gaps in customer information.
Risk Focus Appoints Harding and Hair as Sales Directors
New York-based pair will lead sales in cloud, DevOps and financial services for vendor.
Thai Stock Exchange Settles in for T+2
The exchange is looking to use technology to innovate its post-trade processes and introducing e-proxy and e-voting to benefit shareholders.
Fintech Luminary Edelstein Signs on as BioCatch CEO
The industry veteran moves from chairman role to chief executive's chair at tech startup.
IPC and GreenKey Partner for Speech-to-Text Conversion
IPC will provide audio streams to GreenKey and convert it to useable data.
SEC Releases Updated Cybersecurity Guidance
The regulator added new guidance around cybersecurity disclosure controls and insider trading.
GreenKey Releases Intercom API on OpenFin
Additional API functionality will be released within the year, the company says.
US Regulators Risk Falling Behind in Fintech
Blockchain consortium exec says agencies should be doing more with fintech firms.
Indian Exchanges Ban Data, Index Use for Overseas Derivatives
Three Indian stock exchanges have said they will immediately terminate data licenses that allow non-Indian exchanges and trading platforms to create derivates from their securities and indexes.
FCA Releases Review of Algo Trading
UK regulator provides effective "how-to" guide for compliance.
Malaysia and Singapore to Establish Trading Link
The exchanges and central banks of both countries will iron out details in the coming months for it to be operational by year-end.