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Devexperts Enhances Multi-Currency Support in DXtrade XT
Devexperts, the software solutions provider for capital markets, has unveiled a significant new version of its flagship platform, DXtrade XT, which introduces extensive multi-currency support, enabling brokers to expand their trading capabilities across international markets. In order to address the increasing demand from brokers for platforms that facilitate multi-market trading, DXtrade XT – initially launched...
Informatica Extends GenAI Capabilities
Informatica, a provider of enterprise cloud data management, has extended its GenAI capabilities by embedding its CLAIRE GPT GenAI-driven assistant into its Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC). The embed is designed to simplify and accelerate data management, and offer users natural language interaction with their data and the ability to create enterprise-ready GenAI applications. Informatica...
An Integrated Approach to Combating Financial Crime
Digital transformation in the capital markets sector has given rise to a dramatic increase in the volume of transactions and data, particularly in highly liquid markets. This increase coupled with complexities in cross-border and cross-product trading activity and innovations in financial assets (crypto, digital assets) has created a fertile ground for criminal exploitation. Financial crime...
Plenitude Acquires Contineo Financial Risk Solutions in Strategic Move
Plenitude Consulting has marked what it terms a pivotal moment in its journey with minority investor Global Capital Partners (GCP) by acquiring Contineo Financial Risk Solutions, a specialist Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) technical and advisory services provider. The acquisition is aimed at strengthening Plenitude’s position as a tech advisor and implementation services provider for AI-enabled...
SmartStream Adds Exchange Notification Services to Reference Data Utility
SmartStream Technologies, provider of the Reference Data Utility (RDU), has released an Exchange Notification Service (ENS) designed to track, consolidate and normalise reference data notifications published by exchanges. The service was developed in partnership with clients and extends the services of the RDU, which offers a managed service for vendor-sourced reference data. With more than...
The Hidden Cost of Bad Data – Why Accuracy Pays Off
By Ariel Junqueira-DeGarcia, Strategy and Technology Leader at Broadridge. In the financial world, data is king. But many argue that firms are dangerously reliant on data they inadequately understand, unknowingly wielding a double-edged sword that can just as easily enrich as it can erode. This article pulls back the curtain on the murky world of...
Ex-BoFE Haldane’s Headache Amplifies Banking’s PEPplexity
By Rory Doyle, Head of Financial Crime Policy at Fenergo. Just when you thought the drama was over after the Nigel Farage-Coutts saga, along comes another high-profile figure to re-shine a spotlight on a problem that refuses to disappear. Andy Haldane, a former bigwig at the Bank of England, is the latest to be denied a...
Nasdaq Unveils AI-Powered Feature to Enhance Market Surveillance
Nasdaq has integrated a new AI-powered feature within its Market Surveillance technology, aimed at significantly enhancing the quality, speed, and efficiency of market abuse investigations. The solution utilises generative AI (GenAI) to streamline the investigative procedures around suspected market manipulation and insider trading, enabling more effective monitoring and detection of potential market abuse. With proof-of-concept...
Divisions Over Scope 3 Reporting Likely to Widen Amid New Data
New research indicates that investors want more Scope 3 emissions data and that corporations are pressing on with disclosure procedures, all despite recent regulatory back pedalling on the issue. Two studies indicate that the gathering and dissemination of supply-chain emissions information will be a key part of ESG integration even though it has been relegated...
Alation Workflow Automation Deploys AI Bots to Optimise Data Governance
Alation, a data intelligence company, has released Alation Workflow Automation, a solution designed to help data stewards meet the increasingly complex data governance needs of financial services data environments. The solution optimises data governance processes from curation to consumption using Alation Automation Bots to increase metadata quality by proactively checking for missing security classifications, titles,...