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Shifting from Traditional Buy-or-Build Models to a More Agile Buy-AND-Build Approach

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In this special edition of FinTech Focus TV, recorded live at the TradingTech Briefing in New York City, Toby Babb from Harrington Starr speaks with Matt Rafalski, Head of Sales for North America at Velox.

Matt shares his insights into how capital markets firms are moving beyond the traditional buy-or-build dilemma and embracing a more flexible buy-AND-build strategy. From modernising legacy systems and enhancing real-time risk monitoring to the rapidly growing influence of AI in development platforms, this video delivers timely perspectives on the forces driving innovation in financial markets technology.

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