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Getting the Best – and Avoiding the Worst – from AI in Two Keynotes: DMS NYC 2025
Two themes have stood out from the many that have dominated the data management space in the past year – and at A-Team Group’s Data Management Summit New York City 2025, both will be explored in detail by leading practitioners in each subject’s respective fields. The first of those themes is grounded in a consensus…
Best Practices for AI Governance: Webinar Preview
The rush by financial institutions to implement new artificial intelligence-powered applications is contributing to a broad rewriting of the rule book on data management, particularly how that data is governed. New frameworks are having to be created to govern data as AI tools transform not only the way data can be generated and ingested but…
How to Successfully Deploy Agentic AI in Financial Services
By Levent Ergin, Chief Climate, Sustainability & AI Strategist at Informatica Agentic AI has huge potential in financial services. But getting it out of the lab and into production is where most firms stumble. The real challenge isn’t the technology; it’s the balancing act: moving fast enough to innovate while keeping risk under control. It’s…
What “Good” Looks Like Under New UK CTP Rules
At the start of the year, the UK switched on a new oversight regime for Critical Third Parties (CTPs) – giving the Bank of England, PRA and FCA direct powers over tech providers whose failure could rattle market stability. The rules and supervisory approach were finalised in November 2024; designations are made by HM Treasury…
Delta Capita Acquires DTCC Report Hub to Deliver Full Stack Regulatory Reporting
When Delta Capita confirmed its acquisition of DTCC’s Report Hub earlier this year, the deal looked, at first glance, like familiar consolidation in a crowded category. Look closer and it signals a broader shift: Delta Capita is moving from adviser and operator to full stack provider in regulatory reporting – pairing managed services with a…
BTON Secures Celero Ventures Investment to Fuel US Expansion and AI-Powered Execution Tools
BTON, the AI-driven trading technology provider, has secured a strategic investment from Celero Ventures to accelerate its expansion into the U.S. market and further develop its suite of intelligent execution tools for the buy-side. The funding round will see BTON enhance its engineering capabilities and build out its client support teams in the United States….
Thoma Bravo to Acquire Verint, Forging AI-Powered Customer Experience Giant with Calabrio
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Verint in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2 billion. Following the acquisition, Verint will be combined with Calabrio, another Thoma Bravo portfolio company, to create a formidable force in the AI-driven customer experience market. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by…
Data’s Evolution Continues From Cost to Core Asset: DMS New York City 2025 Preview
Modern Chief Data Officers are not only the guardians of financial institutions’ data estates, they are also the caretakers of their single-biggest asset. With every part of an organisation’s business now dependent on data, the custody of its digital information is every bit as critical to operations as the management of trading teams or even…
Juniper Square Seeks to Democratise Private Markets with Data
Juniper Square has, from a virtual standing start, become one of the fastest-growing providers of data and investor services to private-market participants. Earlier in the summer it received a US$130 million series D capital injection that underscored its prospects and valued the company within unicorn territory. That’s unsurprising for a company whose platform has, since…
EU Data Act + DORA: Cloud Exit & Portability for Financial Services
From 12 September 2025, the EU Data Act’s cloud switching regime starts to apply, turning “cloud exit strategy” for risk, compliance and tech leadership, into an audit ready operational control with specific notice periods, timelines, assistance duties and a phased ban on switching fees. The Data Act requires providers of “data processing services” (e.g., cloud…