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The Digital Last Mile: Reimagining Trader Workflows for the AI Era
As trading desks evolve, firms are turning to AI, interoperability, and modern technology platforms to create smarter, more connected environments that reduce friction for traders, enhance decision-making, and allow users to interact seamlessly with data and tools. However, one of the biggest hurdles they face is the sheer weight of the past. Decades of bespoke…
Archax Expands European Footprint with Acquisition of Deutsche Digital Assets
UK-based digital asset exchange, broker and custodian Archax is set to acquire Germany’s Deutsche Digital Assets (DDA) in a move that further extends its regulated presence across the EU. The deal builds on Archax’s 2023 acquisition of Spanish broker KSCM, supporting its goal to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets across the UK…
The ‘Always-On’ Gauntlet: How Converging Markets and 24/7 Trading are Forging the Next-Gen of Infrastructure
The concept of the ‘trading day’ is rapidly evolving. For generations, the rhythm of capital markets has been associated with the opening and closing bell, a predictable cycle that provided a crucial window for settlement, risk management, and system maintenance. But is that window now closing? A series of forward-looking discussions at A-Team Group’s recent…
DCEM Aims to Unlock Carbon Liquidity with Capital Markets-Grade Settlement Tech
Financial services solutions provider Delta Capita has launched a new joint venture, DCEM, to deploy a capital markets-grade trading and post-trade platform aimed at solving the trust deficit and liquidity crisis hindering the growth of sovereign environmental markets. The new infrastructure is designed to replace the fragmented, spreadsheet-driven processes that have undermined confidence in the…
Trading Technologies Taps SIGMA AI to Build Dedicated AI Hub and Names Andy Simpson as Head of AI
Trading Technologies (TT) has deepened its partnership with fintech firm SIGMA AI through a strategic minority investment, tasking the company with building a proprietary AI and innovation hub to embed artificial intelligence across TT’s global trading platform. The move, which expands on an existing collaboration established in 2024, aims to accelerate TT’s AI adoption for…
Lloyds, Aberdeen and Archax Complete UK-First Tokenised Collateral FX Trade
Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments and Archax, the FCA-regulated exchange, broker, and custodian for digital assets, have completed a landmark foreign exchange (FX) trade using tokenised real-world assets as collateral, marking a first for the UK financial sector. The pilot transaction involved the use of tokenised units of Aberdeen’s money market fund and UK gilts…
Slaying the Monolith: A Pragmatist’s Guide to Modernising Trading Architecture
For decades, trading technology has been haunted by large, intricate, all-in-one applications that power core business functions, aka the monolith. While once a necessity, these systems have become a source of immense friction. They are brittle, expensive to maintain, and notoriously slow to change, creating a chasm between business demands for agility and IT’s capacity…
The AI Co-Pilot: How Wall Street is Really Using AI for a Competitive Edge
The headlines paint a dramatic picture: autonomous AI traders making split-second decisions, rendering human portfolio managers obsolete. But for technology professionals on the ground, the reality of artificial intelligence in capital markets is proving to be both more pragmatic and, in many ways, more powerful. Discussions at A-Team Group’s recent TradingTech Briefing New York revealed…
LSEG Launches MarketPsych Transcript Analytics for Corporate Transcripts
LSEG Data & Analytics has introduced MarketPsych Transcript Analytics, a structured data feed designed to help institutional and quantitative investors extract actionable intelligence from corporate transcripts. Developed in collaboration with MarketPsych, the tool uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to analyse earnings calls, investor presentations, and other corporate communications from over 16,000 global public companies. The…
Shifting from Traditional Buy-or-Build Models to a More Agile Buy-AND-Build Approach
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…