InTick Achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification for Information Security

InTick, the listed derivatives blocking network, has been awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, a globally recognised standard for information security management. The certification, issued by Insight Assurance, confirms that InTick has implemented a structured framework to protect information assets, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability across its operations.

This achievement follows a period of growth for the company, including the live launch of its block matching platform during the June ICE Gilt and Eurex Fixed Income futures rolls and the successful raising of £2 million in funding from angel investors in July 2025. InTick’s platform targets inefficiencies in listed derivatives block trading by offering a centralised source of pricing, electronic All-to-All client matching for fixed income and equities derivatives, and digitisation of manual workflows. The certification underscores the company’s commitment to secure and scalable trading solutions.

BNP Paribas and HSBC Join Canton Foundation to Advance Decentralised Financial Infrastructure

BNP Paribas and HSBC have become the newest members of The Canton Foundation, strengthening the growing institutional support for the Canton Network. Their participation follows the recent additions of Goldman Sachs, Hong Kong FMI Services Limited and Moody’s Ratings, underscoring the increasing strategic role of the network in the future of global financial infrastructure.

The Canton Network aims to enable tokenised finance through decentralised technology that safeguards data privacy, operational control and interoperability. Its Global Synchronizer provides the core infrastructure for connecting digital assets across permissioned blockchains, under the decentralised governance of a community of banks, fintechs and service providers.

With over 30 members now onboard, including Broadridge, Tradeweb and Digital Asset, the Canton Foundation continues to build a collaborative ecosystem. The inclusion of BNP Paribas and HSBC represents another step towards aligning global capital markets through a secure and scalable decentralised framework.

British Arab Commercial Bank Partners with Integral to Enhance FX Operations

British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB), a UK-based international wholesale bank, has selected Integral, a leading currency technology provider, to upgrade its foreign exchange operations. The move comes in response to growing client demand for more advanced FX capabilities.

The adoption of Integral’s technology will enable BACB to improve liquidity aggregation, pricing, distribution and white labelling. By integrating Integral’s price engine, the bank will be able to generate its own pricing for local currency pairs and deliver it through a fully branded, customisable web platform embedded alongside clients’ existing trading tools. This shift replaces manual processes, supports more competitive pricing, and strengthens BACB’s presence in Middle Eastern and African markets.

In addition, Integral’s platform will streamline workflows and improve transparency by reducing manual compliance tasks. This technology-driven approach marks a significant step in optimising BACB’s FX services and meeting the evolving needs of its global trade finance and treasury clients.

BlockFills and QIS Risk Partner to Enhance Institutional Portfolio Visibility and Risk Analysis

BlockFills, the digital asset trading and market technology provider, has partnered with QIS Risk, a portfolio monitoring solution for institutional crypto investors, to expand risk and performance analysis capabilities for their shared clients. The collaboration allows investors to gain a unified view of their portfolios across all asset classes, counterparties, investment types, and blockchain networks.

Through QIS Risk’s platform, BlockFills clients can now integrate their digital asset derivatives positions into a broader portfolio context. This consolidated perspective aims to improve decision-making by removing the limitations of counterparty-specific reporting and offering more comprehensive insights into overall exposure.

The partnership reflects growing institutional demand for digital asset options. BlockFills reported that its digital asset options volume in July rose 70% compared with the same month last year.

ESG Reporting Platform Greenomy Acquired by Position Green

Sustainability reporting solutions provider Greenomy has been acquired by ESG software developer Position Green.

Brussels based Greenomy, which had been majority funded by Euroclear, is hoped to provide Position Green with an across-the-board analytics and compliance offering.

CME Group to Launch BrokerTec Chicago with Major Banks Trading U.S. Treasuries

CME Group has announced that Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley will participate in trading cash U.S. Treasuries on BrokerTec Chicago when it launches on 6 October. At launch, clients will be able to trade all seven of BrokerTec’s on-the-run benchmark U.S. Treasuries, offered in smaller notional sizes and tighter price increments to align with the futures market. Access will be available through existing CME Globex connectivity, including the BrokerTec API.

The BrokerTec marketplace for fixed income trading, covering benchmark U.S. Treasuries and U.S. and EU repo transactions, is operated by CME Group. In the first quarter of this year, it set a record with a $1.05 trillion single-day average daily notional volume across its trading platforms. CME Group also reported a record 8.8 million average daily contracts traded in its U.S. Treasury futures and options during 2025.

FCA Consults on LSEG Rooftop Access Proposals to Address Competition Concerns

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating whether the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and the landlord of its data centre building have restricted competition in the supply of low latency connectivity services (LLCS) between certain UK trading venues. Currently, only LSEG can place radio equipment on the rooftop of the data centre, which is crucial for providing high-speed connections between trading venues such as the LSE, Cboe Europe and ICE. The FCA is concerned this exclusivity could disadvantage rival LLCS providers.

To address these concerns, LSEG and the landlord have proposed ending LSEG’s exclusive rooftop rights. Under the commitments, LSEG would retain use of only part of the rooftop, while equivalent space would be made available to third parties on fair and reasonable terms. The FCA considers the proposals may resolve the competition issues and has launched a consultation before making a final decision on whether to accept the commitments and close its investigations.

Canoe Intelligence Launches Canoe Labs to Advance AI-Driven Alternatives Workflows

Canoe Intelligence has announced the launch of Canoe Labs, a dedicated incubator designed to develop next-generation workflows for the alternatives industry. The platform provides investment and operations professionals with early access to emerging AI capabilities, refining them in real-time through direct user engagement.

At launch, Canoe Labs introduces two core features: AI-powered document summarisation, which condenses lengthy fund documents and synthesises insights across multiple reports, and real-time language translation, enabling accurate processing of global investment materials without delays or misinterpretation. Both tools are designed with alts-specific terminology in mind, offering greater accuracy than generic AI solutions.

Canoe Labs is built on Canoe AI, the company’s proprietary architecture trained over 12 years exclusively on alternative investment documents.

Bybit Adopts Nasdaq’s Market Surveillance to Strengthen EU Compliance

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is adopting Nasdaq’s Market Surveillance platform to bolster its ability to detect and prevent market abuse in European markets. The move, operating under Bybit EU, is designed to ensure compliance with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), which requires digital asset exchanges to implement strict monitoring and reporting systems.

Nasdaq’s surveillance technology, used by more than 50 exchanges and 20 regulators worldwide, provides advanced tools and tailored features for crypto markets. Its flexible, modular design will support Bybit EU’s growth while meeting local regulatory requirements. Built on three decades of development, the platform integrates sophisticated algorithms and benefits from Nasdaq’s ongoing investment in research and infrastructure, reinforcing global market integrity and aligning with evolving international standards.

Options Technology Expands Private Cloud with New AI-Optimised Datacentre in Iceland

Options Technology has launched a new AI-optimised private cloud datacentre in Iceland, aimed at enhancing security, high-performance computing, and sustainability for capital markets clients. The facility, designed for high-density private AI workloads, offers a 72% reduction in per kVA costs compared with traditional U.S. sites. Powered entirely by renewable energy, it enables clients to achieve zero carbon emissions while benefiting from advanced liquid cooling systems, closed-loop water infrastructure, and sub-100ms connectivity to both Europe and North America.

The Iceland deployment responds to increasing demand from hedge funds, investment banks, and trading firms seeking secure and compliant environments for scaling AI workloads. It marks the first stage of Options’ wider infrastructure modernisation programme, with further AI-ready environments planned across global financial hubs in 2025 and beyond. The announcement follows a series of recent milestones, including recognition in the Broadcom/VMware Global Partner Program, expansion of its Cambridge operations, and the extension of Microsoft Cloud Solution Partner capabilities into Dubai.