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Bloomberg BQuant Wins A-Team AICM Best AI Solution for Historical Data Analysis Award
When global markets were roiled by the announcement of massive US trade tariffs, Bloomberg saw the amount of financial and other data that runs through its systems surge to 600 billion data points, almost double the 400 billion it manages on an average day. “These were just mind-blowingly large volumes of data,” says James Jarvis,…
SIX Signs Seven-Year Strategic Partnership with Barclays
Financial data provider SIX has signed a seven-year strategic partnership with Barclays. The agreement will provide all divisions of the global banking group, including its investment banking, retail, wealth management, and corporate services, with access to SIX’s comprehensive suite of financial data products. The partnership is intended to support Barclays’ international growth and drive cost…
LSEG and Microsoft Deepen Partnership to Power AI Agents with Financial Data
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Microsoft are taking the next step in their strategic partnership, announcing a plan to transform how financial services professionals interact with data by embedding LSEG’s vast datasets into Microsoft’s AI ecosystem. The collaboration will enable users to build and deploy customised AI agents, or ‘Copilots,’ within their daily…
EuroCTP Taps DataBP to Build Digital-First Administration for EU Consolidated Tape
In a critical step toward the operational reality of a European consolidated tape, EuroCTP has selected DataBP, specialists in commercial management solutions for financial market data, to administer the licensing and subscriber management for its forthcoming equities and ETFs consolidated tape. The move signals a foundational focus on modern, digital-first infrastructure for what is poised…
Unlocking Wall Street’s Dark Data: How AI Agents are Transforming Trading Floor Chat
For decades, some of the most valuable information in financial markets has been hiding in plain sight. Client intent, actionable orders, and vital market colour have been locked within the unstructured, transient streams of human-to-human chat. On trading floors worldwide – particularly in over-the-counter (OTC) markets – this conversational data represents a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot:…
ICE Announces Strategic Investment in Prediction Market Platform Polymarket
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) has announced a strategic investment of up to $2 billion in Polymarket, the prediction market and information platform. The investment is based on a pre-investment valuation of approximately $8 billion for Polymarket, which allows users to trade on the probability of events across markets, politics, sport and culture. The consideration will…
Exegy and LDA Technologies Launch Exegy Nexus Appliance for High-Performance Market Data Processing
Exegy, the provider of capital markets technology, has partnered with network solutions specialist LDA Technologies to launch Exegy Nexus, a custom-engineered appliance. The new platform is designed to centralise and scale market data processing, aiming to reduce server count and power consumption for financial firms. It combines FPGA acceleration with embedded Layer 1 switching to…
TMX Group Acquires Verity to Expand Global Investment Data and Analytics Offering
TMX Group has acquired Verity, a provider of buy-side investment research management systems, data, and analytics. The deal strengthens the capabilities of TMX Datalinx, the company’s information services division, by broadening its offering across equities, fixed income, and private assets. Verity’s core products include VerityRMS, a research management system, and VerityData, which delivers datasets and…
Parameta Solutions Launches Enhanced Real-Time OTC Oil Market Data Service
Parameta Solutions, the data and analytics division of TP ICAP Group, has launched an upgraded real-time data service designed to improve transparency in over-the-counter (OTC) oil trading. The service provides live, broker-sourced pricing from TP ICAP subsidiaries PVM and ICAP, with data from TP to be added later in October. Parameta claims that this makes…
Acuity Knowledge Partners Acquires Technology Firm Ascent to Expand AI and Data Capabilities
Acuity Knowledge Partners, the global provider of research and AI solutions to the financial sector, has completed its acquisition of technology firm Ascent. Operating across seven European countries, Ascent supports over 170 clients with AI-driven digital transformation and will be integrated into Acuity’s Data and Technology Services (DTS) division. The transaction increases Acuity’s global workforce…