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LO:TECH Secures $1.6 Million in Seed Funding and Introduces Market Making as a Service for Digital Assets
Low Observable Technology (LO:TECH), the London-based digital asset trading firm, has raised $1.6 million in a seed funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, a prominent venture capital firm focused on the cryptocurrency sector. Additional participation came from Blockchain Coinvestors and Chris Adelsbach. LO:TECH provides liquidity to global markets through its advanced trading solutions and intends…
Advantage Futures Migrates to ION’s XTP Platform for Enhanced Trade Processing
ION, the trading and risk management solutions vendor, has successfully migrated Advantage Futures, a high-volume futures commission merchant, to its cleared derivatives trade processing platform, XTP. The transition marks a shift for Advantage Futures from its decades-old post-trade technology to a more advanced system, enabling extensive automation across clearing and settlement workflows. The XTP platform…
The Promise of Automation and the Perils of Standing Still
By Roger Golesworthy, Trading Director, Infront. For firms all over the UK in the trading business, speed and efficiency are essential. These set the base for providing clients with better returns. Behind the curtain, though, firms have a patchwork of systems and software that sit in-between humans and financial instruments. Systems which must meet a…
3forge Secures Investment from Morgan Stanley
3forge, a provider of high-performance code solutions for business-critical applications, has announced its first external funding since its founding in 2011, with an investment from Morgan Stanley. The 3forge platform enables developers to build enterprise applications with a strong emphasis on real-time data integration, virtualisation, processing, and visualisation. Since 2014, its technology has been utilised…
What to Expect at A-Team Group’s Second Buy AND Build Summit
On September 19th, Buy AND Build: The Future of Capital Markets Technology returns to London at the Marriott Hotel, Canary Wharf for its second year. This A-Team Group event offers a timely exploration of how financial institutions and technology providers can collaborate more effectively to modernise trading platforms and drive innovation. As firms increasingly transition…
Murex Completes MX.3 Implementation for Collateral Management and SIMM at Mediobanca
Murex, the provider of trading, risk, and processing solutions for capital markets, has successfully implemented its MX.3 platform for collateral management and Standard Initial Margin Model (SIMM) at Mediobanca. The Milan-based bank aimed to enhance operational efficiency, streamline processes, and optimise capital usage through this go-live. The implementation integrates Mediobanca’s front-to-back operations, including accounting and…
TS Imagine Unveils Platform 3.0
TS Imagine, the trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions provider, has launched Platform 3.0, a comprehensive upgrade developed over three years of research, development, and investment. This new platform represents a significant modernisation of TS Imagine’s offerings, designed to position its users at the forefront of innovation in global capital markets. Platform 3.0 integrates a…
Appital Launches New Price Discovery Functionality and Expands European Equity Coverage with Virtu
Appital, the technology provider specialising in peer-to-peer price discovery and liquidity sourcing for asset managers, has introduced ‘Price Discovery in Appital Insights’, aimed at improving natural liquidity generation among its buyside clients. The new functionality allows buyside traders to gain insights on potential pricing and volume before committing to an order. The newly launched feature…
Why Artificial Intelligence isn’t Always a Clever Solution
James Maxfield, Chief Product Officer at Duco. It’s an exciting time for technology. There are some seriously powerful AI tools on the market, solving real issues that capital markets firms have been battling with for years, if not decades. Undoubtedly, this is just the start. Yet at the same time there’s a noticeable trend to…
Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets: The Path to Critical Mass
Over the past decade, institutional adoption of digital assets has undergone a transformation. The emergence of tokenisation, stablecoins, and decentralised finance (DeFi) has unveiled new opportunities, attracting asset managers, banks, and funds, propelling digital assets closer to mainstream acceptance. As blockchain technology matures and regulatory frameworks take shape, institutions are expanding their focus beyond cryptocurrencies,…