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Exegy Acquires NovaSparks to Accelerate Convergence at the FPGA Layer
Exegy, the low-latency market data, trading, and execution technology provider, has agreed to acquire NovaSparks Inc., the specialist in Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) enabled market data and trading products. Exegy’s move to bring NovaSparks into the group signals a clear intent to exert deeper control over the FPGA-driven market data pipeline, from normalisation and...
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BridgePort Launches BridgePort Analytics with AI-Driven Exchange Intelligence Assistant
BridgePort, the middleware coordination layer for off-exchange settlement (OES) in institutional crypto, has launched BridgePort Analytics, an exchange intelligence platform designed to support institutional trading firms operating in OES environments. The platform includes Bridget, an AI-powered assistant that allows users to query execution and venue data using natural language. According to the company, BridgePort Analytics...
ITRS Acquires IP-Label to Expand Digital Experience Monitoring Capabilities
ITRS, the performance monitoring and analytics provider, has agreed to acquire IP-Label, the Paris-based specialist in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) and performance analytics, with the aim of strengthening its DEM capabilities and expanding its presence in Europe. The acquisition brings IP-Label’s Ekara platform into the ITRS portfolio, adding capabilities including Synthetic Transaction Monitoring (STM), Real...
Bigger is Better, Says Gresham CEO After Acquisition of S&P Global’s EDM Business
Gresham has finalised its acquisition of S&P Global’s EDM business as the data automation company expands to meet the growing and increasingly complex data needs of modern financial institutions. EDM, which supports more than US$12 trillion in assets, will sit alongside Gresham’s existing enterprise data management business, which was created with its merger with Alveo...
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LSEG Launches Digital Settlement House for Instantaneous Cross-Network Settlements
LSEG has launched Digital Settlement House (LSEG DiSH), an open-access platform facilitating instantaneous settlement between independent payment networks, both on and off-chain. Utilising DiSH Cash – commercial bank deposits held on the DiSH ledger – the service enables the 24/7 movement of money across multiple currencies and jurisdictions. It supports Payment versus Payment (PvP) and…
Integral Triples Infrastructure at Equinix Singapore to Meet Regional Demand
Integral, a currency technology provider, has tripled its infrastructure footprint at the Equinix SG1 data centre in Singapore. This expansion is a direct response to soaring regional demand and significantly increased transaction volumes, with the company now processing over one million tickets daily at the facility. To support this growth, Integral is utilising Equinix Fabric,…
STP Investment Services Integrates Passthrough into BluePrint Platform
STP Investment Services has integrated Passthrough, a subscription automation platform, directly into its proprietary BluePrint ecosystem. This enhancement is designed to streamline the experience for fund managers and investors by reducing administrative friction and improving data accuracy. By embedding Passthrough’s technology, STP aims to accelerate the onboarding process for Limited Partners (LPs) while maintaining a…
Clearstream to Distribute Blackstone Private Market Strategies on its Fund Platform
Clearstream, the post-trade services provider of Deutsche Börse Group, is adding private market investment strategies from Blackstone to its platform. This initiative aims to broaden access to private market investments for individual investors by leveraging Clearstream’s network of over 300 distribution partners, which includes major global wealth managers with a significant presence in Europe and…
Broadridge Makes Strategic Investment in DeepSee to Accelerate AI Post-Trade Automation
Broadridge Financial Solutions has expanded its partnership and made a strategic investment in DeepSee, a US-based company specialising in agentic AI technology. As part of this agreement, Broadridge has acquired a minority ownership stake in DeepSee, and Tom Carey, President of Broadridge Global Technology and Operations, will join the DeepSee Board of Directors. This collaboration…
SimCorp Expands Partnership with MSCI to Integrate Private Market Data
SimCorp has expanded its collaboration with MSCI, providing buy-side firms using the SimCorp One platform with direct access to private market datasets. This integration allows clients to access data at fund, asset, and deal levels, aiming to resolve the fragmentation and inconsistent reporting often associated with private market investments. By aggregating high-quality data within a…
StoneX Digital Secures CASP Licence Under EU MiCA Regulation
StoneX Digital, a division of StoneX Group Inc. has been granted a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the Central Bank of Ireland. This authorisation was issued under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and represents a significant expansion of the firm’s regulated capabilities within the digital asset sector. Building on its previous…
WAMID Launches Advanced Market Analytics Suite in Collaboration with BMLL
WAMID, the technology subsidiary of Saudi Tadawul Group, has launched WAMID Analytics, a new suite of solutions developed in collaboration with data provider BMLL. Designed to assist both local and international market participants, the platform aims to improve transparency, insight, and efficiency across Saudi and global capital markets. The core of this new offering is…
B2PRIME Secures Platinum Partnership and Integrates B2TRADER with TradingView
B2PRIME has announced a strategic partnership with the charting and social trading platform TradingView. As part of this collaboration, B2PRIME has been recognised as a Platinum Partner and has completed the integration of its core trading platform, B2TRADER, with the TradingView interface. This development enables clients to place trades directly from TradingView charts, seamlessly bridging…
DataCT to Serve as Independent Administrator for New US Consolidated Tape Plan
DataCT, an affiliate of DataBP, has been selected by the Operating Committee of the Consolidated Tape Plan (CT Plan) to serve as its Independent Administrator. Pending final negotiations, the new CT Plan is expected to launch in early 2027 as the unified successor to the three existing US equity market data plans for Tape A,…
DTCC Partners with Digital Asset and Canton Network to Tokenise U.S. Treasury Securities
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced a partnership with Digital Asset and the Canton Network to enable the tokenisation of assets custodied by The Depository Trust Company (DTC). Following the recent receipt of a No-Action Letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the initiative will allow a subset of U.S. Treasury…
Trading Technologies Acquires Derivatives Analytics Provider OpenGamma
Trading Technologies International (TT) has announced the acquisition of OpenGamma, a specialist in derivatives margin analytics for buy-side and sell-side clients. The integration embeds OpenGamma’s margin optimisation and capital efficiency tools directly into the TT platform. This combination aims to automate trading and position transfer workflows to reduce risk and increase efficiency. The acquisition aims…
DTCC Subsidiary Receives SEC No-Action Letter to Tokenise Real-World Assets
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced that its subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC), has received a No-Action Letter (NAL) from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This authorisation permits DTC to offer a service tokenising real-world, DTC-custodied assets within a controlled production environment. The initiative will apply to specific highly…
Beeks Financial Cloud Group Enters Strategic Agreement with nuam to Deploy Exchange Cloud in Latin America
Beeks Financial Cloud Group PLC has announced a strategic agreement with nuam, the regional holding company that integrates the stock exchanges of Santiago, Colombia, and Lima. Under this partnership, Beeks will deploy its flagship Exchange Cloud service, a turnkey, fully managed multi-tenant compute and analytics stack. This collaboration supports nuam’s position as the first multi-country…
Avelacom Expands London Network Infrastructure With New Point of Presence at Equinix LD7
Avelacom has expanded its global infrastructure by establishing a new Point of Presence (PoP) at the Equinix LD7 data centre. This new deployment complements the company’s existing presence in the LD4, LD5, and LD8 facilities, consolidating its footprint within a major connectivity hub for financial markets. The expansion aims to meet growing institutional demand for…
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ClearToken Appoints Kristi Tange as Group Chief Risk Officer and Clare Weaver as Chief Legal Officer
ClearToken has announced two significant appointments to its Senior Leadership Team to strengthen its risk and legal functions. Kristi Tange has been named Group Chief Risk Officer, where she will oversee governance, risk, compliance, and regulatory relations. Tange brings nearly 30 years of experience from Goldman Sachs, having worked across the US, UK, and Japan….
BMLL Appoints Karen King as Head of Sales (APAC)
BMLL has appointed Karen King as Head of Sales (APAC), based in Hong Kong. King will be responsible for expanding the company’s client base and implementing growth strategies across the Asia Pacific region. She brings over two decades of experience in financial services and data solutions, having previously served as Managing Director at S&P Global…
SOLVE Promotes Sourav Srimal to Chief Growth Officer
SOLVE, a provider of pre-trade data and predictive pricing for fixed income markets, has promoted Sourav Srimal to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer (CGO). In this executive role, Srimal is tasked with guiding the company’s strategic product roadmap and overseeing both organic and inorganic growth initiatives. He will also focus on expanding…
SimCorp Appoints Iyan Adewuya as Chief Product Officer
SimCorp has appointed Iyan Adewuya to the newly created position of Chief Product Officer (CPO). Based in New York, Adewuya will report directly to Marc Schröter, the Chief Product and Technology Officer. He brings over 20 years of experience in product strategy and innovation to the company, with a career that covers both public and…
SOLVE Appoints Chris Fogarty as Senior Vice President, Strategic Account Management
SOLVE, the pre-trade data and predictive pricing provider for fixed income markets, has appointed Chris Fogarty to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Strategic Account Management. In this role, Fogarty will be responsible for advancing client engagement and overseeing the expansion of the firm’s strategic growth initiatives. This appointment represents a specific effort…
DTCC Appoints Arianne M. Collette as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Equities
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed of Arianne M. Collette as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Equities, effective from 17 November 2025. Collette will report to Val Wotton, DTCC Managing Director and Global Head of Equities Solutions, and will be based at the firm’s Jersey City location. In this new position,…
Fenergo Appoints Hishaam Caramanli as President and Chief Operating Officer
Fenergo, provider of AI-powered client lifecycle management (CLM) and financial crime compliance solutions, has appointed Hishaam Caramanli as its new President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. He will report directly to CEO Marc Murphy. In his new position, Caramanli will lead the company’s product, engineering, and customer functions. He will focus on delivering a…
SmartStream Strengthens Leadership Team with Two Key Appointments
SmartStream, the data solutions provider, has announced the appointment of two new executives to its leadership team. Jane Christopher joins the company as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), and Thomas Steinborn takes the role of Chief Product Officer (CPO). Both will report directly to CEO Akber Jaffer. As CHRO, Jane Christopher will be responsible for…
Broadridge Names Patrick Archer Buy-Side Segment Sales Lead for France, Switzerland and Benelux
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Patrick Archer as its Buy-Side Segment Sales Lead for France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Based in Paris, Archer will lead the distribution of Broadridge’s buy-side product portfolio across these markets and joins the company’s International Buy-Side Sales Leadership Team. Archer brings more than 27 years of fintech and…
Tradeweb Appoints Rich Chun as Head of Asia
Tradeweb Markets Inc. has named Rich Chun as its new Managing Director, Head of Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Chun will be responsible for overseeing the company’s business operations, client engagement, and strategic growth initiatives throughout the Asia Pacific region. He will report to Enrico Bruni and Troy Dixon, Co-Heads of Global Markets. The appointment…
Exegy Appoints Laurent de Barry as Chief Product Officer and Jogesh Menon as Product Director for Axiom
Exegy, provider of low-latency trading and enterprise market data solutions, has announced two key leadership appointments. Laurent de Barry has been promoted to Chief Product Officer (CPO), and Jogesh Menon has been appointed as Director for the Axiom market data as-a-service offering. These moves are designed to strengthen the company’s dual strategic pillars of low-latency…
TRG Screen Appoints Amjad Zoghbi as Head of AI to Drive Innovation
TRG Screen has appointed Amjad Zoghbi as its first Head of AI, a newly established executive role designed to embed artificial intelligence at the centre of the company’s strategy. The move reflects TRG Screen’s aim to enhance its internal operations, deliver greater value to clients, and reinforce its position as the only provider integrating market…
Scila AB Announces CTO Transition as Co-Founder Thornquist Takes Helm
Scila AB has announced a leadership change as co-founder Björn Thornquist takes over as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately. After 17 years in the role, co-founder Lydén will step down from his position and transition into a new role as Senior Technology Advisor, focusing on hands-on technology development to continue driving innovation. Thornquist, previously…
Genesis Global Appoints Co-Founder James Harrison as CEO as Stephen Murphy Steps Down After Ten Years
Genesis Global has appointed co-founder James Harrison as CEO, succeeding Stephen Murphy, who steps down after ten years leading the firm. Genesis delivers software and solutions for financial markets on its AI-native application development platform, helping institutions modernise legacy systems, reduce vendor dependencies and replace end-user computing with compliant applications. In the past year the…
smartTrade Technologies Appoints Christophe Montane as Chief Commercial Officer to Drive Global Expansion
smartTrade Technologies has appointed Christophe Montane as Chief Commercial Officer, effective 1 July 2025. This move follows a recent strategic growth investment from TA Associates and reflects the company’s focus on accelerating international expansion and refining its customer-centric commercial strategy. Based in New York, Montane will oversee global sales and marketing, aiming to strengthen smartTrade’s…
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Electronification of European Fixed-Income Markets: How Participants Need to Up Their Tech Game
Structural change in Europe’s government bond and credit markets is now gaining momentum, as new entrants, with an emphasis on high-performance technology, are raising the bar in terms of technology and trading practices. The arrival of non-financial liquidity providers (NLPs) to the European arena represents the next phase in the electronification of European fixed-income markets,...
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Valuing Hard-to-Price Securities in Volatile Markets
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TradingTech Summit London
Now in its 15th year the TradingTech Summit London brings together the European trading technology capital markets industry and examines the latest changes and innovations in trading technology and explores how technology is being deployed to create an edge in sell side and buy side capital markets financial institutions.
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ExchangeTech Summit London
A-Team Group, organisers of the TradingTech Summits, are pleased to announce the inaugural ExchangeTech Summit London on May 14th 2026. This dedicated forum brings together operators of exchanges, alternative execution venues and digital asset platforms with the ecosystem of vendors driving the future of matching engines, surveillance and market access.
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AI in Capital Markets Awards
A-Team Group are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural AI in Capital Markets Awards. These awards have been designed to recognise exceptional AI applications advancing innovation in capital markets.
