TradingTech Insight Brief
Parameta Solutions Partners with Surperformance to Expand Access to Interest Rate Swap Indices
Parameta Solutions, the Data & Analytics division of TP ICAP Group, has partnered with Surperformance to broaden global access to its EUR and USD Interest Rate Swap Indices through Zonebourse.com and Marketscreener.com. The indices provide daily snapshots of interest rate swap markets and are used by banks, insurers and asset managers for pricing, hedging, portfolio analysis and risk management.
Built on transaction data from TP ICAP’s interdealer broker desks, the indices use a robust methodology to deliver an 11am fixing. Originally launched with Société Générale as anchor client, they have been adopted by major European and US banks and approved by leading insurance companies. The partnership with Surperformance provides a neutral distribution infrastructure that enhances visibility and accessibility for both institutional and retail market participants.
Investec Joins BPX as First Member of Digital Securities Marketplace
BPX, the UK FCA-authorised institutional venue for issuing, trading and lending traditional and tokenised alternative assets, has announced that Investec has become the first member of its digital securities marketplace. This milestone marks the beginning of institutional participation as BPX moves towards live market operations, with additional institutions progressing through onboarding.
Investec will connect to BPX through its electronic trading platform ZebrA-X, which provides clients with a single point of access to multiple trading venues and liquidity pools. The integration will enable Investec’s clients to access BPX’s securities marketplace through a unified electronic environment whilst maintaining familiar trading workflows. BPX is among a select group of firms admitted to the joint Bank of England and FCA Digital Securities Sandbox, where it is developing infrastructure to support digital assets and helping to lay the foundations for a more efficient, transparent and digitally native market structure.
Derive.xyz Integrates with Haruko to Enhance Institutional Risk Management
Derive.xyz, the on-chain options exchange, has integrated with Haruko, a global provider of institutional digital assets technology. This partnership aims to strengthen risk and portfolio management capabilities for institutional clients by providing real-time insights into trading activity, portfolio positions and market exposure.
Through the integration, Derive clients can now use Haruko’s platform to consolidate data from Derive alongside other venues, offering a unified, institutional-grade view of their digital asset portfolios. The platform provides advanced pricing, risk analytics and performance reporting. Derive operates a hybrid market structure combining a central orderbook with an institutional RFQ system, portfolio margining and cross-asset collateral, enabling professional traders to execute complex derivatives strategies with capital efficiency whilst maintaining the transparency and self-custody benefits of on-chain settlement.
GlobalBlock Launches Digital Assets Offering for UK Clients with FCA-Approved Financial Promotions
GlobalBlock, part of GCEX Group, has launched its digital assets offering for UK clients, providing access to crypto services with institutional-grade support and robust controls. The company’s UK cryptoasset financial promotions have been approved by Archax, the regulated digital assets platform, under the FCA’s cryptoasset financial promotions regime. This approval complements GCEX Group’s existing licences, including FCA authorisation for FX and CFDs, a MiCA licence for crypto-asset services across the EU, and a Virtual Asset Service Provider licence in Dubai.
Available via globalblock.co.uk, the offering includes OTC execution, portfolio solutions for eligible clients, and cryptoasset settlement and invoicing tools for businesses. It is supported by GCEX Group’s institutional infrastructure, liquidity and global counterparty relationships. The launch marks a significant step in GlobalBlock’s integration into the GCEX Group ecosystem following its acquisition in September 2025, and reflects the Group’s strategy to serve high-net-worth individuals, family offices, asset managers and corporates seeking professional access to digital assets.
McKay Brothers and Quincy Data Launch High-Speed Services Linking Illinois Futures Markets with Sydney Trading Hubs
McKay Brothers and Quincy Data are launching new services connecting Illinois futures markets with major trading facilities in Sydney, Australia. The services link the CME in Aurora and ICE Futures in Chicago with Sydney’s Australian Liquidity Centre and Equinix SY5, which host ASX and Cboe Australia respectively.
McKay Brothers will offer private transport capacity, while Quincy Data will distribute its Snapshot Feeds covering equity indices, energy, metals and foreign exchange futures. The connection delivers a round-trip delay of less than 168 milliseconds between North America and Australia. Both companies maintain their Level Playing Field policy, ensuring all clients receive equal access to the same high-performance infrastructure regardless of their size.
B3 Completes Phase Two of CSD System Built on Vermiculus VeriSafe Technology
B3, the Brazilian marketplace operator, has completed the second phase of its new central securities depository (CSD) system, developed using VeriSafe technology from Vermiculus. This represents one of the largest CSD transformation projects globally, with Vermiculus and B3 delivering a major phase into production for the second consecutive year.
The elastically scalable platform now supports the full range of complex transactional rules required by a modern CSD, including settlement transactions, participant transfers, deposits, withdrawals and IPOs. VeriSafe also handles creation and redemption processes for all Brazilian certificate types, including ETFs, depository receipts and fractional shares. The microservice-based architecture enables B3 to introduce new products with shorter time-to-market whilst maintaining operational resilience.
Vermiculus and B3 are now progressing to the third and final phase, which will replace B3’s existing corporate actions module and further extend the system’s capabilities for high-volume corporate action processing.
Bite Investments Acquires Portfolio Intelligence Platform Untap
Bite Investments, a technology provider for the alternative investments sector, has announced the acquisition of Untap, a portfolio management and fund-intelligence platform. This move integrates Untap’s data capabilities into Bite Stream, Bite Investments’ flagship software, to enhance portfolio analytics and ESG reporting. The acquisition follows a period of strategic growth for the company, supported by recent investments from NewSpring Capital, Proof Point Capital, and Osage Venture Capital.
The integration of Untap allows Bite Stream to offer private-market managers a more comprehensive suite of tools, including AI-driven fund intelligence and KPI tracking. Untap’s flexible data model facilitates the collection of financial, operational, and qualitative information within a single environment. This assists managers in meeting the growing demand for transparency regarding return generation and fund performance, while also streamlining investor onboarding and communications.
Moving forward, the combined platform aims to bridge the gap between investor engagement and underlying portfolio data. While both platforms will continue to support their existing clients, the development roadmap focuses on unifying the user experience and strengthening data infrastructure. Legal and financial advice for the transaction was provided to Untap by Hart Brown, PwC, and Kitra Advisory.
Broadridge Integrates Crypto.com Into Global NYFIX Network
Broadridge Financial Solutions has integrated Crypto.com into its NYFIX order routing network, marking the first cryptocurrency expansion for the service in Asia. This collaboration allows institutional crypto orders to flow through the same FIX-based infrastructure used for traditional asset classes. By linking their technology, market participants on the NYFIX Marketplace can now route orders directly to Crypto.com, leveraging the platform’s liquidity and low-latency performance within a standardised, secure workflow.
The partnership aims to reduce operational friction and market fragmentation by providing consistent order routing and data handling via the industry-standard FIX protocol. For Crypto.com, the integration provides immediate access to Broadridge’s global network of over 2,200 buy-side and sell-side participants. This move reflects an increasing institutional demand for digital assets and Broadridge’s strategy to provide reliable, compliant connectivity across both traditional and emerging financial markets.
Orange Investment Advisors Modernises Operations with Clearwater Analytics’ Enfusion Platform
Orange Investment Advisors, a credit-focused investment manager, has successfully implemented Enfusion by Clearwater Analytics. The transition to the integrated front-to-back platform is designed to modernise operations across the firm’s structured credit portfolio, replacing fragmented legacy systems with a unified solution for portfolio and order management.
The deployment provides a single execution platform that integrates trading, compliance, and real-time data. By consolidating these functions, the firm can manage positions without the need to transfer data between disparate tools. Furthermore, the combination of Enfusion and Clearwater’s Beacon platform introduces advanced risk modelling capabilities, including scenario analysis, factor attribution, and stress testing based on a single, reconciled dataset.
This operational shift reduces the time required for manual reconciliation across the front, middle, and back offices. Consequently, Orange Investment Advisors can produce institutional-grade structured credit reports with greater speed and accuracy. These efficiencies allow the team to focus on higher-value tasks while providing clients with more transparent and timely reporting.
Nasdaq and Boerse Stuttgart Group Partner to Modernise European Post-Trade Infrastructure
Nasdaq has entered into a strategic partnership with Seturion, the Boerse Stuttgart Group’s pan-European settlement platform for tokenised assets. The collaboration aims to address the fragmentation of Europe’s capital markets by leveraging distributed ledger technology (DLT) to create a more unified settlement ecosystem. Initially focusing on structured products, Nasdaq’s European trading venues will connect to Seturion to facilitate the trading and settlement of tokenised securities.
The partnership seeks to improve market efficiency by reducing the operational complexity and costs associated with traditional post-trade processes. Seturion supports various asset classes on public and private DLTs, allowing for cash settlement against central bank money and on-chain cash. By maintaining alignment with European regulations, such as MiFID II and the DLT Pilot Regime, the initiative preserves trusted market structures while providing issuers and investors with faster, more cost-efficient settlement cycles.
Moving forward, Nasdaq and Seturion intend to expand this network to include a broader range of financial institutions, brokers, and issuers across Europe. This long-term expansion aims to accelerate the adoption of tokenised securities and streamline the European settlement landscape through a single, integrated platform.