Emerging Technologies
Waters Wrap: Fintech funding—follow the money
As funding for startups and young companies dries up due to inflation and rising interest rates, Anthony looks at some of the vendors that have received monetary infusions this year to see if there are any patterns to be gleaned.
The power of FDC3 appD: A universal standard to distribute and discover applications
The latest evolution of FDC3 includes new specifications to its application directories. Dan Schleifer and Jim Bunting explain why this is a major breakthrough for the desktop app community.
People Moves: FactSet, Talos, Broadridge, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Neal Pawar (pictured), who joins Talos as a strategic adviser.
This Week: CME Group, Genesis, McKay Brothers and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: ASX, Cboe and evolving exchange technology
As ASX’s Chess replacement project stalls yet again, Anthony wonders if the exchange is at risk of falling behind the likes of Cboe, Nasdaq and CME, which are making major investments in cloud technology.
This Week: DTCC, Enfusion, Trading Technologies, Clearstream & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Retooling repo: How Broadridge, Bloomberg, Tradeweb, and JP Morgan are modernizing repurchase agreements
From brokers to trading platform providers, players in the repo market are focused on initiatives around reducing settlement fails, increasing automation, and streamlining operations.
The surprising industries luring data talent away from Wall Street
Capital markets data specialists are finding their skills in high demand—but not from where you might think.
Waters Wrap: Ion’s fixed income EMS & how tech development theory is changing
Some of the largest trading platform providers have embarked on major integration projects in recent years. As fintech disruption continues, Anthony says this is not a fad, but an evolutionary shift.
Amid macro storm clouds, a silver linings playbook for fintech
Banks and VCs believe inflation and rising interest rates will result in winners as well as losers
This Week: Ice, Cboe/Snowflake, GoldenSource, Clearwater & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Messy MBSs? Startup uses deep learning to predict mortgage-backed securities markets
As interest rates rise and house prices fall after a steady period of the opposite dynamic, investors are looking for more accurate ways to price these factors into the value of mortgage-backed securities.
In finance, all APIs are not created equal
With the rise of APIs, it’s easier than ever for companies to position themselves as open to collaboration and eager to provide access, but some of these access points tell a different story under the hood.
Banks may spend ‘billions’ to stop quantum hacking threat
Quantum-proof algo standards are nearing completion, but enhanced cryptography won’t come cheap.
Cloud and APIs begin to (slowly) permeate the post-trade space
As financial firms turn their attention toward modernizing the back office, how they approach these projects comes under new scrutiny.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Episode 254 (Heads in the cloud)
This week, Tony and Shen talk about how firms approach cloud migration projects.
A consolidated effort: State Street and FactSet look to take interop to the next level
Firms aim to provide a front-to-back data flow for asset managers, forming “deeper relationships” with their clients.
This Week: Bloomberg/M&G, Northern Trust, ING/GMEX, Tora, MSCI & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Putting location in its place: Geolocation data market contractions highlight importance of cost, context
All is not well for providers of geolocation data, with some slashing staff or shutting down entirely. Those still thriving are the ones who realize it’s no longer all about “location, location, location.”
This Week: ING/OpenFin, GoldenSource, Moody’s Analytics, S3/LiquidityBook & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: The industry's increasingly cloudy skies
Anthony looks at some of the major cloud-based projects to hit the capital markets over the last 2.5 years.
SocGen to move datacenter footprint in Americas to AWS, Azure
SG Americas plans to significantly reduce and even close datacenters in the US as a result of moving to the cloud and defining controls around cloud and data governance.
From pharma to finance: Cracking the DNA of data management
Enterprise data management has traditionally addressed any aspect of financial data across an organization. But as investment firms’ portfolios of enterprise data broadens in definition to include other types of non-financial data, EDM projects must also…
Waters Wavelength Podcast: A tech unicorn's take on cloud and infra in the capital markets
Andy Volz, chief operating officer at capital markets fintech firm Clear Street, joins Tony on the podcast to talk about cloud and infrastructure woes in the capital markets.