Emerging Technologies
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 210: What Was This Episode Even About?
This week, Tony and Shen just chat about random stuff. Tech talk will return in September.
This Week: SGX/Cassini, UBS/GitLab, QuantConnect & Snowflake
A look at some of the past week's financial technology news.
EOSE Preps Bespoke Data Sourcing Service for Financial Firms
The move is in response to inbound demand from firms seeking hard-to-find datasets.
Barclays Proposes New Taxonomy for Digital Tokens
The UK bank argues that a common approach to classifying tokens is needed to prevent regulatory arbitrage.
Snowflake Looks to Tackle Data Problems of Asset Managers, Exchanges
Snowflake is already working with the New York Stock Exchange on how to make its data easier to access for the pair’s overlapping clients.
BNP Paribas AM Combines NLP, ML for Sentiment Indicators in News Data
The asset manager is teaming with a vendor on the project, which will first be used for equities trading before moving to corporate bonds.
People Moves: HKEX, TMX Group, ICE, TP ICAP, and Financial Information Forum (FIF)
A look at some of the key 'people moves' from this past week, including Brian Lee (pictured) who has been appointed group head of tech risk at HKEx.
Waters Wrap: Unintended Consequences & AI Regulation (And Mobile Trading Reg & BERT NLP)
Due to the pandemic and rapid advancements in the fields of AI and mobile technology, regulators in the US and Europe have unique challenges on their hands.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 209: Previewing the Innovation Exchange
Wei-Shen and Tony are joined by Jo Wright and Max Bowie to discuss office-space issues, ESG's development, and innovation in Asia.
This Week: Northern Trust, HKEX, Digital Asset, SimCorp, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Industry Vet’s Startup Consultancy Targets Brokers’ Data Sales, Licensing Needs
Mike Kirby will use his experience to help brokerages put licensing structures around their data to generate revenues and reduce risks.
Location, Location, Relocation: Covid Prompts Firms to Re-Tool vs Reopen
It’s technology that has helped firms continue working seamlessly through the outbreak, and Max says this same technology will keep the markets running smoothly—and remotely—in the future.
EU's AI Regulations Could Lay Blame With CTO
Jo wonders if the EC's approach to regulating AI could adapt existing liability laws—with implications for individuals.
People Moves: BNY Mellon, RJ O’Brien, CrossTower
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Mark McKeon (pictured) who has been appointed Global Head of Front-to-Back Solutions at BNY Mellon’s asset servicing business.
Waters Wrap: Banks Increasingly Lean on Vendors for 'Moonshots' (And Office Space Concerns & Symphony's KYC Play)
Anthony says that plenty of innovative projects are currently underway in the capital markets, it's just that banks are relying more heavily on vendors for those moonshots.
This Week: Bloomberg, Interactive Brokers, Virtu, Northern Trust, SimCorp & More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 208: The Battle Between Innovation & Practicality
Wei-Shen and Tony discuss the constant push-pull between trying to create innovative new products for the future, while having to answer for today’s challenges.
TipRanks Builds Financial News Service to Highlight Analyst Ratings Data
The vendor provides ratings of research analysts, bloggers, and other stock tipsters.
UBS Evidence Lab Uses Hospital Data to Profile Regional Recoveries
The unit is combining foot-traffic data and proprietary datasets derived from hospitals to develop a better understanding of outbreaks and predict a timeline for recovery.
CanDeal Leverages Canadian Data Pooling Model to Build Data & Analytics Business
DNA will use CanDeal's unique position-capturing data from the country's top broker-dealers to create new data services.
Symphony to Make KYC Play as Part of Ongoing Rebrand
The chat and collaboration platform will tap into the trade and client lifecycle management spaces, beginning with an identity management service.
BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank to Extend FX API for Indonesia and India
The two are working out the necessary regulatory, tax, and documentation needed to provide custody services for foreign exchange transactions in the two countries.
Moonshots Shelved: Banks Spend on Home-Working Tech
Senior technologists from UBS, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, SocGen and others discuss where their tech spend is being directed.
People Moves: SS&C, Qontigo, Deloitte, MTS Markets International, Luminex
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Antoine Burke (pictured), who has joined SS&C as sales executive for Asia Pacific.