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Tech VC funding: It’s not just about the money
The IMD Wrap: It’s been a busy year for tech and data companies seeking cash to kick-start new efforts. Max details how some are putting the fun into fundraising.
New crypto Isins seen as ‘really important’ step for TradFi adoption
Execs at TP Icap and Societe Generale say the identifier removes a major barrier for crypto acceptance.
This Week: EU CT updates, OpenFin, DTCC/Nomura, TMX/Clearstream, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
EU lawmakers struggle to find common ground on equities CT
The debate over a consolidated tape for European equities heated up when a second contender for the role of provider emerged during the EU’s trilogue process. But as the bloc’s three legislative bodies try to reach a compromise, commercial interests are…
Amid tightening regulatory pressure, good data governance is key
Financial firms can’t afford to treat data governance as a one-off, check-the-box exercise. Instead, senior data management execs say, it should be treated as an ongoing series of regular health checks.
This Week: Competition ramps up for EU equities tape, Tradeweb-Euroclear-IGM partnership, Nasdaq, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: Blockchain—let’s put the hammer back in the box
With the ASX Chess DLT failure and users ignoring DTCC’s DLT option for its Trade Information Warehouse, Anthony wonders what it will take for the industry to stop touting this buzzword for non-specialized needs.
Confidential computing won’t save you from data breaches—but it can help
A Google exec and a Stevens Institute director lay out the potential and the pitfalls of this emerging cloud computing technology for data protection.
Privacy-enhancing tech and data pooling—a new way to turn the tide on financial crime
Technological innovations have given some players cause to hope that cross-institutional data sharing could become a reality in spite of concerns around data protection.
Waters Wrap: Are consortiums more viable in today’s tech environment?
Rishi Nangalia and Nilesh Nanavati, founding partners of advisory firm OpCo, say that while consortium projects are popular in the capital markets, most fail to get off the ground. Can that be prevented?
New study shows mainframes still popular despite the rise of cloud—though times are changing…fast
A whitepaper from the DTCC and Celent finds that 67% of buy- and sell-side firms hope to be “cloud first” by 2024, but mainframes still part of the equation.
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.
Banks may spend ‘billions’ to stop quantum hacking threat
Quantum-proof algo standards are nearing completion, but enhanced cryptography won’t come cheap.
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.
This Week: SocGen, Bloomberg, Fenergo, DTCC, Franklin Templeton & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
People Moves: TP Icap, ACA Group, BNP Paribas, Morningstar, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Marie Luchet (pictured), who joins ACA Group as managing director of ESG.
If it ain’t broke, break it: Back-office tech reform may benefit front-office returns
Better data visibility across multiple systems could provide a driver for technological change in the world of post-trade.
This Week: Instinet/FIS, Goldman/Quant Insight, Nasdaq/Metrio and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
People Moves: DTCC, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Trading Technologies, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Frank La Salla (pictured), who joins DTCC as its next president and chief executive officer.
This Week: Bloomberg/Google; SocGen; Aquis Exchange & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.