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ING spins out bond analytics fintech Katana

ING is to spin out bond analytics platform Katana, the latest graduate from the Dutch bank's fintech incubation labs.

07 January 2020

Citi's investment bank to hire 2500 coders

Citi is the latest Wall Street giant looking to hoover up programming talent, embarking on a recruitment drive that will see it hire 2500 coders and data scientists for its investment bank this year.

06 January 2020

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Finextra's year in review

With 2019 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

23 December 2019

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SIX acquires stake in securities token issuer daura

SIX has acquired a stake in token securities issuer daura as it prepares for the live launch next year of its digital asset exchange SDX.

18 December 2019

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HSBC tops up OpenFin Series C with $5 million investment

HSBC has joined a Series C financing round in OpenFin, bringing the total amount raised by the desktop OS operator to $22 million and total funding to date to $45 million.

18 December 2019

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Saxo Bank targets Chinese market through tech joint venture

Saxo Bank has formed a 50/50 joint venture with Chinese automotive group Geely Holdings to provide a suite of financial technology services to banks and fintechs in China.

17 December 2019

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Nordic challenger Lunar targets entry-level investors

Lunar has set its stock trading feature live, after having joined forces with investment specialist Saxo Bank.

11 December 2019

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Is Michael Bloomberg using trading terminals to boost his race for the presidency?

The independence of the Bloomberg news service and terminal estate is being called into question following the decision of the company's eponymous founder to enter the presidential race.

06 December 2019

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Cryptocurrency firm Gemini hires Starling co-founder Sawyer to lead European expansion

Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange set up by the Winklevoss twins, has hired Starling Bank co-founder Julian Sawyer to spearhead a move into the European market.

04 December 2019

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LuxSE acquires stake in bond issuance startup Origin

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has acquired a ten percent stake in London-based bond workflow outfit Origin.

04 December 2019

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Capitolis, a 'next generation' provider of capital markets technology founded by Gil Mandelzis, ex-Traiana, and Icap, Tom Glocer, ex-CEO of Thomson Reuters, and Igor Teleshevksy, formerly Traiana, has raised $40 million in financing from Spark Capital and SVB Capital.

20 November 2019

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Robinhood readies investment product for early 2020 launch in UK

Robinhood is now inviting UK customers to sign up to receive early access to commission-free stocks when the broker app launches in early 2020.

20 November 2019

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SIX makes cash offer of EUR2.84 billion for Spain's BME

Swiss Stock Exchange operator SIX is to make a EUR2.84 billion all-cash tender offer for Spain's Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, setting up a likely bidding war with pan-European exchange Euronext.

18 November 2019

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JPMorgan invests in financial research startup Limeglass

JPMorgan has taken an undisclosed stake in another of its In-Residence startup graduates, Limeglass, which filters financial research documents for consumption by distinct industry users.

11 November 2019

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MUFG leads security token consortium

Japanese financial services giant MUFG is leading a new Security Token (ST) Research Consortium, working on infrastructure that enables automatic securities and fund settlement via blockchain technology.

08 November 2019

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AFME urges faster adoption of cloud computing in capital markets

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has set out 14 recommendations to help realise the full potential of public cloud computing across the capital markets industry, as issues around legacy technology, security and regulatory concerns and standardisation slow uptake.

05 November 2019

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Freetrade closes on $15 million funding in 2019

Commission-free stockbroking app Freetrade has closed a $15m fundraising round, comprising a $7.5m Series A investment from Draper Esprit and an equity crowdfunding rise of $7.5 million completed earlier this year.

01 November 2019

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JPMorgan coders get trading licenses

A pair of JPMorgan Chase coders have been given the green light to bring their data skills to the trading floor.

30 October 2019

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Confluence buys StatPro for £161.1 million

US investment data management outfit Confluence has sealed a deal to buy UK portfolio analytics company StatPro for £161.1 million.

29 October 2019

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Securities numbering agency Anna sets up digital asset taskforce

Anna, the global body behind the assignment of International Securities Identification Numbers (Isins), has set up a technology taskforce to explore ways of extending its standards to digital asset trading.

23 October 2019