Finextra Research: Latest fintech news, analysis, interviews, features and opinion by industry experts

AIM Software and WHSS ally for enterprise data management

AIM Software, a leading global provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) software to the financial services industry, and West Highland Support Services, a global data service and solution provider, have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver near real-time data management services that meet the evolving needs of the Front and Middle Office.

15 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Big banks join $32 million funding round in Axoni

Goldman Sachs and Nyca Partners have led a $32 million funding round in enterprise blockchain vendor Axoni.

14 August 2018

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

KYC, AML & Transparency for Crypto-Currencies & ICOs

Conor Coughlan, Global Head of Marketing, Fenergo, discusses the challenges facing institutions, issuers, exchanges, & investors in determining viability & suitability, for investing in crypto-currencies, ICOs and derived offerings so that this new asset class can mature, open up to institutional investors and play a more value adding role in the global economy.

14 August 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Broadridge appoints McGill as general manager of messaging and reconciliation business

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Alastair McGill as General Manager of its Messaging, Reconciliation and Connectivity solutions business (MRC).

14 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

BofE wants third parties to join 'atomic settlement' debate

The Bank of England has issued a call for interest to third party technology providers and financial institutions in order to explore mechanisms for implementing synchronised settlement in the renewed Real-Time Gross Settlement service.

13 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

European Investment Bank runs blockchain hackathon

A team from EY triumphed in a 48-hour European Investment Bank (EIB) hackathon designed to find ways to use blockchain technologies to redesign the transaction processing of commercial paper.

13 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Finextra goes mobile first

Welcome to the new-look Finextra, optimised for mobile and rebuilt to drive deeper engagement with our growing global community.

10 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

"The digitisation of assets has started," says Eurex Asia head

Products of all asset classes, from commodities to securities and debt, will increasingly be reduced to bits and bytes on a blockchain network, believes Eurex Asia head Roland Schwinn.

09 August 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Study highlights continued central clearing interdependencies

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) today published the second report that maps interdependencies between central counterparties (CCPs) and their clearing members and other financial service providers. The international standard-setters published the first report on central clearing interdependencies in July 2017.

09 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

INTL FCStone taps Paxos to automate precious metals trade confirmations

The precious metals division at the London unit of INTL FCStone has started using technology from startup Paxos to automate trade confirmations.

08 August 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

The Smart Cube hires Swamy as chief commercial officer

The Smart Cube, an award-winning global provider of research and analytics solutions, today announces the appointment of Harsha Swamy to a new position of Chief Commercial Officer.

08 August 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Quilter Investors selects EDM and thinkFolio from IHS Markit

IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that Quilter Investors Limited, the £17 billion multi-asset fund manager within the newly listed Quilter plc, has selected its Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and investment management (thinkFolio) solutions.

07 August 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Swift passes Tips compliance tests

SWIFT announced today that it has been certified by the Eurosystem to provide connectivity to TIPS - TARGET Instant Payment Settlement – as from its go live date on 30 November 2018.

07 August 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

GBST to provide pension admin tech to Investec

GBST, the global financial services technology provider, will provide the Personal Pension administration technology to Investec Click & Invest’s digital offering via its award-winning Composer back office platform.

07 August 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

ECB finalises pricing for settlement of instant payments

The Eurosystem will launch the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) service on 30 November 2018.

06 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

ICE, Microsoft and Starbucks form cryptocurrency venture

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is teaming up with Microsoft, Starbucks and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to launch a platform that lets people and firms buy, sell, store and spend digital assets such as Bitcoin on a seamless global network.

03 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Boerse Stuttgart to develop ICO platform and MTF for cryptocurrency trading

Boerse Stuttgart is doubling down on its investment in the crypto markets with plans to develop a new platform for Initial Coin Offerings, a multilateral trading venue for cryptocurrencies and safe storage of digital assets.

02 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Navian launch platform for structured notes

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Navian Capital have joined forces to launch an independent, multi-issuer electronic platform for structured products and annuities.

01 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Barclays leads $14 million funding round in voice trading tech supplier Cloud9

Cloud9, a New York-based supplier of voice trading software, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Barclays Bank with participation from JPMorgan and NEX Group.

01 August 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

SS&C to buy Eze Software for $1.45 billion

Having backed away from a rumoured bid to buy Fidessa, SS&C has turned its attentions to Eze Software, offering private equity owner TPG Capital $1.45 billion in cash for the investment management software house.

31 July 2018