Category: Technology

DTCC teams up with Droit, expands one-stop trade reporting
March 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC licensed FX broker ACY Capital adds Indonesia trading infrastructure at Alibaba data center

ASIC licensed Retail FX education and brokerage firm ACY Capital has announced that it has undergone an integration of its service suite with Alibaba’s newly launched data center in Indonesia, enhancing the cloud-based trading engine, helping extend retail client and institutional clients within Indonesia. The new integration will help allow ACY Capital’s clients to enjoy…

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EU launches €400M investment fund to enable AI and Blockchain projects
March 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Japan Exchange Regulation applies AI to market surveillance operations

Japan Exchange Regulation (JPX-R) and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced that they have decided to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to market surveillance operations to detect such misconduct as market manipulation. Deployment of AI to market surveillance operations will commence today. In surveillance operations of the TSE market for monitoring and preventing unfair trading, a…

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Eze Software expands systematic trading support with Trade Informatics’ START
March 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eze Software bolsters its Eclipse cloud connectivity

The global provider of investment technology, Eze Software, has just announced that it has signed on 60 broker-dealers to provide connectivity for Eze Eclipse, its new, born-in-the-cloud investment management solution. Eze Eclipse, a single unified platform that supports the entire investment workflow, launched in 2017. Eze Software chose 20 emerging equity and event-focused hedge funds as…

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INTL FCStone enhances SPOC with custom pricing functionality
March 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone enhances SPOC with custom pricing functionality

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) has just announced that its swap dealer and wholly owned subsidiary, INTL FCStone Markets, LLC (IFM), has enhanced its structured products online calculator (SPOC) with the addition of custom pricing functionality. The Company also disclosed today that SPOC has been optimized for mobile access. SPOC is an online pricing tool…

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Microsoft Azure to shape future of financial services software
March 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Microsoft Azure to shape future of financial services software

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Finastra to deliver secure, flexible and cost effective financial services cloud solutions. As part of the alliance, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft’s enterprise-ready trusted cloud platform, will underpin FusionFabric.cloud as Finastra’s strategic cloud platform. Finastra will also launch a selection of its global payments…

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NEX Group cloud Celent
March 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX and Celent publish Cloud in Capital Markets white paper

The financial technology company NEX (LON:NXG) and the research, advisory, and consulting firm focused on financial services technology, Celent, announced that they have published a new white paper. named ‘Cloud in Capital Markets - Getting ahead of tomorrow.’ The white paper provides an in-depth analysis of the benefits and risks of cloud technology and its…

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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)
March 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters delivers AI-driven contract remediation solution with eBrevia

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it has teamed up with eBrevia, a machine-learning contract analytics platform, to help enterprises tackle large and complex contract remediation projects involving commercial contracts. The collaboration enhances the managed services from Thomson Reuters with greater technology enablement, accelerating clients’ ability to execute on contract remediation. Thomson Reuters…

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EU launches €400M investment fund to enable AI and Blockchain projects
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IPC collaborates with GreenKey Technologies to bring AI-based speech recognition solution

IPC, a global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, and GreenKey Technologies, creator of patented voice software with integrated speech recognition designed specifically for the financial markets, today announced that they have just signed an agreement for a significant collaboration between the firms. The agreement brings to market…

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February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Colt enables businesses in Japan with 100Gbps connectivity solutions

Colt Technology Services today announced that it is expanding 100Gbps connectivity solutions in Japan to better serve the needs of enterprises, financial organisations and cloud service providers in the region. The extended connectivity centres around the Inzai Data Centre district, strategically located near Tokyo’s central business area. It will enable businesses in Tokyo to meet…

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