FIA Tech has announced the expansion of its Position Limits Databank service to encompass position limits for commodity derivatives as set by European regulators under MiFID II. The enhanced position limits service went live as planned ahead of the launch of MiFID II on January 3 2018. To date, seven exchange groups have issued MiFID…
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Wawllet has just announced its plans to develop the world’s first multi-asset wallet, creating a global network that connects banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, and other regulated financial institutions to provide users with a one stop shop for all their asset-management needs. Wawllet seamlessly connects the traditional banking system, new crypto and blockchain-based platforms, new and traditional…
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Quant Insight, the macro research firm providing discretionary managers with actionable investment ideas, today announced the launch of their Analytics Dashboard functionality, which brings together the ability to analyse and visualise patterns between asset prices and the macro forces driving them, and tools to identify the best trading expression across all asset classes. Discretionary portfolio…
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Eze Software, a global provider of investment technology, just announced that it has partnered with Wise Trading Technologies to enhance its currency offering. With WISERISK, Eze OMS users will get more automation, visibility and precision in managing currency risk in real-time. WISERISK enables users to eliminate fragmented spreadsheets and mitigate laborious, error-prone manual processes. To…
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Rob Gruppetta, Head of the Financial Crime Department at the UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made a speech yesterday regarding artificial intelligence keeping criminal funds out of the financial system. The speech was delivered to the FinTech Innovation in AML and Digital ID regional event, London, and included highlights such as: Criminals…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that AI based solutions provider ArtuData has been accepted to join the NERVANA Artificial Intelligence startups program run by technology giant Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). ArtuData is already a member of Amazon’s Startup Program and the Google Startup program. Intel recently launched the unique program for companies developing promising Artificial Intelligence technologies…
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Dubai based integration company Noor Index Software Solution has announced the release of its Bullion Physical Trading plugin for the MetaTrader 5 platform. The application enables physical trading with delivery and storage facilities for precious metals such as gold and silver. Noor Index specializes in providing customizable financial software solutions tailored to suit diverse financial services industries. The company's…
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Itiviti, backed by Nordic Capital Fund VII, has just announced the intention to combine with Ullink to build a full service technology and infrastructure provider for global and regional financial institutions. The proposed combination of Swedish based Itiviti, a specialist in trading software for banks and trading firms, offering the full spectrum of sell-side capabilities…
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Extending the FX OMS service to a wider group of FX banks Barracuda FX, the specialist provider of FX Order Management technology, today announced the launch of its new product OMS Cloud. OMS Cloud makes Barracuda's OMS technology available on the cloud, enabling all sizes of banks to use the market service. Barracuda developed the…
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R3 and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced that they have expanded their strategic partnership to further accelerate adoption of R3’s Corda platform amongst businesses using Microsoft Azure. Having worked together since April 2016, the partnership will now offer deeper integration of the Corda platform with Azure making it easier for businesses to deploy underlying computing resources…
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