Category: Technology

June 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fiserv buys digital banking specialist Monitise for £70 million

Acquisition expands digital technology suite to further enable financial institutions to provide innovative experiences and meet evolving expectations Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to acquire Monitise plc (LON: MONI). The acquisition is expected to…

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Can distributed ledger technology enable equity settlement?
June 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

R3 and ACORD launch insurance industry Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology

Financial innovation firm R3 announced that has partnered with ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) to launch a Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the global insurance industry. R3 counts a number of major insurance companies amongst its member base, including MetLife, AIA and Suncorp Group, as well as other…

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Crypto “bot” trading hurting market reputation and individual investors
June 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge: Robo-advisors and inorganic intelligence are the future of wealth management industry

A new wave of robo-advisors, an increasing number of partnerships between wealth managers and widespread usage of inorganic intelligence will drive significant change and opportunities for the wealth management industry in 2017 and beyond, according to a new report developed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) in association with Aite Group. The report, “The Digital…

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June 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters extends Eikon messenger to REDI buy-side community

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that is extending its instant messenger capabilities to the buy-side professionals who use its recently-acquired REDI execution management system, in a move designed to break down barriers to communication in financial markets. The integration of Eikon Messenger with the Thomson Reuters REDI system will provide improved pre-trade workflow for REDI clients…

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June 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX broker technology provider AMTS Solutions releases MT5 gateway

Tallinn, Estonia based FX broker technology solutions provider AMTS Solutions and MT5 developer MetaQuotes have announced the release of the AMTS MetaTrader 5 Gateway, enabling the integration of the multi-asset trading platform with leading providers of global liquidity. AMTS ECN is a high-tech, multi-module, infinitely scalable system, which is resistant to high-frequency requests and provides outstanding characteristics along…

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May 31, 2017 BY admin

OANDA and QuantConnect announce integration for algorithmic trading

OANDA’s retail clients now get access to the OANDA Algo Lab, where they can utilize QuantConnect’s cloud-based algorithmic trading engine for free. OANDA, a global regulated leader in online Forex trading services today announced they have integrated with QuantConnect’s open-source, cloud-based algorithmic trading engine to offer their clients the ability to research, build, test and…

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May 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Wolverine Execution Services bridges the gap between voice and electronic trading

Wolverine Execution Services (WEX), a provider of premier technology and execution services to Institutional clients, announced the launch of Request For Quote (RFQ). This new functionality, within the WEX Trading Platform (WTP), will provide a simple and fully electronic workflow, which will mirror the traditional high touch trading. Only available in the WTP, RFQ allows…

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May 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Pepperstone becomes latest forex broker to add Tradency's RoboX algo trading

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Pepperstone, one of Australia's leading retail forex brokers, has expanded its social and auto trading offering by adding RoboX from Tradency. We had reported that Pepperstone recently launched Tradency’s other main product, its MirrorTrader forex auto trading platform. Apparently the company decided to expand its agreement with Tradency, adding its…

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May 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fiserv launches SecureNow for integrated cybersecurity protection for digital banking

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced the availability of SecureNowTM, a centralized, real-time cybersecurity platform designed specifically for digital financial services. SecureNow integrates a wide range of cybersecurity protections to enable financial institutions to combat fast-moving threats and detect fraud in real time while maintaining a positive experience…

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