Senior executives managing execution desks across the sell-side back a regulatory response to halt the increase in market data fees, the latest Acuiti Sell-Side Execution Management Insight Report has found. 

The report, which is based upon a quarterly survey of the Acuiti Sell-Side Execution Expert Network, a group of senior executives from across the globe, found that 47% of the network thought that market data costs were “far too high”, with the remainder saying that they were too high.

HM Bradley, Inc (“HMBradley”), a financial technology platform built to reward savers, today announced a strategic partnership with Thought Machine, a leading provider of banking technology. The partnership enables HMBradley to eliminate its waitlist and open new accounts for the first time in over 16 months. HMBradley has also partnered with New York Community Bank, a division of Flagstar Bank, N.A. (“NYCB”), which will maintain the customer deposit accounts.

Remaining compliant in today’s financial services industries requires a comprehensive surveillance function. Every call, message and communication between employees, customers and trading partners must be captured, stored and monitored to illustrate compliance.

GoLogiq, Inc., a U.S.-based global provider of fintech and consumer data analytics, reports that its recently completed merger with GammaRey has enabled the company to now pursue two major f

Xapo Bank, a leading Bitcoin custodian and licensed private bank, has partnered with Lightspark and integrated with the Lightning Network to enable lightning-fast Bitcoin payments for its customers.

TÜV Rheinland and Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, have launched a new initiative to support Alibaba Cloud‘s customers in achieving their sustainability goals. Both companies have now signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect. As a result, companies that use Alibaba Cloud’s ‘Energy Expert’ service will be able to have their carbon emissions verified and certified by TÜV Rheinland experts in the future.

NICE Actimize, a NICE business, has released "The 2023 NICE Actimize Fraud Insights Report" that delves deeply into the banking and payments landscape and uncovers the most pressing threats and patterns impacting financial institutions.

Fintech lender Sonovate has surpassed £3.5bn in total funding and £1 billion in annual funding for the first time as rising costs force businesses to seek finance to manage cashflow and drive growth.

Cyber security consultancy CyberScale has appointed former CISO of the Bank of England Professor Cameron ‘Buck’ Rogers as the first member its newly established advisory board. 

Feedzai, the market leader in fighting financial crime with AI, has partnered with UK Finance, the trade association for the UK’s banking and financial services sector, to deliver its Annual Fraud Report.