TrueFX announces First Trades Completed on Platform
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems
TrueFX, a purpose-built OTC market designed for the buy-side, has today announced it executed the first set of disclosed trades between counterparties on its network. The first trades were executed by FXCM, AxiCorp, Velocity Trade and leading electronic market makers.
New derivatives exchange to level the crypto playing-field
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems
The rapidly expanding community of crypto derivatives traders stands to benefit from an industry-grade trading service with the launch of ZUBR, a new high-performance exchange for digital asset derivatives. The platform has seen a cumulative trading volume of more than US$25million since going live. Bringing a transparent and reliable solution to the market, dogged by unregulated platforms which offer special terms to the selected or affiliated... more
DriveWealth Forges First Partnership in Middle East and North Africa Region with UAE-Based Wealthface
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems, Wealth Management
DriveWealth, LLC, a U.S. based leader in global digital trading technology, announced today a new partnership with Wealthface LLC, an innovative UAE-based wealth management company and online investment platform. The agreement marks DriveWealth’s first initiative in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, bringing the firm’s technology and brokerage execution services to one of the region’s first investment robo-advisors.
Aspire partners with GeTS in furthering fintech hub ambitions
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems
In furthering Singapore as the fintech hub of Southeast Asia, Global eTrade Services (GeTS) has announced its partnership with Aspire, a Singapore-based startup with aspirations of being Southeast Asia's SME Neobank leader. The partnership will facilitate easier access for customers, especially SMEs, to trade financing on CALISTA™ Finance through CALISTA™, a global supply chain orchestration platform run by GeTS.
TransFICC and SoftSolutions to Provide Connectivity for Interest Rate Swaps
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems
TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, and SoftSolutions, the developer of high-performance mission-critical platforms, have announced a partnership to provide clients with connectivity and workflow solutions for Interest Rate Swaps.
b-next provides compliance solution to major Russian bank
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Banking, Compliance
The German developer of specialised software b-next has concluded the past fiscal year with an important business deal. A major Moscow-based bank has decided to monitor their future trading activities using an installed surveillance platform developed by b-next. For the software provider, this achievement marks an important step in entering the Russian market.
Itiviti Recognized for Best Trading and Execution Platform at Asian Private Banker Technology Awards
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems
Itiviti, a leading technology and service provider to financial institutions worldwide, today announced that its multi-asset trading and execution solution has won Best Trading and Execution Platform at the 5[th] Asian Private Banker Technology Awards. The Technology Awards are judged by members of Asian Private Banker’s team.
EquiLend Collateral Trading Service Goes Live
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems
EquiLend, the global technology company for the securities finance, collateral and swaps industries, today announced that its Collateral Trading service has gone live globally, following an intensive and highly successful pre-testing phase. Clients from the Americas and Europe were active on the service as trading went live today, with users in Asia set to join in April. Many of these counterparties were involved in the EquiLend Collateral... more
TONIK raises $6M VC round led by Insignia, Credence
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Equities Trading
TONIK Financial Pte Ltd (“TONIK”) announced today that it closed a $6M round of equity funding. The round was led by regional VC investors Insignia Ventures Partners and Credence Partners, with a significant participation from regional family offices and angel investors. TONIK will use the funding to launch its digital bank in the Philippines, targeting the start of commercial operations in Q3 2020.
DTCC's SFTR Community Grows to Over 160 Firms as Industry Readies for 2020 Deadlines
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that 138 clients have signed up to adopt, and more than 30 vendors have partnered with, DTCC’s multi-award winning Global Trade Repository (GTR) service, in order to meet their regulatory obligations under the forthcoming European Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR).
EquiLend: Five New Counterparties Join NGT Securities Finance Trading Platform
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Data
EquiLend, the global technology company for the securities finance, collateral and swaps industries, announced the addition of five new counterparties to its NGT securities finance trading platform: DZ Bank AG, E*Trade, Janney Montgomery Scott, Matsui Securities and TD Ameritrade. NGT is EquiLend’s multi-asset class trading platform for the securities finance marketplace, on which more than 100 firms worldwide are now actively trading.
Bitcoin Trade at Settlement Market Executes First Trade
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Bitcoins
Tassat, a global provider of financial technologies and products for traditional and digital asset markets and Blockfills, a global leader in digital asset electronic market making, trading and prime brokerage, announce execution of the first trade on the newly launched institutional Trade-at-Settlement (TAS) service for spot Bitcoin (BTC/USD).
Tourmaline Partners Adds Two Senior Staff to Sydney Office
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems
Tourmaline Partners, LLC, one of the world's leading outsourced trading solutions firms, today announced the hire of Joe Hodgkins as a senior trader. He will be based at the firm’s Asia-Pacific office in Sydney.
Hg invests in smartTrade to accelerate its growth
- 5 years 12 months ago
- Trading Systems
Hg, Europe’s leading software investor, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire stakes from Keensight Capital and Pléiade Venture in smartTrade Technologies (“smartTrade”), a leader in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France. David VINCENT, CEO & co-Founder, and the smartTrade management team will remain invested in the business alongside Hg.
THETA Trading Hires Peter Meddemmen as CTO
- 5 years 12 months ago
- Trading Systems
THETA, the specialist provider of buy-side trading technology as a service, has appointed Peter Meddemmen as its Chief Technology Officer. Industry leading technologist, Peter has more than 30 years of experience in Capital Markets managing technology for multi-asset solutions across the full order-execution life cycle, including front to back workflows, risk, security, legal and regulatory framework.
