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06.06.2025 -- 10:32 am

In this exclusive interview, Financial IT speaks with Eduardo Azanza, CEO of Veridas, to explore how AI, biometrics, and identity verification are transforming the financial services landscape.

Topics covered:

• Key industry challenges in identity and compliance

• How AI is reshaping fraud prevention

• Building trust in digital ecosystems

• Veridas’ mission and innovations in the fintech space

Whether you’re in banking, regtech, or cybersecurity, this conversation offers actionable insights into the future of digital identity.

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FIS® , a global leader in financial technology, today announced the launch of its new Securities Finance Matching Platform in the U.S., following the completion of its SEC filing process. The cloud-native solution employs smart automated matching technology for secure, scalable and cost-effective securities finance for broker-dealers. As a new offering in the space, the solution can help give U.S. broker-dealers more choice for smart securities matching, reducing single-point-of-failure risk for an industry that is critical to putting the world’s money to work.

As part of the FIS Securities Finance Suite, the U.S. rollout follows the launch of the solution in the U.K. market in 2024, illustrating FIS’ commitment to unlocking financial technology across the entire money lifecycle and on a global scale.

Why the Securities Finance Matching Platform Matters

Broker-dealers are facing a significant need for greater efficiency in a market characterized by growing trade volumes and shrinking margins. As a new alternative trading system (ATS), FIS’ Securities Finance Matching Platform uses smart automation to achieve the lowest-cost match between securities lenders and borrowers quickly and accurately, all while prioritizing risk management. The solution identifies the best-match scenario by automating the evaluation of multiple factors involved in securities trading, including fee or rebate rate, capital requirements, transaction and reporting costs, as well as counter-party trading patterns.

“Lenders and borrowers across the U.S. securities finance market are seeking technology that can help them manage their growing volume of trades in the most economical and efficient manner,” said Nasser Khodri, head of Capital Markets at FIS. “FIS’ Securities Finance Matching Platform has the potential to revolutionize this space by unlocking cost and operational benefits through smart automation technology. I applaud the team on this milestone and look forward to launching this solution in additional geographies in the future.”

FIS Securities Finance Matching Platform services offered within the United States are provided by FIS Brokerage & Securities Services LLC, Member FINRA, SIPC.

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