Technology news

BIS Innovation Hub confirms six new projects in its 2024 programme

23 January 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

This first batch of projects for 2024, focusing on CBDCs, green finance, cybersecurity and steps to eliminate financial crime, builds on a further eight projects that are currently ongoing and 12 that were completed during 2023

Tradeweb completes r8fin acquisition

22 January 2024 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Assad Fehmy, co-founder of r8fin, will join Tradeweb following the completion

Danske Bank selects Broadridge’s risk trading and market making solution

16 January 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The modular trading platform will support multi-asset trading, pricing and position management across Danske Bank locations

Argentina’s CSD successfully launches new post-trade platform

11 January 2024 Argentina
Reporter: Jack McRae

Argentina’s CSD, Caja de Valores, has launched a new technology platform using Nasdaq’s CSD technology

Fnality processes live payments across its Sterling payments system

14 December 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

These initial live payments, in the first phase of its DLT-based digital financial market infrastructure and regulated payments rails, were processed via an omnibus account held by £FnPS in the Bank of England’s RTGS system

Sucden Financial expands risk technology partnership with Nasdaq

12 December 2023 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The collaboration aims to enhance Sucden Financial’s ability to monitor, manage and mitigate market and liquidity risk globally

ISLA launches version 5.0 of the CDM

04 December 2023 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Released in November, the update will be hosted on FINOS and feature technical, product and event improvements

Asset Management Taskforce publishes update on UK fund tokenisation

24 November 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Technology Working Group of the Asset Management Taskforce has released a report summarising the first stage of its efforts to apply innovative technologies for the benefit of the UK fund management industry