Financial Technologies Forum (FTF) proudly announces the 2024 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards competition winners. The awards effort shines the spotlight on the winners of the FTF Awards competition — now in its 13th year — for their accomplishments in 2023 and on individuals who have made great contributions to their profession and those who… Read More >>
Submit Your Nominations for the FTF Awards Now!
The 2021 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards nomination process officially got underway Monday, January 11, and will continue until Feb. 12. Now in its tenth year, the FTF Awards competition is an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the professionals, financial technology vendors, service providers, industry associations, financial services firms, and regulators that make significant advances… Read More >>
FTF Unveils Winners of the 2020 FTF Awards
NEW YORK CITY — Despite the many challenges of this year, Financial Technologies Forum (FTF) is proud to announce that more voters took part in the 2020 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards (the FTF Awards) than participated last year — a sign of the enduring support for unique awards that honor achievement in securities operations…. Read More >>
Get Ready for the FTF Awards 2019
Never mind the Golden Globes, the Oscars or any of the other awards events, the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards for 2019 are about to get underway. We will kick off the first step via the nominations process, which begins Monday, January 7. The nomination categories can be found here. You will have until January… Read More >>
FTF Awards Q&A: Why Eagle is a Cloud Pioneer
(Editor’s note: Eagle Investment Systems has won many awards over the years via the 2018 FTF Technology Innovation Awards. This year it was voted Best Cloud Computing Solution for its Eagle ACCESS private cloud system. FTF News got time with Mike Fitzgerald, the chief information officer at Eagle, to delve into why the company chose… Read More >>
FTF Awards Gala Q&A: Time to Rethink Regulatory Reporting?
(Editor’s note: Regulators are pushing for more transparency into the parties involved in the pre- and post-trade processes, says Arun Karur, vice president at Sapient Global Markets. This will mean more work for end-user firms, and that the flow of regulation and regulatory reporting will not be slowing down, says Karur, who took time out… Read More >>
FTF Awards Gala Q&A: Taking On MiFID II & BMR
(FTF News recently interviewed Alessandro Ferrari, executive vice president (EVP), global head of marketing at RIMES, a provider of managed data services and regulatory technology (RegTech) solutions for buy-side securities firms. RIMES won the Best Cutting Edge Solution for its RIMES RegFocus MAR solutions via the FTF News Financial Technology Innovation Awards. Qualified industry participants… Read More >>
FTF Awards Q&A: Tear Down the Walls & Silos
(Editor’s Note: A trend is underway to eliminate the walls and silos separating middle and back offices at securities firms because they inhibit the flow of information, says Jerald Seti, vice president, financial services product management at OpenLink Financial (OLF). FTF News recently checked in with Seti about OLF’s third consecutive win for Best Middle-to-Back-Office… Read More >>
FTF Awards Q&A: Secure Your Digital Channels Now!
(FTF News recently interviewed Patrick Barnert, CEO and member of the board of directors at Qumram, winner of the Best Compliance Solution award of the 2017 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. Qumram’s offerings help firms gather cross-channel intelligence and comply with regulation affecting digital channels. In this Q&A, Barnert reviews important moments from last year… Read More >>
FTF Awards Q&A: Few Vendors Offer Proper IBORs
(Editor’s note: SimCorp has been a longtime proponent of investment book of record (IBOR) technology and has been riding out the hype-wave when suddenly every vendor had an IBOR offering. The vendor’s efforts were affirmed when it won the 2017 FTF News Technology Innovation Award for Best Investment Book of Record (IBOR) Solution. FTF News… Read More >>
