Enterprise data management (EDM) provider Rimes has launched an A.I. Lab to be managed by Theo Bell, the provider’s newly appointed head of A.I. product, officials say. The Rimes A.I. Lab is “a dedicated environment where the Rimes product engineering team, in collaboration with clients, can prototype new ideas and applications using proven A.I. [artificial… Read More >>
Northern Trust to Help Launch Crypto Custody Service
Standard Chartered’s VC Unit Partners with Northern Trust Standard Chartered via SC Ventures and custodian Northern Trust are launching an “institutional-grade” custody solution for cryptocurrencies to help financial services firms invest in cryptocurrency-based assets, officials say. The custodian support is in response to the growing demand for cryptocurrency-based assets that will need support for transaction… Read More >>
TORA Expands Outsourced Trading Team
TORA Adds Two New York-Based Traders A provider of outsourced trading systems, TORA, maker of a cloud-based order and execution management system (O/EMS), reports the addition of two traders to its outsourced trading team: Mark Mazor and Joe Zonenshine. Mazor has more than 15 years of experience as a trader, working as a global execution… 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 Announces 2017 Award Winners
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF) has just announced the winners in its awards competition for post-trade securities operations, which turned out to include a nod to the emerging technology of blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT). Approved industry participants and a not a panel of judges selected the winners for the 2017 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards, reports… Read More >>