Frankfurt International Bank (FIB) has deployed the FIS Treasury & Risk Manager – Quantum Cloud Edition, a cloud-native, software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform from FIS Global, as the basis for its core treasury and risk operations, officials say. The new platform offers “fully integrated front-to-back treasury coverage … enabling the bank to build on modern infrastructure from… Read More >>
Hunter Capital Management Taps INDATA
Chicago-based investment firm Hunter Capital Management (HCM) reports that it has gone live with INDATA’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) integrated platform for front, middle, and back-office investment management operations. In particular, the firm will be using the INDATA platform to support portfolio accounting, trading, reporting, and operational workflows and is replacing its previous vendor solution, officials say…. Read More >>
FTF Presents the Winners of the FTF Awards
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF), now in its 20th year of business, is making public the winners of the 2026 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards program, reflecting a mix of established players and newcomers gaining new ground in 2025. The FTF Awards program — which got its start 15 years ago — celebrates the top providers,… Read More >>
FundStudio & Derivitec Combine Portfolio & Risk Management
FundStudio, a portfolio operations and reporting platform for alternative investment managers, and Derivitec, a risk analysis and reporting provider, have formed a partnership to offer a front-to-back-office portfolio and risk management solution for global asset managers, officials say. The goal is to offer middle-market firms a combined solution that monitors risk and daily portfolio activities… Read More >>
SimCorp Adds A.I.-Based Stress-Testing to Axioma Risk
SimCorp, a financial technology solutions provider, is launching an artificial intelligence-based stress testing capability for its Axioma Risk offering that will enable portfolio and risk managers to use natural language in scenario analysis, officials say. The new capability is intended to allow investment managers to spend more time on insights and portfolio decision-making and less… Read More >>
SimCorp Data Suite Targets Quantitative Managers
Fintech provider SimCorp has unveiled its Axioma Factor Library Suite, a new data repository designed to give quantitative managers a unified source of research data for building investment strategies. The suite supports alpha construction, risk management, custom model development, strategy design, stress testing, and scenario analysis. Aimed at hedge funds, systematic investors, and asset managers,… Read More >>
Clearwater Taps A.I. to Accelerate Risk Modeling & Analysis
Clearwater Analytics (CWAN), a cloud-native provider of an integrated, front-to-back office operations platform, has embedded agentic artificial intelligence (A.I.) capabilities in an enterprise risk and quantitative analytics platform, known as Beacon, to help risk teams speed up model validation, exposure analysis, and decision-making, officials say. “As regulatory scrutiny intensifies and portfolio complexity reaches unprecedented levels,… Read More >>
Portage to Oversee Point72 Ventures’ Continuation Vehicle
Venture capital firm Point72 Ventures, backed by hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, has transferred financial technology assets to a $280 million continuation vehicle (CV) to be managed by an affiliate of fintech investment platform Portage, which will serve as the CV’s general partner, according to officials. Officials decline to identify the fintech assets that will be included… Read More >>
Could Your Firm Meet the E.U.’s A.I. Standards?
Industry standards association ISITC Europe has partnered with A.I. product safety and risk management startup Genbounty to help financial services firms ensure compliance with the E.U. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The Act, which came into force on Aug. 1, 2024, establishes a legal framework for A.I. usage grounded in a risk-based assessment of different applications…. Read More >>
AI in Finance: Pilots, Promises, and a Reality Check
AI pilots are everywhere — but only those built on strong data and human oversight will deliver lasting change.
