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GLMX Appoints Electronic Trading Veteran As New General Counsel & CAO

Date 19/11/2020

GLMX, a comprehensive technology solution for the trading of money market instruments including repurchase agreements (repo) and securities lending, has appointed Lauren Carroll as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer. Carroll will be based in GLMX’s New York office and will be responsible for providing strategic legal advice and direction for the global business.

Cappitech Wins Finance Magnates 2020 “Best Regtech Reporting Solution” Award

Date 19/11/2020

At a special virtual awards ceremony last night, bringing to a close the 2020 Finance Magnates Virtual Summit, Cappitech won "Best Regtech Reporting Solution" in the 2020 Finance Magnates Awards. These awards recognize the leading firms in the industry that have excelled during the year across 22 categories. Industry peers determine the award winners through a multi-stage voting process.

Dutch Star Companies TWO Celebrates Listing On Euronext Amsterdam

Date 19/11/2020

Euronext congratulates Dutch Star Companies TWO, a special purpose acquisition vehicle, with its listing on Euronext Amsterdam today.

At opening, based on a reference price of €10 per share, the total market capitalisation of Dutch Star Companies TWO1 (ticker symbol Ordinary Share: DSC2, ticker symbol Warrants: DSCW1, DSCW2 and DSCW3) was approximately €110 million.

BTP’s Blockchain Management Platform Sextant For DAML Selected By Climate Risk Insurtech The Demex Group - BTP Product Underpins Demex Platform That Shields Customers From The Financial Surprises Of Volatile Weather Empowering Them To Grow Their Business

Date 19/11/2020

The Demex Group, a leading technology company that has pioneered a new paradigm to customize and deliver climate-resilience through financial risk solutions on a global scale, has selected Sextant for DAML, the blockchain management platform provided by Blockchain Technology Partners (BTP), to deploy and manage the blockchain and smart contract infrastructure that underpins their Demex platform. 

Fiserv Enables ExxonMobil To Facilitate Commerce Within Google Pay App

Date 19/11/2020

• Businesses can extend their omnichannel commerce capabilities to new and existing payment channels, including Google Pay, via a single platform from Fiserv
• ExxonMobil is leveraging Fiserv to enable new touchless payment experiences at the pump via Google Pay

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security TSLA-RM

Date 19/11/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 19.11.2020, 15-59 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 40677) and initial margins (up to 28.75 %) for the security TSLA-RM were changed. New values are available here

Liquidnet Makes Strategic Additions To Its Data Science Team - Company Appoints Head Of NLP And Unstructured Data And Hires Three New Data Scientists, Signaling Further Investment In Developing AI-Centric Tools Designed To Alert Users To Key Factors Influencing Their Investments

Date 19/11/2020

Liquidnet, the global institutional investment network, today announced the appointment of Steven Nichols as its Head of NLP (Natural Language Processing) and Unstructured Data. Additionally, the company has added three new data scientists – Dr. Nicholas Burtch, Dr. Anthony Schramm and Yusong Liu - to its fast-growing team.

Fiserv Announces 60 Million Share Repurchase Authorization

Date 19/11/2020

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, announced that its Board of Directors has authorized it to repurchase 60 million shares of the company’s common stock, which is in addition to the shares remaining available under the company’s existing authorization.

G.H. Financials Selects Eventus Systems For Global Trade Surveillance - Validus Platform Also To Help Firm Comply With MiFID II Algorithmic Monitoring Requirements

Date 19/11/2020

Eventus Systems, Inc.<http://www.eventussystems.com/>, an award-winning global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that G.H. Financials<https://www.ghfinancials.com/en> (GHF) has selected Eventus to meet its trade surveillance needs worldwide. The London-based exchange-traded derivatives clearing firm will deploy the cloud-based version of the Eventus Validus platform beginning in early 2021.

Nasdaq to Acquire Verafin, Creating A Global Leader In The Fight Against Financial Crime

Date 19/11/2020

• Accelerates Nasdaq’s ongoing evolution into a leading SaaS technology provider.
• Combines Nasdaq’s global reach and established regulatory technology leadership with Verafin’s innovative anti-money laundering and fraud platform and client breadth.
• Enhances Nasdaq’s performance and potential, with Verafin’s cloud products delivering ~30% compound annual recurring revenue growth, or ARR1, within a US$13 billion addressable market.
• Strengthens Verafin as a center of innovation and technology within the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and an economic leader in St. John’s.