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Winners Emerge In Nigerian Stock Exchange Inaugural Hackathon

Date 24/10/2019

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “The Exchange”) is pleased to announce the winners of its maiden edition of X-Kathon after a thorough review of entries received for the competition on Thursday, October 24, 2019. X-Kathon is NSE’s first Hackathon designed to encourage Tech enthusiasts to develop innovative Fintech solution to drive up millennials participation in the capital market.

IPC Strikes Strategic Partnership With Trusted Data Solutions - Providing Solutions For Global Compliant Access, Management And Transformation Of Voice And Electronic Data

Date 24/10/2019

IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announced a strategic partnership with Trusted Data Solutions (TDS), an expert in mobile voice recording solutions, compliance, data management and transformation services. This strategic partnership enables IPC customers to access and manage legacy and real-time voice-related data in a single unified solution.   

CFTC Chairman Tarbert Announces Elevation of LabCFTC - Artificial Intelligence Primer Released by LabCFTC At Annual Fintech Conference

Date 24/10/2019

At the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Fintech Forward conference today, Chairman Heath P. Tarbert announced LabCFTC will become an independent operating office of the CFTC, reporting directly to the Chairman.

U.S. Financial Regulatory Agencies Join The Global Financial Innovation Network

Date 24/10/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced joining the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN). 

Nasdaq Increases Options Market Accessibility With Nasdaq Smart Options - Nasdaq Launches Smart Options To Enable Wider Adoption Of Options Data

Date 24/10/2019

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the launch of Nasdaq Smart Options, a service that allows for easier access to essential options market data. Nasdaq Smart Options provides a more manageable and less resource-intensive data feed from the U.S. options markets in real time, drawing the essential data from the standard Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA) data feed.

Itarle AG Creates Ventures Arm For Markets Infrastructure Investments

Date 24/10/2019

Itarle AG (“Itarle”), a leading provider of high-performance best execution services to banks, has created Itarle Ventures GmbH, a new Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). The entity serves as a separate legal structure for Itarle to co-invest with partners in new data analysis and liquidity services, and shared market infrastructure initiatives.

FinTech Abu Dhabi Festival Culminates With Focus On The Next Generation

Date 24/10/2019

Future trends in the FinTech industry and the next generation of start-ups took centre stage as FinTech Abu Dhabi Festival, organised by Abu Dhabi Global Market and powered by Unbound, drew to a close today.

Brexit: European Parliament Group Leaders Support A Flexible Extension Until 31 January 2020

Date 24/10/2019

Following a discussion in the Conference of Presidents on 24 October 2019, EP President Sassoli wrote to EUCO President Donald Tusk.

ESAs Seek To Promote Consistent Application Of The PRIIPs Regulation To Bonds

Date 24/10/2019

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have today issued a Supervisory Statement in order to promote a consistent application by national competent authorities (NCAs) of the scope of the Regulation for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs Regulation) to bond markets.

Eurex Clearing Clears First Cross Currency Swap Transactions

Date 24/10/2019

• J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley are the first to use Eurex Clearing’s OTC FX clearing service 
• Important milestone in Deutsche Börse’s FX strategy