Technology
Bank FX market-makers ramp up AI usage
Barclays applies tech to predictions, while HSBC and ING look at pricing accuracy
NY Fed Home Loans Bank spurns multi-cloud model
Cost and complexity of diversifying away from big three providers outweigh concentration risks
First Citizens used AI to retain SVB customers
Retention effort involved using AI to monitor customer behaviour and sentiment – including profanities
Are EU banks buying cloud from Lidl’s middle aisle?
As European banks seek to diversify from US cloud hyperscalers, a supermarket group is becoming an unlikely new supplier
Technology is a double-edged sword for FMIs
Exchanges and clearing houses rely on third-party vendors for vital systems, but outsourcing can also lead to duplication and waste
Fnality joins DLT-based PvP FX settlement service
Baton Systems and Osttra’s joint payment-versus-payment FX network adds central bank-backed settlement option
CTRM software house of the year: ION
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Software firm stands out for its wide and expanding portfolio, new technology use and impressive client growth
Technology firm of the year: Mobius Risk Group
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Risk management firm on a mission to capture its expertise in technology for firms to use independently
Technology advisory firm of the year: KWA Analytics
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Tech adviser designs entire trading and risk systems landscape ahead of global hedge fund launch
Technology project of the year: Centrica Energy
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Energy firm’s AI team positively disrupts trade lifecycle processes with raft of innovative AI tools
Hedging advisory firm of the year: AEGIS Hedging
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Advisory firm’s advanced tech offers clients enhanced clarity in volatile times
Op Risk Benchmarking 2025: the FMIs
Exchanges and CCPs respond to regulatory scrutiny and evolving threats with tighter vendor management and scenario refreshes
OCC’s security chief on generative AI with guardrails
Clearing house looks to scale technology across risk and data operations – but safety is still the watchword
DeepSeek success spurs banks to consider do-it-yourself AI
Chinese LLM resets price tag for in-house systems – and could also nudge banks towards open-source models
For US Treasury algos, dealers get with the program
Four banks now offer execution algos on Bloomberg, with plans to go further, faster
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2025: market upheaval puts emphasis on IT systems
Quality of risk management key to performance in today’s volatile markets
Inside the company that helped build China’s equity options market
Fintech firm Bachelier Technology on the challenges of creating a trading platform for China’s unique OTC derivatives market
Tech firm OneChronos to offer ‘bundled’ equity-FX trading
New auction algorithms will optimise multi-leg trades; FX roll-out due in second quarter
Banks urged to track vendor AI use, before it’s too late
Veteran third-party risk manager says contract terms and exit plans are crucial safeguards
JP Morgan, Eurex push for DLT-driven collateral management
The high-stakes project could be a litmus test for the use of blockchain technology in the capital markets
Start planning for post-quantum risks now
Next-gen quantum computers will require all financial firms to replace the cryptography that underpins cyber defences, writes fintech expert
Researchers, quants, strats – AI is coming for you
Survey IDs roles to be most impacted by front-office AI, but experts say many will change, not disappear
For AI’s magic hammer, every problem becomes a nail
Risk.net survey finds banks embracing a twin-track approach to AI in the front office: productivity tools today; transformation tomorrow
How Citi moved GenAI from firm-wide ban to internal roll-out
Bank adopted three specific inward-facing use cases with a unified framework behind them