Liquidity update – takeaways from the CeFPro Treasury & ALM Congress
by Fernando Vergara | on 8 April 2022 SmartStream recently attended the CeFPro Treasury & ALM Congress in New York City, our team was pleased to connect with colleagues across the industry to discuss some of the latest developments and challenges. There were a host of interesting panels and discussions held, including our subject matter […]
Prepare for the unexpected and execute fast
by Fernando Vergara | on 25 March 2022 After a two-year hiatus, SmartStream attended The International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton last week – the FIA’s most powerful and prestigious event. Many of the topics addressed concerns about how the industry would deal with continued volatility in the market and the rise in interest […]
How prepared are you for ISO 20022?
The financial services industry is moving to ISO 20022 message standards and the market infrastructures and user groups have committed to using the format in both the payments and settlement domains. Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) now supports the use of ISO messages for both the clearing and settlement of European Cross Border transactions. To date […]
MiFID II RTS 2: trading venues under pressure to perform data checks
In the wake of Brexit, trading venues must tackle a new and unexpected layer of complexity when fulfilling MiFID II RTS 2 transparency requirements. Post-Brexit, ESMA has increased the data continuity checks trading venues must perform when reporting instrument reference and instrument quantitative data to it. Any irregularities have to be accounted for and mistakes […]
MiFID II transaction reporting: turning up the dial on complete and accurate data reporting
Containing sixty-five fields, and submissible on a T+1 basis, a MiFID II transaction report requires the gathering of extensive reference data and other information. Firms must also decide whether a transaction is ToTV (Traded on a Trading Venue), and so reportable. In addition, MiFID II RTS 22, Article 15, stipulates that firms must have in […]
The shifting focus of Latin American banking and the technological challenges facing the industry
By Fernando Vergara | 23 September 2021 Last week I was able to attend Felaban’s CLAB 2021 conference (Congreso Virtual Latinoamericano De Tecnología e Innovación). The conference provided an opportunity to learn how banks across the Latin America are tackling the technological challenges of today and the future, the disruption and adaptation of FinTech’s, Open […]
Real-time data distribution made easy with efficient use of new edge tooling
by Vishal Joshi | on 02 AUG 2021 Historically, real-time data delivery was looked at as moving the metaphorical elephant through the pipe, with levels of support at both the ports of shipping and landing. The challenges involved included setting up the infrastructure to send and receive data and ensuring the security and performance on […]
Banking Apps Built on AWS: A Deep Dive into SmartStream’s SaaS Architecture
by Rana Dutt, Peter Hainz, and Saloni Shah | on 05 APR 2021 | in Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudHSM, AWS Key Management Service, AWS Transfer For SFTP, Financial Services, Industries, RDS For Oracle | Permalink | Comments The number of software companies building applications for the financial services industry (FSI) continues to grow. These fintech companies face challenges such as ensuring that their applications stay compliant with […]
What is Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®)?
Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) is SmartStream’s trademarked approach to solving operational processing challenges by understanding the end-to-end transaction flow – from trade inception to settlement. Improved automation and visibility are delivered by independent operational controls and a systematic approach. A powerful suite of straight through processing (STP) workflow solutions carry hallmark scalability and flexibility, offering […]
Using APIs to source reference data
Better, quicker access to accurate data holds the key to achieving some of the most greatly desired goals in financial services: improved customer service, operational efficiency, greater agility and competitiveness. Financial institutions are now realising the need for change, with many currently engaging in digital transformation projects. Yet when it comes to instrument reference data, […]