Author: Mike Powell

From Startup to Scaleup - the role of culture in fintechs

From Startup to Scaleup: The Role of Culture in Successful Fintechs

Mike Powell

The article ‘From Startup to Scaleup: The Role of Culture in Successful Fintechs’ was originally published on The Financial Technologist Magazine by Harrington Starr. You can access the issue here. Building a strong company culture is essential for organisational success, as Peter Drucker’s famous quote reminds us, ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’. While there is […]

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What is API Integration in Finance

What is API Integration in Finance and Why Do You Need it

Mike Powell

The capital markets value chain is complex, consisting of multiple pre-trade, trade, and post-trade processes. As trading has become increasingly electronic, a diverse web of applications and systems must work seamlessly to support this end-to-end workflow. Automating interoperability is key, and Application Programming Interface (API) Integration will drive greater efficiencies and better client experience. API […]

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What does DORA mean for FinTech firms

Under Pressure: What does DORA mean for FinTech firms?

Mike Powell

Financial services digitisation has brought immense opportunities and efficiencies to the capital markets but also created new vulnerabilities. With cyberattacks on the rise and operational disruptions posing significant threats, the European Union is taking a proactive approach through the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). This landmark regulation, effective December 2022, aims to fundamentally reshape how […]

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Which Trading Functions are Best Suited to Cloud

Which Trading Functions are Best Suited to Cloud

Mike Powell

In previous blogs, we’ve explored the factors driving capital markets’ embrace of cloud technology (link), the benefits firms are already enjoying from making the move (link), and some of the obstacles that can derail a cloud migration strategy (link). What’s clear is that for capital markets, cloud isn’t a panacea but rather an increasingly important […]

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Beyond Crypto – realising the potential for digital assets with institutional investors

Beyond Crypto – realising the potential for digital assets with institutional investors

Mike Powell

Crypto currencies have been making headlines again over the last couple of weeks thanks to Chinese regulators banning financial institutions and payment companies from providing cryptocurrency transaction services, while also warning investors against speculative crypto trading. Sentiment was further undermined by Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, reversing a previous decision that his company would accept Bitcoin […]

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Post-Pandemic Optimism – a new era of technology enabled innovation for capital markets

Mike Powell

I was lucky enough to join Nomura’s Japanese equity desk in London as my first job out of university. It was the late 80s, the Nikkei 225 was soon to hit an all-time high of nearly 39,000, and the big 4 Japanese brokerages of Nomura, Yamaichi, Daiwa and Nikko had become international financial powerhouses. However, […]

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Confidence to Move Faster - Control and Manage Complex Trading Infrastructure

Confidence to Move Faster – Control and Manage Complex Trading Infrastructure

Mike Powell

Running trading infrastructure in large sell-side firms is a tough gig. Not only are you responsible for perhaps the most business-critical part of your organisation, but even the smallest outage or change management error is highly visible to your clients.   Dropping the ball can have significant economic consequences, not least thanks to an increasingly […]

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From Startup to Scaleup: The Role of Culture in Successful Fintechs

Rapid Addition Launches New Web UI to Simplify Trading Workflow Deployment and Monitoring

FIX Protocol–The Journey to Frictionless Electronic Trading

What is API Integration in Finance and Why Do You Need it

Under Pressure: What does DORA mean for FinTech firms?

ipushpull and Rapid Addition Transform Trading Activity Monitoring

Building Competitive Advantage: The Evolution of Buy and Build in Financial Technology

Rapid Addition and Chainlink To Build FIX-Native Blockchain Adapter for Institutional Digital Asset Trading