J.P. Morgan

When it comes to blockchain for enterprises, adoption is moving forward via consortium but is hitting a wall without regulations, said speakers at a recent Blockchain Week conference event in…

efinancial careers: sunsetting Python 2 is an issue for some banks

September 12, 2019

News and Notes – Fintech, Uncategorized

J.P. Morgan, software applications

The Python Software Foundation (a group of volunteers who look after the Python programming language) announced publicly that they will “sunset Python 2” as of 1 January 2020. From that…

Buy-side UST/repo clearing on FICC: risk, process and math (Premium)

July 31, 2019

cleared repo, Repo

Citadel, cleared repo, DTCC. sponsored repo, FICC, J.P. Morgan, sponsored repo, topstory

In late June, DTCC announced that Citadel had completed transactions in both cash and repo using FICC’s sponsored service, which has been expanding since 2017 to include more market participants.…

CoinDesk: J.P. Morgan adds anonymity features to its blockchain

May 31, 2019

blockchain, crypto assets, Ethereum, J.P. Morgan, Quorum

J.P. Morgan’s blockchain team has developed a privacy feature for Ethereum-based blockchains, obscuring not only how much money is being sent but who is sending it. The bank has built…

MAS’ Menon details use cases of advanced tech and ASEAN network developments

May 15, 2019

APIs, ASEAN, AXA, BBVA, Blackrock, BNP Paribas, fintech, J.P. Morgan, machine learning, MAS, Mitsubishi UFJ, OCBC, Ping An, Quantum Computing, Singapore, Societe Generale

Excerpts from speech by Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the Bank of France Lecture, Paris, 14 May 2019. Banks are using technology to resolve…

Canada and Singapore central banks tout DLT cross-border experiment success

May 3, 2019

Accenture, Bank of Canada, blockchain, Central Bank Digital Currencies, J.P. Morgan, MAS, Quorum

The Bank of Canada and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have conducted a successful experiment on cross-border and cross-currency payments using central bank digital currencies. The Jasper-Ubin project was carried…

Reuters: J.P. Morgan applies machine learning to FX trading

May 1, 2019

FX, J.P. Morgan, machine learning

J.P. Morgan has started applying tech that enables machine-trading programs to learn from previous trades and search for the most profitable way to execute them. The broker told Reuters its…

Santander, J.P. Morgan among members of Ethereum standards group building “token taxonomy” initiative

April 22, 2019

News and Notes – Fintech, Uncategorized

Banco Santander, blockchain, Digital Asset, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, J.P. Morgan, tokens

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced the formation of the blockchain-neutral Token Taxonomy Initiative (TTI), which addresses the need to universally define tokens to better understand how their use and…

FT: J.P. Morgan opens IIN blockchain platform to payments and fintechs

April 22, 2019

blockchain, fintech, Interbank Information Network, J.P. Morgan, settlement

J.P. Morgan is to widen the use of the industry’s leading blockchain technology to help smooth the banking industry’s payment system while also inviting fintechs to experiment on how to…

What was said about crypto, blockchain and trust at IMF’s spring meeting

April 16, 2019

Blockchain, Technology

Benoît Cœuré, blockchain, Central Banks, Circle, crypto regulation, cryptoassets, ECB, IMF, J.P. Morgan, Kenya

In the digital currency world, there’s a phrase: “In crypto we trust”. And while IMF chief Christine Lagarde raised an eyebrow at the statement during a panel at the IMF’s…

Key takeaways from Fintech Week events

March 18, 2019

Big Data, Technology

BBVA, blockchain, BNP Paribas, cryptocurrencies, Data, Facebook, Google Payment, Hapoalim, J.P. Morgan, Lightning Network, Lithuania, QuantLR, quantum key distribution, Revolut

There was a lot going on during Fintech Week, which took place in the first week of March in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and drew attendees from all corners of…

J.P. Morgan announces stablecoin for internal settlement

February 15, 2019

blockchain, cryptocurrencies, J.P. Morgan, settlement

J.P. Morgan this month became the first US bank to create and successfully test a digital coin representing a fiat currency. The JPM Coin is based on blockchain-based technology enabling…

Wharton: AI head at J.P. Morgan talks about bank’s initiatives

February 7, 2019

artificial intelligence, China, insurance, J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan hired Apoorv Saxena in August 2018 as its global head of AI and machine-learning services based in San Mateo, Calif, where he also oversees asset and wealth management…

J.P. Morgan’s crypto views may be shifting to trading acceptance

February 5, 2019

Blockchain, Technology

Bakkt, cryptocurrencies, J.P. Morgan

About a year ago, J.P. Morgan’s chief exec Jamie Dimon was making headline-grabbing statements on crypto that were received with a measure of bewilderment and dose of humor, as can…

What IBM said about AI and quantum at CES 2019

January 11, 2019

Artificial Intelligence, Technology

artificial intelligence, Barclays, Big Data, CES 2019, IBM, IBM Q, J.P. Morgan, Mizuho, Quantum Computing, QxBranch

CES, held in Las Vegas, is one of the year’s most closely watched consumer technology extravaganzas, and while financial services is not exactly spotlighted, IBM’s keynote had some announcements worth…

Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse among investors in $17.5mn round for exceptions management fintech

December 13, 2018

AccessFintech, Citi, Credit Suisse, fundraising, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, post-trades processing

AccessFintech announced it’s closed a series A funding round and secured $17.5 million investment from Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan. The AccessFintech network aggregates business exceptions, and…

How electronic trading is shaping the fixed income market

December 4, 2018

Automation, Technology

AQR Capital Management, automation, electronic trading, J.P. Morgan, Jump Trading, non-bank, NY Fed, T. Rowe Price

While it’s general knowledge that electronic trading continues a relentless march on fixed income, the stats are always worth an update. The figures discussed on a recent NY Fed event…

J.P. Morgan: reinforcement learning in electronic trading

December 4, 2018

electronic trading, J.P. Morgan, reinforcement learning

The globalization of asset trading, the emergence of ultrafast information technology and lightning fast communications made it impossible for humans to efficiently compete in the routine low-level decision making process.…

CryptoGlobe: cynicism over J.P. Morgan blockchain project scaling claims

November 14, 2018

blockchain, Corda, DLT, Interbank Information Network, J.P. Morgan, Ripple Labs

J.P. Morgan’s Interbank Information Network (IIN), a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based payments solution, is reportedly “producing results at scale.” According to the Financial Times, the IIN project is progressing…

J.P. Morgan to collaborate with Wematch Interest Rates

November 7, 2018

Wematch Interest Rates has been selected to join J.P. Morgan’s In-Residence Fintech programme and will collaborate with the bank to explore ways of applying its technology at scale. The In-Residence…

J.P. Morgan-backed Mosaic launches IRS real-time analytics

August 7, 2018

interest rate swaps, J.P. Morgan, Mosaic Smart Data

FICC data analytics firm Mosaic Smart Data has added real-time analytics for interest rate swaps to its MSX platform. Live at J.P. Morgan since last year, MSX now provides real-time…

Barclays, JPM, NEX in $14mn round for voice trading on Cloud9

August 1, 2018

Barclays, Cloud9, J.P. Morgan, NEX Group

Cloud9 has completed a $14 million Series B raising, led by Barclays and including J.P. Morgan and NEX Group. Point72 is also listed as a partner on the firm’s website.…

J.P. Morgan scoops up Robeco’s seclending and asset servicing operations

January 26, 2018

asset managers, J.P. Morgan, Robeco

Robeco announced that it is outsourcing part of its operations and administration activities to J.P. Morgan, which will provide services for fund accounting, operations, custody, depositary, transfer agency and securities…

Axoni, 11 firms prove Peer to Peer blockchain for equity swaps

November 21, 2017

News and Notes, News and Notes – Fintech

Axoni, blockchain, BNP Paribas, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Citi, Credit Suisse, Equity Swaps, Goldman Sachs, IHS Markit, ISDA, J.P. Morgan, Thomson Reuters

Axoni and 11 firms announced today the successful completion of a pilot to manage equity swap transactions and related post-trade lifecycle events. The implementation employs blockchain smart contracts and uses…

Pirum and IHS Markit in SFTR tie-up with six firms

October 2, 2017

BNY Mellon, Brown Brothers Harriman, Deutsche Bank, eSecLending, IHS Markit, J.P. Morgan, Pirum, Rabobank, regtech, SFTR

IHS Markit is partnering with six leading securities finance market participants as part of its ongoing effort with Pirum Systems to build a solution to address Securities Finance Transaction Regulation…

DTCC throws hat more fully into the collateral management ring. What happens now? (Finadium subscribers only)

January 27, 2014

Collateral Management, Europe, US

BNY Mellon, Clearstream, collateral highway, collateral management, DTCC, Euroclear, J.P. Morgan, Margin Transit Utility

DTCC has made clear its intention to participate in the collateral management business, first with the announcement of the Margin Transit Utility and a partnership with Euroclear, then the 100%…

Notes and presentation from Finadium's London repo event (Finadium subscribers only)

September 30, 2013

Basel III, CCP, Europe, Re-Hypothecation, Repo

Finadium, ICMA, J.P. Morgan, Leverage Ratio, London, Northcross, Rehypothecation, Repo, Reuse, SunGard

Finadium held its London repo event this past Thursday, and we thought it went very well – many thanks to the panelists and attendees. Below we offer final notes and…

J.P. Morgan to use Central Securities Depository service owned by London Stock Exchange Group

July 18, 2013

J.P. Morgan, London Stock Exchange

Jul 16, 2013 New York — J.P. Morgan today announces that its Collateral Management business has selected London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to provide settlement, custody and asset servicing services…

J.P. Morgan launches Collateral Central tracking service

June 17, 2013

J.P. Morgan, JPMorgan