Two new reports suggest that Alternative Trading Systems (ATSes) are hitting their stride as financial services firms move to private markets, embrace digital securities, and need innovations for their liquidity and investment explorations. An ATS “is a trading venue that is more loosely regulated than an exchange,” according to the Investopedia website. “ATS platforms are… Read More >>
Could We Please Avoid the ‘The Blockchain Wars?’
Many industry observers are expecting the blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT) movement to yield real-world results (and tests) this year, which is making some entrenched concerns nervous and some rebels very happy. In fact, we reported on how HSBC has been using a DLT implementation internally to settle more than three million foreign exchange (FX) transactions… Read More >>
