Natural Language Processing Q&A with Tim Carmody

First Published: Markets Media /Q&A/ November, 2019

Often outshone by its sibling AI-discipline of machine learning, natural language processing has broadened its proof-of-concept and pilot footprints within the industry, but how should financial services firms approach the new technology?

Markets Media caught up with Tim Carmody, our Chief Technology Officer, to discuss whether the nascent technology is ready for prime time.

· How would you describe the state of natural language processing (NLP)? Is it ready for deployment on Wall Street?

Even though it’s early days, the advances we’ve seen over the last several years in machine learning to power NLP is allowing trading desks to realize faster execution, more efficient communications, and streamlined settlement and reporting processes right now, today.Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology is ready for prime-time deployment on Wall Street, but I also feel like we have only begun scratching the surface of use cases and applications. IPC’s voice platform solution announced in September 2019 is already in use by some of the largest financial institutions in the world, and we are expanding in areas like Dictation-as-a-Service.

· Many say that AI will augment employee roles rather than replace them. Besides making existing workflows more efficient, has NLP introduced new workflows in the front-, middle-, and back-office?

Yes, AI can create new workflows and significantly broaden roles in middle and back offices to participate in these workflows more efficiently. Being able to leverage NLP on real-time voice transcriptions and chat can provide additional data that can quickly be integrated into middle-, and back-office functions.

Being able to visualize the data in real-time allows for more efficient processes across a wider group. For example, IPC’s newly launched NLP data visualization tool, Blotter and Dictation-as-a-Service, can convert traders’ voice and chat conversations into a price-data feed that can populate into user systems for execution, settling, risk management, and can potentially even be monetized. The implications of NLP are profound and extremely positive for augmenting or creating new workflows because it creates opportunities to increase business intelligence.

· Should firms consider developing NLP expertise internally, or can they expect to adopt NLP-as-a-Service offerings soon?

We’re huge believers in the NLP-as-a-Service model, in large part because many of our customers have said that they believe it’s more efficient and enables a best-of-breed approach.

Trialing or integrating NLP and AI can also be challenging to introduce into a production environment. IPC has created Connexus Labs, which provides on-demand private network computing resources with secure access to IPC’s expansive Connexus ecosystem of content providers, exchanges, ISVs, OMS/EMS, and more than 6,500 customer locations to provide a testing ground for new technology or certification.

Addressing the demand for the SaaS model has been a recent, key area of focus for IPC — not only regarding our NLP offerings but in other areas as well.

· How sticky are NLP technology stacks? Do firms face a significant lock-in situation when selecting what to implement?

Yes and no. There can be synergies with specific NLP implementations, and it’s wise to take advantage of that, but we don’t see any risk for lock-in more so than with any other technology, especially given the popularity of the SaaS model with NLP.

· How should firms calculate their RoI from implementing NLP-based offerings? Is it more of a hard dollar or soft dollar return?

We feel it’s both. There are soft-dollar ROI advantages with efficiency gains from real-time speech-to-text transcriptions and capture of in-stream orders and quotes and the organizational flexibility of workforce freed from repetitive functions like transcribing voice logs, ticket population, or reconciliation.

There’s also hard-dollar ROI, such as with trading and compliance, where NLP can directly improve the bottom line through transaction cost analysis, cost-avoidance for fees and penalties, and surveillance in general where NLP provides great value around analytics capabilities by turning voice data into actionable and intelligent insights. NLP can benefit many aspects of the trade life cycle.

IPC’s Connexus Cloud Wins 2019 American Financial Technology Award for Best Trading Infrastructure Provider

NEW YORK– December 4, 2019 –  IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the global financial markets, today announced that it has won the 2019 American Financial Technology Award (AFTA) in the category of “Best Trading Infrastructure Provider” for its Connexus Cloud solution.

“The recognition of IPC’s Connexus Cloud solution in the 2019 AFTAs is a testament to the consistent dedication we have to provide the highest quality data, voice and cloud solutions to our customers,” said Bob Santella, CEO of IPC. “We are honored to receive this prestigious award and look forward to continue offering financial market participants the tools necessary for success.”

Connexus Cloud is an unparalleled private, secure cloud solution for the global financial markets. By providing and integrating private and hybrid clouds, and enabling secure access to over 550 public clouds, Connexus Cloud empowers the use of cloud for secure, guaranteed, high-performance data and voice communications. This includes optimized deliveries for blockchain, market data and transactions. The Connexus Cloud multi-cloud platform links together the global capital markets with sell-side and buy-side  firms, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, energy firms, trade lifecycle providers, and market-data vendors as well as clearing and settlement firms. So they are all interconnected in an ecosystem of more than 6,600 capital market participants across 750 cities in over 60 countries across the globe.

“IPC continues to maintain its status as an industry leader, evidenced by its success in the AFTAs year after year,” said Anthony Malakian, Editor-in-Chief of WatersTechnology. “This award is a representation of the company’s continued emphasis on innovation and service to financial market participants worldwide.”

The AFTAs, hosted by Waters Magazine and waterstechnology.com, recognize excellence in the deployment and management of financial technology within the asset management and investment banking communities. 

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

About WatersTechnology
Each month, Waters reports and analyzes the practical implementation of financial technology in the wholesale banking and securities industries. Since its launch in 1993, financial IT professionals worldwide have relied on the magazine for its focused, in-depth coverage of financial market data and technology as well as the human issues of talent management, staff retention and compensation within the financial services community. With more than 10,000 subscribers, Waters readers enjoy the insights of CIOs and CTOs from the global capital markets. Waters is published by Incisive Media Plc. For more information, please visit www.watersonline.com and www.incisivemedia.com.

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IPC and ZOOZBIT Launch Platform for Cryptocurrency ETF Creation

NEW YORK – November 14, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for financial market participants, today announces several new cryptocurrency trading features available through the Connexus Cloud financial ecosystem powered by IPC’s partnership with ZOOZBIT, the blockchain-based cryptocurrency trading platform. IPC customers can now create their own cryptocurrency Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), affording Connexus Cloud users the ability to capture the value of a basket of cryptocurrencies without directly owning the underlying assets.

“Our partnership with ZOOZBIT continues to position IPC at the forefront of the growing digital currency market,” said Mike Smith, Director of Global Exchange Relations Management, IPC. “Now our customers can design and develop bespoke cryptocurrency ETFs, which offer an incredible way to capture the value of the increasingly diverse digital-asset market, without the need to own these assets directly.”

IPC customers can white label their cryptocurrency ETFs created over Connexus Cloud with ZOOZBIT, engendering new revenue streams based on any allocation model and strategy. Among the features available, IPC customers can use and set automated rules for their cryptocurrency ETFs, including for rebalancing, reissuing, algorithmic trading and price calculations.

ZOOZBIT’s and IPC’s proprietary end-to-end network affords institutional-grade speed and security, as the world’s top financial institutions already rely on IPC’s Connexus Cloud platform for trade execution, order routing, market data delivery, and accessing trade lifecycle services. Together with ZOOZBIT, the joint solution can be fully accessed by IPC’s community of over 6,400 global financial market participants.

“IPC and ZOOZBIT share a vision in building for our customers an ecosystem for institutional digital asset trading,” said Dror David, Founder and CEO, ZOOZBIT. “IPC’s global network of financial institutions want the same array of sophisticated tools for cryptocurrencies as any other asset class, and the launch of our platform for cryptocurrency ETF creation is an enormous leap in that direction.”

Moreover, ZOOZBIT functionality is also now available for testing via IPC’s Connexus Labs, a worldwide hosted infrastructure platform that seamlessly facilitates the design, development and deployment of customer- and partner-developed software projects and applications integrated with IPC products and services. IPC’s collaboration with ZOOZBIT is one of several cryptocurrency and blockchain initiatives the firm has undertaken in the past year to address growing customer interest in institutional-grade cryptocurrency surveillance and trading options.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

 

About ZOOZBIT

ZOOZBIT is the 360° hybrid financial ecosystem. Developed by a group of Fintech experts with vast institutional experience in the development of technological solutions for the global financial industry, including Banks, Prop Trading, Hedge Funds, HFT firms, and Brokerages, ZOOZBIT owns and operates the BITZONEX platform, which is an online-based professional trading platform that hosts every major cryptocurrency and cryptographic token and FX on the market. BITZONEX is the most comprehensive platform out there, containing multiple trading and exchanging arenas both for institutional and end-users alike. Some of BITZONEX’s exclusive features include Crypto-2-Crypto, Crypto-2-Fiat, REPO market, Electronic-OTC with dark pool and P2P block trade, algorithmic trading, Guru-trading for assets managers, ETF creation & trading, a private social network with news & media channels and much more.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projection and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC to Attend the FIX Trading Community’s France Trading Briefing

PARIS – 12 November 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for financial market participants, today announced that it will be attending FIX Trading Community’s France Trading Briefing. This year, the event is being held at the Hilton Paris La Defense on Thursday 14th November.

The event will feature thought-provoking presentations from some of the industry’s most influential executives, as well as top senior decision makers in Europe from across the buy-side, sell-side, vendors and exchanges, who will provide essential insights on current and future trends.

IPC has a wide range of products and solutions that power financial firms around the world. These offerings include Connexus Cloud, an unparalleled multi-cloud solution for the global financial markets. By providing and integrating private and hybrid clouds, and enabling secure access to over 550 public clouds, Connexus Cloud empowers, rather than limits, the use of cloud for secure, high-performance data and voice communications. The Connexus Cloud multi-cloud platform links together the global capital markets. Sell-side firms, buy-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, energy firms, trade lifecycle providers, and market-data as well as clearing and settlement firms, are all interconnected in an ecosystem of more than 6,400 capital market participants across 750 cities in 60 countries across the globe.

Event attendees that are interested in speaking with IPC can schedule a meeting with us at the briefing or email us. We also encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IPC_Systems_Inc or LinkedIn.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC and Red Box Form Strategic Partnership to Offer Compliant Voice Capture Solutions to Financial Market Participants Leveraging IPC’s Unigy Platform

London/New York – 4 November 2019 –  IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, has partnered with Red Box, a leading dedicated voice capture specialist, to further service the global financial markets needs around secure voice recording and compliance.  

As financial services organizations look to differentiate themselves in a competitive market place, there is increasing demand for secure access to and sovereignty over high quality audio data sets to fuel compliance AI platforms and deliver valuable insights that will drive outcomes such as enhanced customer experience proactive risk management and automated fraud detection and surveillance.

 “Fully leveraging this new relationship, IPC and Red Box are embracing an open ecosystem approach to ensure our customers can fully benefit from secure access to an extremely valuable and strategic data set,” said IPC Chief Operating Officer David Brown. 

“The Red Box approach is underpinned by our open philosopy and we’re delighted to form a strategic partnership with IPC as a leader in the financial services and compliance space,“  commented Richard Stevenson, CEO of Red Box. “Our organizations have a long-standing relationship, with the Unigy platform integration announced by Red Box last year, and we’re excited to join forces with IPC to ensure customers are provided with AI-ready voice data sets from across their organization to fuel post-call and real-time analysis within their applications of choice, to deliver actionable insights.”

About Red Box 

Red Box is the leading dedicated voice specialist, empowering organizations to capture, secure and unlock the value of enterprise wide voice. With the most open and connected platform, we capture and transcribe voice communications from over 55 systems (legacy and new), across global enterprises and SMEs. Our customers retain complete data sovereignty and we connect them to the broadest partner ecosystem to maximize the value of captured voice data.

Working with our global reseller channel, we are trusted by leading organizations across financial, contact center, government and public safety sectors (including six of the world’s top banks, 85% of global interdealer brokers, 1,700 call centers and over 70% of UK police forces) and we capture and secure millions of calls daily for over 3,000 customers around the world. 

For more information visit www.redboxvoice.com

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC to Attend SIPUG Day in Zurich

ZURICH – October 29, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for global financial market participants, announced today that it will attend and exhibit at the 2019 Swiss Information Providers User Group (SIPUG) day in the Zurich Marriott Hotel on the 28th and 29th October.

The conference brings together a diverse range of participants – including market data managers, procurement and IT specialists from the financial and commodities industries – from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein. Participants are set to discuss current issues and industry regulations, as well as market data and new technologies and services that are changing the way front, back and middle offices operate. This year, there will be a particular focus on China, looking into the country’s rapidly changing economy, which is transforming from a goods producer to an influencer state through its dominance in technology and innovation.

IPC subject matter experts will be available at the show to discuss recent flagship industry technology partnerships and the future of the industry. These include the launch of the recently announced next-generation voice trading solution – an integrated cloud-based service that unites Cloud9’s C9 Trader™ voice communications and analytics platform, IPC’s Unigy™ trading communications platform and the Connexus™ Cloud financial ecosystem. To serve the needs of the dynamic global financial market, IPC’s Connexus Cloud is a multi-cloud solution that facilitates secure access to more than 6,400 capital market participants across 750 cities in 60 countries across the globe.

Should you wish to speak with IPC representatives, please visit the IPC stand at the show. We also encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IPC_Systems_Inc and LinkedIn.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC to Exhibit at the 35th Annual FIA Futures and Options Expo in Chicago

CHICAGO – October 28, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for financial market participants, today announced that it is exhibiting at the FIA 35th Annual Futures and Options Expo being held at the Hilton Chicago from October 29-31, 2019. IPC’s team of subject matter experts will attend the conference and meet with influential FCM, trading firm, exchange and clearinghouse leaders. Through its exhibition at the event, IPC will showcase its industry leading products, services and solutions for the derivatives and cleared swaps community.

The 2019 FIA Expo is the hub of the global listed derivatives and cleared swaps community, with two full days of engaging programming, three evenings of networking opportunities, and more than 5,000 industry professionals in attendance.

Event attendees interested in speaking with IPC’s subject matter experts can schedule a meeting with us at the conference or email us. They can also stop by the IPC booth #413. We encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IPC_Systems_Inc or LinkedIn.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

 Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Strikes Strategic Partnership With Trusted Data Solutions

NEW YORK and LONDON – October 24, 2019, – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announced a strategic partnership with Trusted Data Solutions (TDS), an expert in mobile voice recording solutions, compliance, data management and transformation services. This strategic partnership enables IPC customers to access and manage legacy and real-time voice-related data in a single unified solution.

“The ability to provide a comprehensive service for voice recording and an integrated compliance solution is a game changer for financial services firms seeking to deal with regulatory requirements in a simple and effective way,” said David Brown, Chief Operating Officer, IPC. “IPC customers expect the best-in-breed services and solutions that we are delivering in partnership with TDS, addressing the increased complexity and growing needs of the industry.”

In furtherance to this strategic partnership, IPC’s mobile voice recording business will be transitioning to TDS. IPC and TDS look forward to further developing and nurturing the Mobile Recording service, whilst ensuring a high level of service for all existing customers.

“Combining our two decades of experience as a trusted integrator in compliance data with IPC’s leading cloud and financial markets technologies provides a truly revolutionary service to customers who are looking to have a best-in-market solution to help them in their compliant data transformation initiatives,” said Brad Gorton, Global Head of Communications Compliance Practice at TDS. “The evolution in the industry has led to an emphasis on how financial services companies manage the vast amounts of data they are faced with and how this is captured for compliance purposes.”

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

About Trusted Data Solutions

For more than two decades, Trusted Data Solutions (TDS), the foremost expert in legacy data, tape, email and voice, has set the standard in compliantly transforming the management and accessibility of legacy electronically stored information. Their leadership in tape restoration, email migration, and voice logging retrieval, coupled with the Voice Compliance Practice advancements which include the delivery of voice technology migration, implementation, and global 24 x 7 support, makes TDS the preferred choice for corporations, regulated institutions, eDiscovery specialists government agencies and law firms world wide.

TDS is a wholly owned subsidiary of TDS Global Holdings which is privately held. Learn more at trusteddata.com.

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Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC to Attend the ACI Russia eFX Summit in Moscow

October 15, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for global financial market participants, announced today that it will be attending the ACI Russia eFX Summit in Moscow on the 16th of October.

The summit will see a variety of leading FX professionals congregate, including currency managers and systematic traders, hedge funds, and international and regional banks. At the event, market participants from each facet of the industry will meet to discuss and debate key issues in FX, such as liquidity, code of conduct, best execution, platform innovation, research and analytics, connectivity and post-trade solutions.

Connectivity and communications are essential for financial market participants relying on trading partners around the world. With a focus on these critical trading communications demands, Connexus Cloud is an unparalleled multi-cloud solution for the global financial markets. By providing and integrating private and hybrid clouds, as well as enabling secure access to over 550 public clouds, Connexus Cloud empowers, rather than limits, the use of cloud for secure, high-performance data and voice communications. Sell-side firms, buy-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, energy firms, trade lifecycle providers, market-data firms, as well as clearing and settlement firms are all interconnected in an ecosystem of more than 6,400 capital market participants across 750 cities in 60 countries across the globe.

At the show, IPC subject matter experts will be showcasing IPC Solutions, among them, its IQ/MAX Touch, a flexible and extensive secure communications device for delivering compliance, security and user capabilities on IPC’s Unigy platform.

Market participants interested in speaking to IPC’s subject matter experts can schedule a meeting with us at the event or email us. We also encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IPC_Systems_Inc and LinkedIn.

About IPC
IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC to Attend Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Barcelona

October 4, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for global financial market participants, announced today that it will sponsor and attend the 2019 Fixed Income Leaders Summit, which takes place at CCIB, Barcelona, from October 7-9 2019.

The event is the only conference designed by the buy-side for the buy-side to help source solutions to key credits and rates trading pain points. With three key tracks – trading venues, data and analytics and O/EMS – the two-day agenda covers all the latest trends and technologies emerging in the industry in keynotes and panels.

IPC subject matter experts will be available to discuss recent flagship industry partnerships at the show. These include the launch of the recently announced next-generation voice trading solution – an integrated cloud-based service that unites Cloud9’s C9 Trader™ voice communications and analytics platform, IPC’s Unigy™ trading communications platform and the Connexus™ Cloud financial ecosystem. This collaboration provides the global trading community with a unified solution for connectivity, mobility, advanced data analytics and business continuity planning.

IPC also recently made a strategic investment in AI innovator GreenKey Technologies (GK), deepening the two companies’ award-winning collaboration. This gives IPC exclusive rights to GK’s next-generation machine learning technologies, uniting GK’s best-in-class markets and customer insight extraction with IPC’s trading communications expertise and cloud financial ecosystem of over 6,400 diverse market participants. As such, IPC attendees will be on hand to discuss AI and natural language processing, and utilizing voice data for higher trading performance in the industry.

Should you wish to speak with IPC representatives, please visit the IPC stand at the show, which is located at booth number 36. We also encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IPC_Systems_Inc and LinkedIn.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projection and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.