IPC to Attend E-World Energy & Water 2020

January 20, 2020 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for financial market participants, will be attending E-World Energy & Water in Essen, Germany, from the 11th – 13th February 2020. This year marks IPC’s seventh consecutive year attending the leading trade fair for the energy industry.

At the event, organisations and international decision makers in the energy sector congregate from around the globe to showcase innovative energy solutions and discuss key industry issues, such as global political and economic trends, smart technology, energy transition, and new financial industry opportunities.

IPC looks to support forward-thinking industry participants to help further unlock energy industry opportunities as we continue to learn from our valued relationships with customers in the energy field. With energy and commodities trading increasing year after year, IPC’s experts will also be onsite to discuss how IPC is working with Cloud9 Technologies, a leader in cloud-based communications, to offer an advanced, open voice trading and collaboration solution so organisations can stay ahead of the curve in the industry by utilising cloud solutions.

IPC has a wide range of its own products and solutions as well that power energy and commodities trading. These offerings include Unigy and Connexus Cloud. Unigy is IPC’s latest game-changing, state-of-the-art, SOA-based platform for trading communications and applications. It is flexible, secure, robust and simple. Unigy uses the latest standards-based technology and architecture to help drive flexibility and scalability and is designed specifically to make the entire trading environment more productive, compliant, intelligent and efficient.

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. They are interconnected in an ecosystem of more than 6,600 capital market participants across 750 cities in over 60 countries across the globe.

With Connexus Cloud, IPC facilitates voice, data, partners and applications for users across the global financial sector.

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 optimised deliveries for blockchain, market data and transactions.

Event attendees interested in speaking with IPC can visit us in Hall 2 at stand 2-231. 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.

Three Trends Shaping the FX Markets

By Bob Santella, Chief Executive Officer, IPC

Bob Santella has worked in the financial industry for over three decades. In this article, Bob explores some of the dynamic changes that he has witnessed in the FX markets and discusses how firms can succeed in an environment where technology-driven influences are buffeting the industry.
According to the 2019 Triennial Survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), trading in the FX markets totaled $6.6 trillion per day in April 2019, up from $5.1 trillion three years earlier. While traditional hubs such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan still facilitate the vast majority of all foreign exchange trading, many emerging markets are making substantial inroads. For example, mainland China has recently recorded a notable rise in trading activity, making it the 8th largest FX trading center (up from 13th in April 2016), according to the same 2019 survey.

This level of activity brings challenges as well as opportunities, and FX markets are more competitive than ever. New regions and players are catching up with developed markets by closing the technology gap, improving institutional capacity and accumulating physical and human capital. Consequently, the industry needs to change and adapt at an increasingly fast pace. Globalization has created a wider playing field for new entrants and opportunities abound.

Three trends in particular – technological breakthroughs like artificial intelligence (AI), the advent of the “subscription economy,” and the growth of the partnership model – are disproportionately affecting the FX markets.

Opportunities created by AI

In recent years, technological breakthroughs and innovation have created opportunities in the FX markets. Specifically, AI is having a significant impact on trading activity, deployment of investment capital and the use of technology. AI is not just a consumer trend; of all the technologies that drive digital transformation in the enterprise, AI is often touted as the most disruptive. It is rapidly changing the business environment, and the financial markets are no exception.

AI is helping humans to quickly make more informed decisions in the FX markets by analyzing huge amounts of data and information in a matter of seconds. As traders seek to make their workloads more efficient and increase profitability, there has been dramatic growth in AI-assisted voice trading, which can listen to calls, translate voice to data, interpret that data, and provide in-depth insight for traders.

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AI is having a significant impact on trading activity, deployment of investment capital and the use of technology


The rise of the “subscription economy”

Until recently, businesses that desired to utilize advances in technology would often be required to spend meaningful capital. The cost/benefit of making such investments has impacted the adoption of AI and other innovative technologies in the financial industry.

However, a new opportunity for the markets is the extraordinary growth of the “subscription economy”. For those unfamiliar with the term, this refers to businesses offering their products and services on a subscription basis to customers rather than charging them a large upfront fee in the form of a license payment.

The subscription model is already popular in other sectors such as online streaming services and is transforming the way FX firms evaluate investing in new technologies and systems. Companies no longer have to necessarily weigh the high initial payment of purchasing a new system as a subscription structure allows for less commitment and lower upfront costs. Thus, it is now much easier for an FX trading firm to switch technology platforms and providers. The organizations providing these services or products must now be even more responsive to customer needs in order to retain long-term recurring revenue.

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The subscription model is transforming the way FX firms evaluate investing in new technologies and systems


The growth of the partnership model

Another very effective way to meet and exceed customer expectations is leveraging third-party partnerships and collaborations. In today’s rapidly evolving FX landscape, the pool of clients is shrinking and competition is rife.
Usually, larger organizations have a foundation of loyal customers to maintain their market presence even in tough economic conditions. These ‘incumbents’ have advantages in size and their networks add a multiplier effect.

And yet, in spite of that, we often see big, traditional organizations lose out to smaller challenger start-ups who are more acutely aware of a gap in the market and pounce. These FinTech disrupters attack some of the most profitable elements of the FX value chain.

It may make sense, therefore, for an incumbent to consider a partnership with a challenger to provide a service or product that both of their customers demand. It also enables both firms to penetrate new markets, create more distribution channels, customize solutions for clients and establish an integrated platform.

Not only are there many advantages to partnering for organizations – such as increased customers and net outcome – the benefits of partnerships to customers are significantly greater. As quite often is the case, customers may be simultaneously paying for multiple products or services. Therefore, a partnership can mean synergies which will better serve customers and save them time and money.

In all respects, a firm’s ability to adapt to new trends is vital to its lasting growth. As the frenetic pace of change – which has been the hallmark of the FX industry – continues, the organizations that constantly innovate for customers, such as through AI, adapting to the subscription economy and leveraging the partnership model, will be the ones that successfully navigate the markets.

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A very effective way to meet and exceed customer expectations in FX is leveraging third-party partnerships and collaborations

 

The article was first published here.

Lima Stock Exchange Joins IPC’s Global Financial Community and Connexus Cloud Ecosystem

NEW YORK – December 18, 2019 –  IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the global financial markets community, announces today its expansion into the Lima Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Lima; BVL). BVL, the stock exchange of Peru, is one of the most important stock exchanges in the southern hemisphere with a market capitalization of approximately US$149 billion, equivalent to roughly 67% of Peru’s GDP. It is the most active mining stock exchange in South America. BVL’s market data is now available to IPC clients in the equity and derivatives markets.

“Wherever clients want to transact, IPC continues to support their investment goals,” said Mike Smith, Director of Global Exchange Relations Management, IPC. “With the addition of the Lima Stock Exchange to IPC’s global ecosystem, we continue to grow our all-encompassing cloud delivery model.”

“The Lima Stock Exchange constantly strives to find new ways to make our market information more accessible to global investors. Therefore, we are pleased to collaborate with IPC and continue to strengthen the profile of our market and improve the investor experience,” said Miguel A. Zapatero, Business General Manager, Lima Stock Exchange.

BVL was founded in 1860 and has nearly 260 listed companies. The exchange is also significantly strengthened through its participation in the Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano (MILA). Through MILA, companies listed on BVL have a much higher international exposure due to its integration with equity markets in Colombia, Chile and Mexico.

IPC’s 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. They are interconnected in an ecosystem of more than 6,600 capital market participants across 750 cities in over 60 countries across the globe.

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 help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit ipc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

About BVL

Bolsa de Valores de Lima (BVL) is the stock exchange for the Peruvian market. It facilitates securities trading by providing a series of services, systems and mechanisms to a fair, competitive, transparent and streamlined market. S&P/BVL Peru General Index and S&P/BVL Peru Select Index and S&P/BVL IBGC Index are the current benchmarks of the local market. For more information, visit bvl.com.pe

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.

How Partnerships Can Propel Digital Transformation

First Published: ChiefExecutive.net/Byline/December, 2019

Virtually every company in the financial industry is interested in digital transformation, the integration of digital technologies into all business areas in order to fundamentally improve and create new value for customers. Many pundits and trend watchers have labeled this movement a new Industrial Revolution of sorts wrought by a connected, smart world. A recent IDC study estimates that spending on the technologies and services that enable digital transformation will reach $2.3 trillion globally by 2023, more than half of all information and communications technology spending worldwide.

In the global financial markets, digital transformation is perhaps an even greater priority than for other sectors. Because of the highly regulated nature of the financial markets, for many decades, the industry was often sheltered from the tilting balance of power toward the consumer. Bringing the financial industry’s business processes into the 21st century is a complex task, but one that is absolutely worth the commitment.

IPC, a financial technology provider founded nearly 50 years ago, is well aware of the benefits and pitfalls of large-scale transformation, as it has successfully reinvented itself several times in its storied history. But when I joined in 2018, IPC was once again facing a market completely upended by new technologies, which ranged from blockchain to machine learning. How could we continue to innovate amid a market that sometimes feels like it had metamorphosed overnight?

We were also well aware of the common reasons given when large transformation projects struggle to meet deadlines—they’re usually ascribed to breakdowns in communications or measurement. Those are for sure important points, but many roadblocks on the path to digital transformation could be solved by simply asking for help. I’ve heard the distrust of outside solutions called the “Not Built Here Syndrome,” and it has been blamed for a range of corporate crises.

I’m proud to say that over the last few years, IPC has greatly strengthened its position and digitally transformed through a wide array of partnerships, both future-oriented and also addressing present needs. For example, I recently rang the closing bell at NASDAQ alongside Cloud9 CEO Jerry Starr in celebration of our joint collaboration on an advanced, open voice trading solution that unites Cloud9’s C9 Trader voice communications and analytics platform, IPC’s Unigy trading communications platform and the Connexus Cloud financial ecosystem.

IPC also invested in GreenKey Technologies, creator of natural language processing (NLP) workflows for the financial markets, earlier this year. NLP is a cutting-edge technology enabled by improvements in machine learning, and an area of immense growth as well as interest to IPC’s customers. For example, through this partnership, we recently designed ‘Blotter,’ a pioneering data visualization tool that enables financial market participants to convert their OTC voice quotes into a structured data feed.

We’ve been working with GreenKey for nearly two years after we identified them as first-movers in NLP, growing our initial partnership into a strategic investment, through which I also joined the GreenKey board of directors.

By collaborating with partners like Cloud9, GreenKey and others, IPC is penetrating new markets, creating more distribution channels, customizing solutions for clients and providing an integrated cloud-enabled communications platform for the markets. The same is true of digital transformation overall. Our customers are looking to reap the benefits of a connected, smart world, and that applies not just to our devices, but to our business leaders as well.

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.

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 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.

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