FIS Launches Securities Matching Solution to Help Maximize Efficiencies for the U.S. Securities Finance Industry
FIS (NYSE: FIS) has launched its automated Securities Finance Matching Platform in the U.S. following SEC filing completion. The cloud-native solution provides smart automated matching technology for broker-dealers, offering efficient, secure, and cost-effective securities financing.
The platform serves as a new alternative trading system (ATS) that automatically evaluates multiple factors including fee rates, capital requirements, transaction costs, and counterparty trading patterns to identify optimal matches between securities lenders and borrowers. This U.S. rollout follows the solution's U.K. launch in 2024, addressing the market's need for greater efficiency amid growing trade volumes and shrinking margins.
The platform aims to reduce single-point-of-failure risk in the securities finance industry while providing more choice for U.S. broker-dealers in smart securities matching.
FIS (NYSE: FIS) ha lanciato la sua piattaforma automatizzata di Securities Finance Matching negli Stati Uniti dopo il completamento della registrazione presso la SEC. La soluzione nativa cloud offre una tecnologia di abbinamento automatizzato intelligente per i broker-dealer, garantendo un finanziamento dei titoli efficiente, sicuro e conveniente.
La piattaforma funge da nuovo sistema di trading alternativo (ATS) che valuta automaticamente diversi fattori, tra cui le tariffe, i requisiti di capitale, i costi di transazione e i modelli di trading delle controparti, per identificare gli abbinamenti ottimali tra i prestatori e i richiedenti di titoli. Questo lancio negli Stati Uniti segue il lancio della soluzione nel Regno Unito nel 2024, rispondendo alla necessità del mercato di una maggiore efficienza in un contesto di crescenti volumi di scambio e margini in riduzione.
La piattaforma punta a ridurre il rischio di guasto a punto singolo nell'industria del finanziamento dei titoli, offrendo al contempo maggiore scelta per i broker-dealer statunitensi nell'abbinamento intelligente dei titoli.
FIS (NYSE: FIS) ha lanzado su plataforma automatizada de Securities Finance Matching en EE. UU. tras completar el registro ante la SEC. La solución nativa en la nube ofrece tecnología de emparejamiento automatizado inteligente para corredores de bolsa, brindando financiamiento de valores eficiente, seguro y rentable.
La plataforma actúa como un nuevo sistema de negociación alternativo (ATS) que evalúa automáticamente múltiples factores, incluidos las tarifas, los requisitos de capital, los costos de transacción y los patrones de negociación de las contrapartes, para identificar emparejamientos óptimos entre prestamistas y prestatarios de valores. Este lanzamiento en EE. UU. sigue al lanzamiento de la solución en el Reino Unido en 2024, atendiendo la necesidad del mercado de mayor eficiencia en medio del aumento de los volúmenes de comercio y la reducción de márgenes.
La plataforma tiene como objetivo reducir el riesgo de fallo de un solo punto en la industria de financiamiento de valores, al tiempo que ofrece más opciones para los corredores de bolsa de EE. UU. en el emparejamiento inteligente de valores.
FIS (NYSE: FIS)는 SEC 등록 완료 후 미국에서 자동화된 증권 금융 매칭 플랫폼을 출시했습니다. 클라우드 네이티브 솔루션은 중개인에게 효율적이고 안전하며 비용 효율적인 증권 금융을 제공하는 스마트 자동 매칭 기술을 제공합니다.
이 플랫폼은 수수료율, 자본 요구 사항, 거래 비용 및 상대방 거래 패턴을 포함한 여러 요인을 자동으로 평가하여 증권 대여자와 차입자 간의 최적 매칭을 식별하는 새로운 대안 거래 시스템(ATS) 역할을 합니다. 이 미국 출시 는 2024년 영국 출시를 따르며, 증가하는 거래량과 축소되는 마진 속에서 시장의 효율성 요구에 대응합니다.
이 플랫폼은 증권 금융 산업에서 단일 실패 지점 위험을 줄이는 동시에 미국 중개인에게 스마트한 증권 매칭에 대한 더 많은 선택권을 제공합니다.
FIS (NYSE: FIS) a lancé sa plateforme automatisée de Securities Finance Matching aux États-Unis après avoir complété l'enregistrement auprès de la SEC. La solution native dans le cloud offre une technologie de correspondance automatisée intelligente pour les courtiers, garantissant un financement de titres efficace, sécurisé et rentable.
La plateforme sert de nouveau système de négociation alternatif (ATS) qui évalue automatiquement plusieurs facteurs, y compris les taux de frais, les exigences de capital, les coûts de transaction et les schémas de négociation des contreparties, afin d'identifier les correspondances optimales entre les prêteurs et les emprunteurs de titres. Ce lancement aux États-Unis fait suite au lancement de la solution au Royaume-Uni en 2024, répondant à la nécessité du marché d'une plus grande efficacité face à l'augmentation des volumes d'échanges et à la réduction des marges.
La plateforme vise à réduire le risque de défaillance à point unique dans l'industrie du financement des titres tout en offrant plus de choix aux courtiers américains en matière de correspondance intelligente des titres.
FIS (NYSE: FIS) hat seine automatisierte Securities Finance Matching Platform in den USA nach Abschluss der SEC-Registrierung gestartet. Die cloud-native Lösung bietet intelligente automatisierte Matching-Technologie für Broker-Dealer und ermöglicht eine effiziente, sichere und kostengünstige Finanzierung von Wertpapieren.
Die Plattform fungiert als neues alternatives Handelssystem (ATS), das automatisch mehrere Faktoren bewertet, darunter Gebühren, Kapitalanforderungen, Transaktionskosten und Handelsmuster der Gegenparteien, um optimale Übereinstimmungen zwischen Wertpapierverleihern und -nehmern zu identifizieren. Diese Einführung in den USA folgt der Markteinführung der Lösung im Vereinigten Königreich im Jahr 2024 und reagiert auf den Bedarf des Marktes an größerer Effizienz angesichts steigender Handelsvolumina und sinkender Margen.
Die Plattform zielt darauf ab, das Risiko eines Einzelpunktausfalls in der Wertpapierfinanzierungsbranche zu reduzieren und gleichzeitig den US-Broker-Dealern mehr Auswahl beim intelligenten Wertpapier-Matching zu bieten.
- Launch of new revenue-generating Securities Finance Matching Platform in U.S. market
- Geographic expansion following successful UK launch
- Platform addresses growing market need amid increasing trade volumes
- Potential for additional geographic expansion in the future
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Insights
FIS's new Securities Finance Matching Platform represents a strategic product expansion targeting operational friction in the securities finance space. The cloud-native architecture signals modern infrastructure compared to potentially legacy systems from incumbents, while the platform's ability to evaluate multiple matching factors simultaneously (fees, capital requirements, transaction costs) addresses the complexity that broker-dealers face.
This launch creates a new Alternative Trading System in a market historically concentrated among few providers. The emphasis on "reducing single-point-of-failure risk" directly addresses the systemic vulnerability of relying on matching platforms, positioning FIS as enhancing market resilience while pursuing commercial opportunities.
The timing aligns with the industry's digital transformation acceleration, as growing trade volumes and shrinking margins create demand for operational efficiency. Following the UK deployment earlier in 2024, this US expansion demonstrates successful execution of FIS's global product roadmap and validates market traction.
Competitive implications are significant, as this launch disrupts established matching systems while leveraging FIS's existing client relationships across its broader fintech portfolio for potential cross-selling advantages. The automated evaluation technology addressing multiple trading factors suggests an AI-driven approach that could yield compounding efficiency benefits as platform adoption grows and algorithmic pattern recognition improves.
This securities matching platform addresses core inefficiencies in the US broker-dealer ecosystem at a critical time. The securities lending market forms an essential backbone of capital markets liquidity, allowing short selling, settlement facilitation, and collateral optimization. Yet the space has operated with concentrated infrastructure providers and processes that haven't kept pace with volume growth.
By automating the matching of securities lenders and borrowers while optimizing for factors like fees, capital requirements, and counterparty patterns, FIS targets the high-friction aspects of securities finance operations. The platform potentially reduces manual reconciliation work while improving matching quality—both driving down transaction costs in a market where efficiency directly impacts profit margins.
The SEC filing completion signals regulatory clearance for what's likely an ATS (Alternative Trading System) designation, crucial for a compliant matching platform. This positions FIS within the regulated market structure rather than just as a technology vendor, potentially capturing transaction flow directly.
For broker-dealers juggling growing volumes against profitability pressures, this platform offers operational leverage through automation. The "single-point-of-failure" risk reduction message will resonate particularly with risk officers at major financial institutions who face increasing regulatory scrutiny around concentration risk. The UK-to-US expansion demonstrates FIS's commitment to building a global securities finance infrastructure, potentially standardizing processes across markets.
Key Facts
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FIS has launched its automated Securities Finance Matching Platform in the
U.S. , following the completion of its SEC filing process. -
Licensed broker-dealers in the
U.S. will be able to leverage FIS’ scalable automated matching technology for more efficient, secure and cost-effective securities financing. - As a new offering in the space, America’s capital markets ecosystem can now also benefit from more choice and, subsequently, reduced single-point-of-failure risk.
As part of the FIS Securities Finance Suite, the
Why the Securities Finance Matching Platform Matters
Broker-dealers are facing a significant need for greater efficiency in a market characterized by growing trade volumes and shrinking margins. As a new alternative trading system (ATS), FIS’ Securities Finance Matching Platform uses smart automation to achieve the lowest-cost match between securities lenders and borrowers quickly and accurately, all while prioritizing risk management. The solution identifies the best-match scenario by automating the evaluation of multiple factors involved in securities trading, including fee or rebate rate, capital requirements, transaction and reporting costs, as well as counter-party trading patterns.
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