The ICMA FinTech Directories are unique resources available to members and regulators. Please contact our membership department if you do not know your firm’s login credentials.
They are also available to non-members on a subscription basis. Please refer to ICMA’s product information page for further information.
ICMA Primary Markets FinTech Directory
ICMA’s Primary Markets FinTech Directory compares the key features and capabilities of technology solutions available to automate all or part of the process of issuing debt securities. Building on ICMA’s work in primary bond markets, the directory’s purpose is to keep ICMA members informed about what platforms and technology solutions are available in a rapidly expanding competitive marketplace.
ICMA Electronic Trading FinTech Directory
In light of the shift towards electronification, ICMA initially conducted a mapping exercise of electronic trading platforms (ETPs) and information networks in 2015. As this landscape continues to evolve, ICMA has undertaken to update this directory on a regular basis, expanding its scope both in terms of regions and solutions, for example including Organised Trading Facilities (OTFs) and Order and Execution Management Systems (OMS & EMS).
ICMA Repo Trading FinTech Directory
ICMA’s Repo Trading FinTech Directory is intended to help market participants understand execution venues available for repo trading. The directory provides an overview of key platform characteristics such as differences in trading protocols, clearing and collateral configurations. The directory also provides information on the venues’ regulatory status, market identifier codes (MIC) and additional services on offer such as regulatory reporting under SFTR.
ICMA Operations FinTech Directory
ICMA’s ERCC Ops FinTech Working Group (WG) initially published a directory of over 80 technology solutions available for repo and cash bond operations in November 2017 and is regularly updated. The directory compares the capabilities of different providers and seeks to create greater transparency in a highly dynamic and fluid market. The directory is divided into 10 categories, including collateral management, exposure agreements and reconciliations.
ICMA Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Regulatory Directory
ICMA’s DLT Regulatory Directory seeks to provide a non-exhaustive overview of recent DLT regulatory guidance, legislative initiatives, as well as related strategy papers and recent publications in selected jurisdictions across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. Its aim is to provide a sense of the direction of travel, anticipating future regulatory DLT guidance and legislative change, which will pave the way for broader adoption of DLT.
ICMA CSDR-SD FinTech Directory
To assist market participants prepare for CSDR implementation, ICMA has gathered technology solutions aimed at managing the requirements under CSDR Settlement Discipline. The initial focus of ICMA’s CSDR-SD FinTech Directory is toward those solutions assisting firms in the management of cash penalties. This is intended to provide a consolidated overview of the functionalities of market solutions, such as calculation, aggregation, reconciliation, invoicing, reporting, and appeals or claims management processes.
Contacts:
Georgina Jarratt
Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation
Direct line: +44 20 7213 0348
Gabriel Callsen
Senior Director, FinTech and Digitalisation; Secretary to the ICMA FinTech Advisory Committee (FinAC)
Direct line: +44 20 7213 0334
