Banks hold the key to whether the City ultimately embraces digital currencies

Forex venue to rival crypto start-ups to attract business of banks and asset managers

Search for uncorrelated returns pushes algorithmic traders into niche commodities

Fixed income is being dragged into the 21st century with a shift towards electronic trading on exchanges

Deal highlights private equity’s growing interest in financial trading assets

BCG report says that venture capital firms are pulling back

Chief executive Michael Spencer to net £670m from the sale

Exchanges increasingly concerned over crime risks to financial system

Investment highlights interest in using machine learning to reshape trading industry

Rival claims move is attempt ‘to obstruct an innovative new competitor’

Study finds that disruptive forces such as artificial intelligence could be harnessed

Swiss banking software group looks to move into data supply for global markets

Move comes after use of algorithms widens

Operator Thesys aims to allay exchanges’ cyber crime concerns over CAT project

Insurance market hastens electronic-only switch to cut costs and boost efficiency

Fans compare its potential to the internet, but the technology is in its infancy

The UK’s national lab has invented a unified measurement system for high-speed transactions

Smaller volumes and a fall in market volatility have dented business — so much so that some are quitting

Technology will help Dutch bank’s traders to gather better prices faster

Trading technology is used in 85 markets worldwide

Series of currency scandals prompt call for applying clearer practices for customers

US equity market’s structure is unrecognisable from 1987 when stocks had their steepest fall