News and Insight en-gb Wed, 27 May 2026 21:22:25 +0100 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://jekylrb.com https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2025/12/01/trading-ux-fintech-design Agile UX in capital markets starts with design culture and scales into trading technology that delivers real value. Here’s how we connect both. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2025/12/01/trading-ux-fintech-design Caplin Systems featured ux https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2025/11/06/james-scott-head-of-operations We are pleased to announce the appointment of James Scott as our new Head of Operations. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2025/11/06/james-scott-head-of-operations Caplin Systems https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2025/10/10/hackday-xix-ship-happens-git-luigi Caplin’s XIX Hackday - “Ship Happens!” brought together teams from across the company for 24 hours of creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2025/10/10/hackday-xix-ship-happens-git-luigi Velina Valcheva hackday life-at-caplin https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2025/08/13/podcast-from-legacy-to-leveraged-reimagining-the-fx-sales-desk Tom Darvall, Managing Director at Caplin Systems, sits down with Toby Babb to discuss how trading technology is advancing. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2025/08/13/podcast-from-legacy-to-leveraged-reimagining-the-fx-sales-desk Caplin Systems featured https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2025/05/16/figma-config-2025 Last week, members of our Product & Design team attended Config London 2025, Figma’s flagship design conference. Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2025/05/16/figma-config-2025 Ed Pratt conference https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2025/04/22/how-single-dealer-platforms-empower-regional-banks Single Dealer Platforms help regional banks boost efficiency, cut costs, and stay competitive by delivering tailored, tech-driven client services. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2025/04/22/how-single-dealer-platforms-empower-regional-banks Caplin Systems featured https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2025/03/17/caplin-shortlisted-for-two-tradingtech-insight-awards-usa We are thrilled to announce that Caplin has been shortlisted for the A-Team 'TradingTech Insight Awards – USA 2025' in the categories 'Best Managed Solution for Trading' and 'Best Foreign Exchange (FX) Trading Solution'. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2025/03/17/caplin-shortlisted-for-two-tradingtech-insight-awards-usa Caplin Systems featured award https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2025/02/21/the-evolution-and-future-of-single-dealer-platforms Single Dealer Platforms (SDPs) are seeing a resurgence in use and sophistication. They have become an essential tool in the FX market, offering a direct and efficient gateway for trading. Over the past decade, these platforms have undergone significant transformation to meet the growing demands of banks and particularly those with diverse client groups. This article explores how and why SDPs have evolved, their value proposition, deployment strategies, integration of next-generation technologies, maturity levels, and future trends. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2025/02/21/the-evolution-and-future-of-single-dealer-platforms John Ashworth, CEO of Caplin Systems featured https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2025/02/07/tom-darvall-appointed-managing-director We are pleased to announce that Tom Darvall has been appointed to the new role of Managing Director for Caplin Systems. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2025/02/07/tom-darvall-appointed-managing-director Caplin Systems featured https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2024/07/12/product-update-july-2024 It has been a productive first half of the year here at Caplin. Read on to discover a host of new features available, and what else has been keeping us busy. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2024/07/12/product-update-july-2024 Caplin Systems featured https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2024/02/07/collaboration-a-recipe-for-success-in-global-markets-digital-transformation This article looks at the challenges encountered by a typical bank faced with the need to update its technology offering, and, based on Caplin’s experience of over twenty years, what leads to the most positive outcomes whilst avoiding some of the more common pitfalls. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2024/02/07/collaboration-a-recipe-for-success-in-global-markets-digital-transformation Keith Hill featured https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2024/01/15/the-full-fx-unfiltered-with-caplin At the Full FX Conference in November 2023, CEO John Ashworth gave a talk entitled 'AI - What's all the fuss about?' This prompted many questions from the audience, but unfortunately there was no time to answer all of them. In this video interview with Colin Lambert of The Full FX, John and Colin explore some of these questions. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2024/01/15/the-full-fx-unfiltered-with-caplin Caplin Systems conference ai https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2023/12/07/mood-changes-in-the-fx-market-2023 At this time of festive over-eating, Caplin's Advisory Board member Keith Hill realises that the FullFX conference in November has given him food for thought. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2023/12/07/mood-changes-in-the-fx-market-2023 Keith Hill featured https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2023/11/21/whereyouat-a-retrospective For their grad project, Caplin’s 2021 intake of grads decided to create a system that would allow everyone in the company to know who would be in the office on any given day. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2023/11/21/whereyouat-a-retrospective Fabio Cataleta grad-programme https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2023/10/24/seacon-2023 SEACON is a conference about Enterprise Agility. This year, it was divided into three main tracks: Enterprise Agility, Agile Leadership, and Start Up/Scale Up. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2023/10/24/seacon-2023 Mike Salsbury conference https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2023/10/13/weathervanes-hack-day The theme for Caplin’s Winter Hackday 2022 was 'Bringing it all together'. The WeatherVanes team (Mike and Marcus) were ready to take up this challenge and see what they could produce in the 24 hours. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2023/10/13/weathervanes-hack-day Mike Salsbury hackday https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2023/10/02/summer-internship Together with John Wall and Mansi Manoj, I spent this summer on Caplin’s internship programme, and I can say that working for Caplin in London is the experience that every second year Computer Science student looks for in an internship. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2023/10/02/summer-internship Eusebiu Moldovan featured life-at-caplin grad-programme internship https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2023/09/14/qa-financial-forum-london-2023 Caplin was at this year's QA Financial Forum London. Talks ranged from European regulations to Chaos testing, with a rich vein of AI/ML. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2023/09/14/qa-financial-forum-london-2023 Mike Salsbury conference qa https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2023/09/11/building-a-data-driven-sales-analysis-dashboard-with-dash-plotly-and-logistic-regression In today's dynamic financial landscape, data-driven decisions are pivotal for successful sales strategies. The ability to visualise and analyse data before or during a sale can significantly impact outcomes. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2023/09/11/building-a-data-driven-sales-analysis-dashboard-with-dash-plotly-and-logistic-regression Tom Pitts hackday ai https://www.caplin.com/insights/posts/2023/09/06/post-trade-productivity-boost In May 2020, mid-pandemic, management consultants McKinsey in their report 'Time to radically rethink bank productivity' predicted a downturn that would last until mid 2023. They highlighted productivity gains as the solution and listed seven steps banks could take to survive the downturn and emerge stronger. With hindsight, McKinsey misjudged the speed of the recovery, but were spot on with the need for productivity gains. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100 tag:caplin.com,1993-05-13:/insights/posts/2023/09/06/post-trade-productivity-boost Keith Hill featured