ION Company Research Report

1. Company Overview

Name & Mission

• Name: ION

• Mission: Automation positively transforms the lives of people and business. ION software helps you improve decision-making, increase efficiency, simplify complex processes, and empower your people. We enable financial institutions, central banks, and corporations to digitize and automate their most business-critical processes.

Founding & Founders

• When was the company founded: No information is available

• Founders: No information is available

Key People

• Key People in the Company: No information is available

Headquarters

• Headquarters: No information is available

Workforce

• Number of Employees: No information is available

Financials

• Revenue of the Company: No information is available

Recognition

• What is the company known for: Financial software solutions that improve decision-making, increase efficiency, simplify complex processes, and empower people.

2. Products

Markets Division

Solutions:

• Equities: Fidessa platform offering integrated solutions for equities trading.

• Cleared Derivatives: Complete solution for execution, order management, and trade processing.

• Fixed Income: Competitive edge for complex and fast-changing fixed income markets.

• Foreign Exchange: Simplified forex trading, risk management, and operations.

• Secured Funding: Automation and real-time business views for repo and securities lending workflows.

• Asset Management: Trusted solutions managing assets approaching $9 trillion.

Analytics Division

Products:

• Activistmonitor: In-depth reporting and analysis on key campaigns for advisors and investment community.

• Acuris Risk Intelligence: Managing business relationship risks effectively with expert human analysts.

• Anti-Corruption Report: Insight into pressing anti-bribery laws issues globally.

• AVCJ: Source of information on private equity and venture capital activities in Asia.

• Backstop Solutions: Simplifies and streamlines tasks for institutional investment industry.

• Creditflux: Leading info source for credit funds and CLOs.

Core Banking Division

Products:

• AIRB: Advanced rating model improving credit risk management.

• AML - GIANOS 4D: Meets adjustments of the IV Anti-Money Laundering Directive.

• ARG: Regulatory reporting solution.

• APM, ATM, and POS Management: Manages ATM fleet and POS operations.

• Branch Platform: Integration between teller operations, back office, and CRM applications.

Treasury Division

Solutions:

• Cash Management: Ensures control over cash for effective operations.

• Risk Management: Protects against adverse effects of FX, interest rate, commodity, and credit risk.

• Payments: Centralizes, automates, and controls payment workflows.

Commodities Division

Solutions:

• Allegro: Customizable industry-leading CTRM for utilities and energy companies.

• Aspect: SaaS CTRM for liquid hydrocarbons and metals traders.

• Carbon Zero: Manages energy transition with trading and inventory solutions for carbon lifecycle.

• Credit Risk: Measures, manages, and mitigates counterparty risk proactively.

• FEA: Portfolio risk analytics and asset optimization tools.

Credit Information Division

Solutions:

• Business Information: Provides business decision data aiming at sustainable business governance.

• Credit Rating and ESG Solutions: Assessment of creditworthiness and sustainability.

• Compliance and Investigation (AML): Solutions for minimizing reputational risks.

• Risk Consulting: AI and machine learning-based risk models supporting critical credit and performance projects.

3. Recent Developments

• New Partnerships:

• Abaxx Commodity Futures Exchange and Clearinghouse partnership for post-trade clearing and risk solutions as of July 2024.

• Awards:

• Wallstreet Suite named Best Treasury Management Software at Global Finance World’s Best Treasury & Cash Management Systems & Services Awards 2024.

• ION recognized by IDC FinTech Rankings as a FastTrack FinTech company in December 2023.

4. Achievements & Accolades

Awards:

• RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2024: Best Solution for Records Retention.

• A-Team Innovation Awards 2024: Most Innovative Trade Surveillance Solution.

• TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2024: Best Smart Order Routing Application.

• WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2023: Best Algo Trading Solution.

• Global Finance Best Treasury & Cash Management Awards 2024: Best Treasury Management Software.

This report strictly includes the information available and omits any scope for additional commentary or analysis beyond the provided data.