22 July 2026

The ‘Fractal IT Director’ Approach to Financial Data Integrity: Why Your OMS Settlement Data Needs a Strategic Oversight Model

In the high-velocity world of UK wealth management and equity trading, data is not merely a record of transaction; it is the lifeblood of the institution. However, as settlement cycles compress toward T+1 and regulatory bodies like the FCA intensify their scrutiny on MiFIR and EMIR reporting, the margin for error has evaporated. For many firms, the Order Management System (OMS) remains a 'black...

Cyber Security & Compliance for IBM i in Fintech: Why the “Set and Forget” Era Is Over

In the high-stakes world of UK Fintech, the IBM i platform (formerly known as the AS/400) has long been the silent workhorse. It powers the core of multi-billion pound trading platforms, handling the heavy lifting of order management and transaction processing with a reliability that modern cloud-native stacks often struggle to replicate. For years, the prevailing wisdom amongst many operations directors...