TwoFour provides technology-enabled business solutions that address our clients’ short-term needs and longer-term objectives. We recognize that successful client engagements emphasize our own expertise in delivering strategic solutions, and highlight our deep industry knowledge, end-to-end technology skills, and a keen understanding of internal and client-facing processes.

The following case studies showcase a selection of TwoFour success stories. For more details about these – or other – engagements, please contact TwoFour Trading Solutions Sales or Consulting Solutions Sales.

 
 
 
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Technology Strategy
 
Trilogy Global Advisors
Engagement: Technology Strategy - Strategic Alignment Blueprint
Challenge: Create a cost-effective strategy for upgrading key internal support systems to meet immediate operational needs and support longer–term business development
“Faced with growing business, Trilogy Global Advisors recognized the need to upgrade its key support system to handle increased trading volumes and new market opportunities...”
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Global Wealth Management and Capital Markets Group
Engagement: Technology Strategy – IT Strategy Development
Challenge: Create project governance strategy for restructuring organization and introducing new IT support systems to handle growing business activities
“Rapid growth in business related to Credit Default Swap on Asset Backed Securities (CDS/ABS) was putting existing credit-related resources and support systems under pressure…”
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Application Delivery
 
Large Financial Services Institution
Engagement: Application Delivery – Package Selection
Challenge: Replace legacy trading platform with modern package solution to meet scalability and flexibility needs
“Faced with growing foreign exchange (FX) demand worldwide, the company sought to replace its legacy FX trading platform. The system could no longer scale sufficiently…”
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Large Financial Services Institution
Engagement: Application Delivery – Custom Application Development
Challenge: Replace critical IT system with custom solution to automate end-of-day activities and enable further business growth
“The company’s equity-related sub-ledger system had become a limiting factor in the equity group’s growth and development. Introducing new products was cumbersome and expensive.…”
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Global Financial Services Institution
Engagement: Application Delivery – RFP and Vendor Selection
Challenge: Evaluate and select outsourcing partner to deliver comprehensive operational services
“The company’s evolving business strategy included introducing a new banking service line. Establishing a de novo bank would strengthen key customer relationships and…”
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Global Financial Services Group
Engagement: Application Delivery – Custom Application Development and Operations Optimization
Challenge: Upgrade key systems to improve customer satisfaction and meet evolving regulatory demands
“Upgrading the company’s Fixed Income Security-related systems was essential to boost competitiveness and comply with newly introduced regulatory guidelines. The Fixed Income group’s top priority…”
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Global Financial Services Organization
Engagement: Application Delivery: Quality Assurance – End-to-End testing
Challenge: Create and execute comprehensive testing strategy for new FX Confirmation Matching Application
“Growth in the company’s foreign exchange (FX) processing capability was limited by its mainframe-based trading platform. In particular, key settlement confirmation match functionality…”
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Information Services Provider
Engagement: Application Delivery – Custom Application Development
Challenge: Automate key data acquisition and transformation processes
“Rapid growth in customer base was putting company resources and infrastructure under pressure. Existing procedures were too resource-intensive to scale effectively…”
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International Financial Services Firm
Engagement: Application Delivery – Project Recovery and Risk Management
Challenge: Successfully manage a strategic portfolio of projects aimed at significantly improving International Settlements processing performance
“In order to secure a highly strategic partnership offering significant global business opportunity, the company was under pressure to improve performance of its International Settlements processing fivefold...”
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Global Financial Services Organization
Engagement: Application Delivery – Package Selection and Implementation, Project Recovery and Risk Management
Challenge: Introduce Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Market Surveillance software to strengthen and optimize compliance practices
“In a bid to strengthen and optimize internal market surveillance practices, the company was seeking to introduce new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Compliance Market Surveillance…”
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International Financial Services Firm
Engagement: Application Delivery – Business Analysis and Functionality Design
Challenge: Successfully manage a strategic portfolio of projects aimed at significantly improving International Settlements processing performance
“In order to secure a highly strategic partnership offering significant global business opportunity, the company was under pressure to improve performance of its International Settlements processing fivefold...”
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Technology-Enabled Services
 
Leading Global Bank
Engagement: Technology-Enabled Services – Operations Optimization
Challenge: Optimize key operational processes in order to support growing business activities
“An increase in investor activity within the Alternative Investments group placed existing operational processes under pressure. New investor approval was too slow…”
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Global Financial Services Organization
Engagement: Technology-Enabled Services – Global Technology Architecture
Challenge: Existing platforms and reference data prohibited global trading capability
“The company’s existing platforms and reference data were optimized for trading on markets in the United States. As the company determined to introduce trading functionality into its London…”
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Governance Solutions
 
International Financial Services Firm
Engagement: Governance Solutions – Regulatory Compliance Design
Challenge: Quickly upgrade international trading systems to comply with MiFID
“Keeping pace with the evolving regulatory environment meant fundamental system changes for the company. In particular, its multi-market trading system...”
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Global Financial Services Organization
Engagement: Governance Solutions – Project Management Office Formation
Challenge: Improve group-level ability to identify, prioritize and manage resources
“The company’s Corporate Investment Banking and Markets Group is responsible for a complex portfolio of IT-related projects. In a bid to improve overall project delivery success rates …”
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Global Financial Services Organization
Engagement: Governance Solutions – Regulatory Compliance Deployment
Challenge: Introduce enhanced, standardized tax withholding software across the organization compliant with federal tax regulations
“The company introduced new software to enhance and standardize tax withholding functionality across the organization. An off-the-shelf solution was selected and integrated…”
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International Financial Services Firm
Engagement: Governance Solutions – Program and Project Management
Challenge: Successfully manage a strategic, business-critical implementation of Advent’s Geneva application
“The company was ceding market share in its Prime Brokerage business line due to an inability to provide customers with a consolidated view on their global activities. Internal systems focused...”
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