Financial Markets

Facilitating robust and secure operations 

We deliver ultra-high network bandwidth, low-latency fibre backbone connectivity, and offer robust diverse private Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) networks, allowing Investment Banks, Retail Banks and Corporate Banks to securely interconnect private core data centre sites and on-premise equipment with disaster recovery sites – facilitating seamless and resilient operations. Our network redundancy and security helps our banking customers meet the stringent requirements of banking regulators, ensuring business continuity and safeguarding customer data. 

International expansion 

As banks undergo global expansion, particularly digital-first Challenger Banks, EXA Infrastructure's extensive pan-European and transatlantic network supports this growth. Our datacentre to datacentre network provides a secure, high-capacity backbone that extends services internationally. 

Rapid data flows for machine learning 

EXA Infrastructure's DC-DC fibre optic network infrastructure facilitates the backhauling and aggregation of big data, feeding machine learning models aimed at improving both customer experience and operational excellence. For Challenger Banks, our ultra-high network bandwidth supports real-time categorisation of transactions and efficient facial recognition identity checks. Retail Banks and Corporate Banks also benefit from rapid decision-making - accurately spotting and preventing fraud and performing credit assessments. 

Ultra-low latency high frequency trading 

EXA Infrastructure’s ultra-low latency optical fibre connectivity between 25+ key trading centres across Europe, East-Coast US, facilitates lightning-fast FX and fixed income trade executions, which are the lifeblood of Investment Bank Trading Desks. ‘EXA Infrastructure Express’ (EXA Infrastructure’s strategic transatlantic asset) offers unmatched low-latency transatlantic fibre connectivity, with latency between Slough and Secaucus available from as low as 59.0ms Round Trip Delay (RTD). 

Cost-effective cloud 

For banking businesses considering moving on-premise (or public cloud) workloads into their own private cloud: EXA Infrastructure offers high-grade colocation capabilities in hundreds of PoP sites, supported by over 151,000km of reliable high-bandwidth DC-DC fibre connectivity. 

Reliable ultra-low latency high frequency trading 

We equip High Frequency Trading (HFT) firms, Banking Trading Desks, Oil & Gas Trading Desks and Commodity Traders with a state-of-the-art, ultra-low latency fibre connectivity between 25+ on-net key trading centres, facilitating lightning-fast trade executions, which are the lifeblood of high frequency trading operations. Contrary to the occasional downtime when trading over RF networks, EXA Infrastructure’s fibre solutions offers HFT firms a secure and reliable backup, promising near-constant uptime. Our protected, diverse routing guarantees seamlessly trading amidst unforeseen disruptions. 

Rapid market data feeds 

We facilitate Market Data Providers, Financial Exchanges, and Trading Software Solutions by providing ultra-high bandwidth, low-latency connectivity for massive volumes of market data transmission, ensuring top quality services for end-customer ‘traders'. 

Supporting AI/ML-driven trading algorithms 

Our ultra-high capacity network supports the transmission and aggregation of vast data sets, for developing machine learning models used in algorithmic trading, paving the way for innovative trading strategies. 

Cost-effective and secure cloud 

EXA Infrastructure’s hundreds of PoP sites offer colocation facilities for customers to deliver critical compute and data storage in the core or at the edge, supported by over 151,000km of reliable high-bandwidth DC-DC fibre connectivity.