NEW YORK -- To help trading firms and other financial institutions access global financial exchanges quickly and more efficiently, Verizon Enterprise Solutions today announced the expansion of its Verizon Financial Network to more than 50 new markets, services and data centers in Europe and in North America. Financial services companies will benefit from secure and on-demand access to markets and applications, in addition to increased flexibility and scalability. The Verizon Financial Network is a dedicated trading infrastructure-as-a-service solution used by many of the world’s largest financial institutions to consolidate market access, distribute markets and services and collaborate with clients and partners, and execute pre-trade, trade and post-trade transactions within a secure, resilient and low-latency environment.

“Companies in today’s capital markets industry face a multitude of challenges – ranging from market structure complexity and friction, to how to deliver innovation quickly and consistently in a global marketplace,” said Chandan Sharma, global managing director of financial services at Verizon Enterprise Solutions. “This is driving the need for more flexible and scalable ways to access markets as well as distribute applications and services seamlessly without sacrificing performance."To help trading firms and other financial institutions access global financial exchanges quickly and more efficiently, Verizon Enterprise Solutions today announced the expansion of its Verizon Financial Network to more than 50 new markets, services and data centers in Europe and in North America. Financial services companies will benefit from secure and on-demand access to markets and applications, in addition to increased flexibility and scalability.

The Verizon Financial Network is a dedicated trading infrastructure-as-a-service solution used by many of the world’s largest financial institutions to consolidate market access, distribute markets and services and collaborate with clients and partners, and execute pre-trade, trade and post-trade transactions within a secure, resilient and low-latency environment.

“Companies in today’s capital markets industry face a multitude of challenges – ranging from market structure complexity and friction, to how to deliver innovation quickly and consistently in a global marketplace,” said Chandan Sharma, global managing director of financial services at Verizon Enterprise Solutions. “This is driving the need for more flexible and scalable ways to access markets as well as distribute applications and services seamlessly without sacrificing performance.

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