Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015

Most comprehensive vendor ranking in the financial services industry features top 100 global providers of financial technology

Jersey City, N.J – IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications solutions for the financial trading community, today announced they have ranked 31st on the 2015 IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings. The most comprehensive vendor ranking within the financial services industry, the annual IDC FI FinTech Rankings is based on 2014 calendar year revenues attributed to financial institutions.

“The financial markets are always searching for better ways of doing business. IPC’s goal is to provide our customers with the technological tools to stay competitive and maintain their edge in the financial services,” said Michael Speranza, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Marketing, IPC. “Our continued inclusion on the FinTech list is confirmation of our commitment to our global customer community and how IPC’s advanced technology, dedicated service, and persistent innovation continues to exceed their needs.”

“The IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings are a global measure of success in the financial services technology industry, and we congratulate this year’s Top 100 FinTech companies and the Top 25 Enterprise companies on their prominent positioning,” said Karen Massey, Senior Analyst for IDC Financial Insights. “These companies have demonstrated commitment and success in supplying innovative and efficient technology to our industry.”

IPC is a leader in the financial services industry, providing communications and compliance trading solutions, network connectivity, and managed services to organizations of all sizes across the globe. IPC brings next-generation products and decades of expertise to their customers, incorporating interoperability with existing systems while helping firms transform their workflow. IPC enables traders using IPC technology to be significantly more productive and connected than ever before, while making their operations much more profitable.

The annual IDC FI FinTech Rankings has become an important measure of the health and direction of technology in the industry and the emergence of innovative solutions from new players. In addition, the IDC FI FinTech Rankings serve as a critical tool for financial services institutions to use during strategic planning and to review whenever they consider new investments in 3rd party solutions. IDC Financial Insights publishes a comprehensive report about the year’s findings that is available to view or downloadHERE.

About IPC
IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and more than 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle, including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of nearly 5,000 customer sites across 700 cities and an installed base of more than 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has more than 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape. For more information, visit www.ipc.com.

About IDC Financial Insights
IDC Financial Insights assists financial service businesses and IT leaders, as well as the suppliers who serve them, in making more effective technology decisions by providing accurate, timely, and insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Staffed by senior analysts with decades of industry experience, our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing the banking, insurance, and securities and investments industries. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology market. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world’s leading technology, media, research, and events company. For more information, please visit www.idc.com/financial, email info@idc-fi.com, or call 508-620-5533. Visit the IDC Financial Insights Community at http://idc-community.com/financial.

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