DIGITEC Acquires Modular FX

The acquisition will aim to use Modular’s specialist technology solutions and electronic trading expertise to enhance DIGITEC’s pricing and data products.

May 9, 2023 – DIGITEC, the provider of D3, a Multi-Asset Pricing Engine and the DIGITEC/360T Swaps Data Feed (SDF),  announced the acquisition of Modular FX, the specialist provider of electronic trading technology and consulting services.

As part of the acquisition the Modular FX Directors have joined DIGITEC. Stephan von Massenbach joined DIGITEC as Chief Revenue Officer in 2021, and Howard Grubb joined as Product Lead for electronic trading in July 2022.  

Stephan and Howard are based in DIGITEC’s London office, which now includes product, development, and delivery specialists in addition to sales and business development. The office aims to bring DIGITEC closer to its London-based bank clients and prospects.

Peer Joost, CEO of DIGITEC commented “The FX Swaps market continues to evolve at pace. The most recent BIS Triennial Survey showed that FX Swaps increased to 51% of all FX volume, driven largely by automation and the further development of electronic markets. As FX Swaps technology specialists we continue to invest in our services and enhance our electronic pricing and data products as demand for electronic trading increases. Howard and Stephan’s market and technical experience helps us to address the rapidly evolving needs of our clients head on.”

“The acquisition of Modular FX allows DIGITEC to accelerate business growth, to service the growing client demand for automated FX Swaps and NDF trading, and to extend product coverage to related assets including pricing Precious Metals and Interest Rate products,” said Stephan von Massenbach, CRO of DIGITEC.

“In recent years Modular FX has worked closely with DIGITEC and it quickly became apparent that there was a great deal of synergy between the two firms,” said Howard Grubb, Product Lead for electronic trading at DIGITEC. “It is clear that the electronification of the FX Swaps market will continue to drive the automation of trader workflows, and by joining DIGITEC we are ideally placed to help our clients to benefit from this.”