Blog Post

Disruptions, Disruptors...and the Disrupted

Disruptions, Disruptors...and the Disrupted

By Symphony CEO Brad Levy

By Symphony CEO Brad Levy

The 2020s are an unprecedented decade of disruption.

Revolutionary change is happening more rapidly and on a globally connected level.

From economics to geopolitics, many of the social structures that we’ve relied upon for decades are being overturned and the effects are rippling outwards. But this disruption is not caused by a single event.

Rather, we are seeing the result of multi-generational changes that are now combining. From the 1920s to the 2020s, a century of human history has led to this moment.

What happens next is anyone’s guess… but one thing is certain.

Read the full piece here

04/08/2024

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Federated Business Communication: A Competitive Differentiator

Federated Business Communication: A Competitive Differentiator

An interview with Mario Orphanou

An interview with Mario Orphanou

In this interview, Audrey Costabile from Coalition Greenwich speaks to Mario Orphanou, Senior Director of Product Management for Symphony, about the challenges of centralizing communication faced by capital markets businesses and how organizations can drive better client engagement, regulatory compliance and security outcomes with the right solution.

Watch the full interview here

04/01/2024

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Symphony Taps Google Cloud’s Generative AI for Voice Analytics in Financial Services

Symphony Taps Google Cloud’s Generative AI for Voice Analytics in Financial Services

November 28, 2023

November 28, 2023

Symphony’s Cloud9 voice product for trading collaboration will be enhanced with Google Cloud’s speech-to-text fine-tuning gen AI capabilities for better efficiency and risk management.

Read the full release

11/28/2023

Blog Post

Regulation is ramping up for compliant communication channels

Regulation is ramping up for compliant communication channels

By Symphony CEO Brad Levy

By Symphony CEO Brad Levy

Recent ripples of regulatory turbulence have kept financial institutions in the spotlight, raising critical questions about regulatory compliance, reputation, and the role of technology in the modern financial landscape. But what lies at the heart of this issue?

Read the article here

10/19/2023

Blog Post

Symphony and Solving the ‘Off-Channel Communication’ Conundrum

Symphony and Solving the ‘Off-Channel Communication’ Conundrum

By Symphony's Mario Orphanou

By Symphony's Mario Orphanou

Read the blog here

08/03/2023

Blog Post

Symphony Innovate 2023 Recap

Symphony Innovate 2023 Recap

By Symphony's Katherine Kilpatrick

By Symphony's Katherine Kilpatrick

Read the recap here

06/20/2023

Blog Post

Move to T+1 Impacts Securities Settlements Operating Model

Move to T+1 Impacts Securities Settlements Operating Model

By Symphony's Kate Chatzopoulos

By Symphony's Kate Chatzopoulos

Read the blog here

04/17/2023

Blog Post

Business Cycles & Opportunity

Business Cycles & Opportunity

By Symphony CEO, Brad Levy

By Symphony CEO, Brad Levy

Read the blog here

03/01/2023

Blog Post

A Communication Transformation: Broader Access to Voice

A Communication Transformation: Broader Access to Voice

By Symphony's Gary Godshaw, Barry Purkis & Corry Starr

By Symphony's Gary Godshaw, Barry Purkis & Corry Starr

Read the blog here

11/08/2022

Blog Post

Maximizing Signal Velocity and Transforming Markets Voice Communications

Maximizing Signal Velocity and Transforming Markets Voice Communications

By Symphony's Michael Lynch

By Symphony's Michael Lynch

Read the blog here

06/09/2022

Blog Post

In Praise of Standardisation

In Praise of Standardisation

By Symphony's Umesh Patel

By Symphony's Umesh Patel

Read the blog here

04/14/2022

Blog Post

Connecting Symphony with Desktop Integration Platforms

Connecting Symphony with Desktop Integration Platforms

Read the blog here

03/07/2022

Blog Post

Friction Not Fraud

Friction Not Fraud

By Symphony's Corinna Mitchell and Gary Godshaw

By Symphony's Corinna Mitchell and Gary Godshaw

Read the blog here

02/23/2022

Blog Post

Introducing: Symphony’s Engineering Blog Do mesh with me!

Introducing: Symphony’s Engineering Blog Do mesh with me!

By Symphony's Jean-Francois Garet, Siamak Khoubyari, Olivier Richaud

By Symphony's Jean-Francois Garet, Siamak Khoubyari, Olivier Richaud

Read the blog here

02/17/2022

Blog Post

Unlocking New Channels: Transformation through compliant communication

Unlocking New Channels: Transformation through compliant communication

By Symphony's CPO, Michael Lynch

By Symphony's CPO, Michael Lynch

Read the blog here

02/09/2022

Blog Post

Symphony’s Omnichannel Experience

Symphony’s Omnichannel Experience

By Symphony's CPO, Michael Lynch

By Symphony's CPO, Michael Lynch

Read the blog here

02/02/2022

Blog Post

Risk, Transformation & Trust: It will be a little different this time

Risk, Transformation & Trust: It will be a little different this time

By CEO, Brad Levy

By CEO, Brad Levy

Read the blog post here

01/19/2022

Blog Post

Don’t Fence Me In: Global Finance Shifts Toward an Open Approach

Don’t Fence Me In: Global Finance Shifts Toward an Open Approach

By Symphony's Global Head of Solutions, Krishna Nadella

By Symphony's Global Head of Solutions, Krishna Nadella

Read the blog post here

01/10/2022

Blog Post

Symphony names chief revenue officer and announces new commercial structure

Symphony names chief revenue officer and announces new commercial structure

Symphony has named StreetLinx co-founder and former CEO Gary Godshaw as the company’s chief revenue officer (CRO).

Symphony has named StreetLinx co-founder and former CEO Gary Godshaw as the company’s chief revenue officer (CRO).

In this newly created role Godshaw – who joined the company in August when Symphony acquired StreetLinx – will lead Symphony’s commercial organization and execution globally, including strategic account management, solutions, and client experience.

Check here to find out more.

11/29/2021

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Symphony Innovate 2021: Connecting People with Purpose - From In-Person to Digital

Symphony Innovate 2021: Connecting People with Purpose - From In-Person to Digital

Check out the session videos from Symphony Innovate 2021, hosted on 2nd November.

Check out the session videos from Symphony Innovate 2021, hosted on 2nd November.

Watch all session videos and read more about the event in our blog.

11/12/2021

Blog Post

Symphony partners with Unqork to solve capital markets business challenges

Symphony partners with Unqork to solve capital markets business challenges

Symphony is partnering with Unqork, the leading enterprise no-code platform.

Symphony is partnering with Unqork, the leading enterprise no-code platform.

Check out the blog here

11/12/2021

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Symphony Innovators Showcase: Institutional Client Onboarding featuring Saphyre and Unqork

Symphony Innovators Showcase: Institutional Client Onboarding featuring Saphyre and Unqork

Join us on Tuesday 16th November at 3pm GMT / 10am ET

Join us on Tuesday 16th November at 3pm GMT / 10am ET

Join us for our next Innovators Showcase Series, highlighting Saphyre and Unqork. The session will feature community-built solutions that streamline client onboarding workflows, driving efficiency and reducing risk across the financial services ecosystem.

This session will also cover:

  • Live demos of Unqork and Saphyre’s integrations with Symphony
  • Interactive discussion around the development process on Symphony
  • Future solutions to optimize institutional onboarding as a financial services community

Register here.

11/12/2021

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Six Degrees of Symphony

Six Degrees of Symphony

Our latest thought leadership series features six agents of change transforming financial markets.

Our latest thought leadership series features six agents of change transforming financial markets.

Over the coming months, we will showcase how pioneers across the buy-side, sell-side, and broader ecosystem are tackling the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in financial markets.

Check out our blog here.

11/12/2021

Community

Community Newsletter: Q3 2021

Community Newsletter: Q3 2021

The acquisition of StreetLinx, the new Marketplace, Annual Innovate Conference, and more.

The acquisition of StreetLinx, the new Marketplace, Annual Innovate Conference, and more.

Read more here

10/11/2021

Blog Post

An Open Approach to Desktop Interoperability with FDC3

An Open Approach to Desktop Interoperability with FDC3

By Symphony's CIO, Dietmar Fauser

By Symphony's CIO, Dietmar Fauser

Read more on the blog post here

10/01/2021

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Our Podcast Series

Our Podcast Series

Exploring the latest in voice trading

Exploring the latest in voice trading

Check out our podcast series here

10/01/2021

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Symphony Innovate 2021

Symphony Innovate 2021

Join us at Symphony Innovate New York DIGITAL Edition on November 2nd, 2021.

Join us at Symphony Innovate New York DIGITAL Edition on November 2nd, 2021.

Symphony Innovate 2021 will bring together hundreds of key financial and technology experts from all over the world into a single, digital venue to discuss recent industry transformations, unlock powerful workflows, and connect with purpose.

Register to the event here

09/27/2021

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[On Demand] Webinar: Introducing the Workflow Developer Kit

[On Demand] Webinar: Introducing the Workflow Developer Kit

Join our Developer Relations team for the webinar aired on September 29th.

Join our Developer Relations team for the webinar aired on September 29th.

The Workflow Developer kit webinar will:

  • Showcase the Workflow Developer Kit
  • Demonstrate how you can get started
  • Answer all your questions

Register to watch the webinar recording here

09/27/2021

Community

Developer Newsletter: September 2021

Developer Newsletter: September 2021

Workflow Developer Kit, Symphony Marketplace, Partner News and more.

Workflow Developer Kit, Symphony Marketplace, Partner News and more.

View September's Developer Relations Newsletter for the latest updates.

09/24/2021

Community

Symphony's CIO, Dietmar Fauser, joins FINOS' Board of Directors

Symphony's CIO, Dietmar Fauser, joins FINOS' Board of Directors

Technology leaders from Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank elected Finos' new governing board chairs as open-source collaboration expands further across financial services

Technology leaders from Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank elected Finos' new governing board chairs as open-source collaboration expands further across financial services

Read more in the press release here

08/26/2021

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Getting Started with Symphony 2.0: All Time Zones

Getting Started with Symphony 2.0: All Time Zones

In order to stay connected and productive whilst working remotely, Symphony's chat and collaboration tools can help provide a more dynamic, real-time work experience to keep conversations and work...

In order to stay connected and productive whilst working remotely, Symphony's chat and collaboration tools can help provide a more dynamic, real-time work experience to keep conversations and work flowing.

Join a webinar for an overview of the NEW 2.0 platform and how you can collaborate effectively using the platform through the use of workspaces, search, tags, applications, and more.

Want a glimpse of 2.0? Click here.

We are offering both Capital Markets Mode and Essential Collaboration Mode training with 2.0.

Register to attend your webinat of choice here >

08/02/2021

Community

Community Newsletter: July 2021

Community Newsletter: July 2021

The acquisition of Cloud9, a new Saphyre Partnership, spotlight on Morgan Stanley's AskResearch Bot and more.

The acquisition of Cloud9, a new Saphyre Partnership, spotlight on Morgan Stanley's AskResearch Bot and more.

View Symphony's July Community Newsletter for the latest updates.

07/29/2021

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Getting Started with Symphony Demo

Getting Started with Symphony Demo

Watch the Symphony demo video for an overview of the platform and key features of both Essential Collaboration Mode and Capital Markets Mode.

Watch the Symphony demo video for an overview of the platform and key features of both Essential Collaboration Mode and Capital Markets Mode.

Essential Collaboration Mode: Start simple and clean. Light or dark theme. Tabs for each chat. Watch here

Capital Markets Mode: Pop out windows and chat lists. Accept incoming messages. Tab for external contacts. Watch here

06/04/2021

Blog Post

Becoming the Underlying Voice Trading Engine

Becoming the Underlying Voice Trading Engine

Trader Voice by Jim Miller

Trader Voice by Jim Miller

Capital markets have undergone a seismic shift in recent years, particularly with the accelerated adoption of technology and cloud-based solutions over the last 15 months. One thing that has not changed, however, is the importance voice trading continues to play in the institutional landscape. And with the increasing levels of sophistication that are enabling individuals on and off the trading floor to communicate with each other – particularly through more advanced APIs – there is now a greater appetite than ever before for cloud-based trading solutions.

Read more in the blog post here

06/03/2021

Blog Post

My Day 1... and a Little Bit of History

My Day 1... and a Little Bit of History

Brad Levy begins his journey as CEO of Symphony.

Brad Levy begins his journey as CEO of Symphony.

Read more on the blog post here

06/01/2021

Blog Post

University FinTech Challenge Winners!

University FinTech Challenge Winners!

Exciting news! We have announced the winners of the Symphony U: Fintech Challenge – a Symphony programming competition held for university students across the United States.

Exciting news! We have announced the winners of the Symphony U: Fintech Challenge – a Symphony programming competition held for university students across the United States.

The goal of this competition was to give an opportunity to the participants to leverage Symphony Bots to build financial workflows and address real use cases, get free access to the Symphony Bot Developer Certification program, and gain hands-on coding experience with the platform that powers Financial Services.

Read more in the blog post here

05/26/2021

Blog Post

What Does it Take to Achieve Workflow Nirvana?

What Does it Take to Achieve Workflow Nirvana?

Thought Leadership piece. By Symphony's Global Head of Solutions, Krishna Nadella

Thought Leadership piece.

By Symphony's Global Head of Solutions, Krishna Nadella

Read the blog post here

05/19/2021

Community

Developer Newsletter: May 2021

Developer Newsletter: May 2021

Bot Developer Kit, Symphony Developer Days and more.

Bot Developer Kit, Symphony Developer Days and more.

View May's Developer Relations Newsletter for the latest updates.

05/06/2021

Blog Post

Au revoir!

Au revoir!

Today, we have announced that David Gurlé will be stepping back from the day-to-day operations of Symphony and will remain on the board of directors to support the company on strategic matters....

Today, we have announced that David Gurlé will be stepping back from the day-to-day operations of Symphony and will remain on the board of directors to support the company on strategic matters. Symphony’s president and chief commercial officer, Brad Levy, will become our chief executive officer on June 1, 2021.

Read the blog post here

04/14/2021

Blog Post

Email Anxiety and the Omnichannel Opportunity for Financial Firms (Part 2 of 2)

Email Anxiety and the Omnichannel Opportunity for Financial Firms (Part 2 of 2)

Thought Leadership piece. By Symphony's Global Head of Solutions, Krishna Nadella

Thought Leadership piece.

By Symphony's Global Head of Solutions, Krishna Nadella

Read the blog post here

03/25/2021

Blog Post

Email Anxiety and the Omnichannel Opportunity for Financial Firms (Part 1 of 2)

Email Anxiety and the Omnichannel Opportunity for Financial Firms (Part 1 of 2)

Thought Leadership piece. By Symphony's Global Head of Solutions, Krishna Nadella

Thought Leadership piece.

By Symphony's Global Head of Solutions, Krishna Nadella

Read the blog post here

03/18/2021

Blog Post

Practicing What We Preach: Automated Workflows, Collaboration, and SymBot

Practicing What We Preach: Automated Workflows, Collaboration, and SymBot

At the end of last year, we introduced SymBot: the first Symphony bot built specifically to provide automated support to Symphony users. I couldn’t be more proud of the team – while improving the...

At the end of last year, we introduced SymBot: the first Symphony bot built specifically to provide automated support to Symphony users. I couldn’t be more proud of the team – while improving the Symphony user experience was our top priority and primary goal for SymBot, the bot also serves the important function of demonstrating core capabilities and strengths of the Symphony platform.

Read the blog post here

03/16/2021

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Intro to Symphony

Intro to Symphony

Powered by a growing and open app ecosystem, Symphony is the cloud-based messaging and collaboration platform that securely connects markets, organizations, and individuals. Already the platform of...

Powered by a growing and open app ecosystem, Symphony is the cloud-based messaging and collaboration platform that securely connects markets, organizations, and individuals. Already the platform of choice for the financial services industry, Symphony transforms the way users communicate effectively and securely.

03/15/2021

Community

Community Newsletter: March 2021

Community Newsletter: March 2021

New Partner: AccessFintech, SymBot, and our Build a Bot series.

New Partner: AccessFintech, SymBot, and our Build a Bot series.

View Symphony's March Community Newsletter for the latest updates.

03/01/2021

Community

Developer Newsletter: February 2021

Developer Newsletter: February 2021

Symphony U: Fintech challenge for university students, All you need to know about BDK 2.0 and much more.

Symphony U: Fintech challenge for university students, All you need to know about BDK 2.0 and much more.

View February's Developer Relations Newsletter for the latest updates.

02/25/2021

Community

Community Newsletter: February 2021

Community Newsletter: February 2021

Symphony 2.0, Symphony’s university coding challenge, and more...

Symphony 2.0, Symphony’s university coding challenge, and more...

View Symphony's February Community Newsletter for the latest updates.

02/01/2021

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Developer Newsletter: October 2020

Developer Newsletter: October 2020

Updates on Symphony Developer Certification, Bot Developer Kit 2.0, Symphony Elements, Activities API and Amazon Lex integration, Innovate recap, APAC Hackathon results, and much more.

Updates on Symphony Developer Certification, Bot Developer Kit 2.0, Symphony Elements, Activities API and Amazon Lex integration, Innovate recap, APAC Hackathon results, and much more.

October newsletter includes updates on Symphony Developer Certification, Bot Developer Kit 2.0, Symphony Elements, Activities API and Amazon Lex integration, Innovate recap, APAC Hackathon results, and much more in this month’s newsletter!

View full version of Symphony Developer Newsletter.

10/19/2020

Blog Post

Innovate New York 2020: Celebrating Connectivity in the Collaboration Economy

Innovate New York 2020: Celebrating Connectivity in the Collaboration Economy

Last week, we gathered virtually for our second digital Innovate, where we were inspired and impressed by the resiliency and achievements of the Symphony community. Almost 1000 attendees from all...

Last week, we gathered virtually for our second digital Innovate, where we were inspired and impressed by the resiliency and achievements of the Symphony community. Almost 1000 attendees from all over the world tuned in to see presentations from Symphony team members, demos of new products and integrations, and discussions featuring leaders from across the financial services industry.

Read the blog here.

10/10/2020

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[Replay] Symphony Innovate 2020

[Replay] Symphony Innovate 2020

Check out the session videos from Symphony Innovate 2020, hosted online on October 8.

Check out the session videos from Symphony Innovate 2020, hosted online on October 8.

Symphony Innovate 2020 (Digital) hosted hundreds of attendees digitally for an action-packed agenda where executives and technology experts discussed how to streamline secure collaboration, connect information systems, and automate workflow across global markets.

Watch all session videos.

09/23/2020

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Hackathon 2020: APAC, London and NY

Hackathon 2020: APAC, London and NY

Hack a New Way to Work Build on your secure collaboration platform to extend critical workflows beyond your company walls. Develop scalable, innovative solutions at an upcoming Digital Symphony...

Hack a New Way to Work

Build on your secure collaboration platform to extend critical workflows beyond your company walls. Develop scalable, innovative solutions at an upcoming Digital Symphony Hackathon to bring progress and efficiency to your firm. Developments should break down silos across firms, as well as internally across front, middle, and back offices.

Hack a New Way to Work

Build on your secure collaboration platform to extend critical workflows beyond your company walls. Develop scalable, innovative solutions at an upcoming Digital Symphony Hackathon to bring progress and efficiency to your firm. Developments should break down silos across firms, as well as internally across front, middle, and back offices.

09/16/2020

Blog Post

A Look back at 2020 with Symphony

A Look back at 2020 with Symphony

There is no debate that the way we work has been transformed in 2020. A new wave of digital collaboration and innovation drove record growth of the Symphony community. More than half a million users...

There is no debate that the way we work has been transformed in 2020. A new wave of digital collaboration and innovation drove record growth of the Symphony community. More than half a million users count on Symphony to connect, collaborate and create efficient workflows. Here are some highlights.

Read the blog here.

09/10/2020

Blog Post

Symphony 2.0 On the Go

Symphony 2.0 On the Go

With the Symphony 2.0 rollout underway, the mobile team is excited to introduce a corresponding refresh for the Symphony mobile app. The new version of the app offers improved speed and performance...

With the Symphony 2.0 rollout underway, the mobile team is excited to introduce a corresponding refresh for the Symphony mobile app. The new version of the app offers improved speed and performance for on-the-go users, as well as an updated design that reflects the modern, streamlined look and feel of Symphony 2.0.

Read the[blog here.(https://symphony.com/2020/09/10/symphony-2-0-on-the-go/)

09/10/2020

Blog Post

How We Are Making Symphony 2.0 Ruthlessly Simple

How We Are Making Symphony 2.0 Ruthlessly Simple

Symphony 2.0 is all about the user experience (UX). To keep UX front and center as we developed the new version of Symphony, we established a set of guiding principles: Keep the user in...

Symphony 2.0 is all about the user experience (UX). To keep UX front and center as we developed the new version of Symphony, we established a set of guiding principles:

  • Keep the user in control
  • Ruthlessly simplify function and design
  • Build a consistent and intuitive interface
  • Employ modular design and modular tech
  • Deliver speed and efficiency
  • Consistency across platforms

Each of these principles contributed to the development process and helped shape the new features and design updates you see in Symphony 2.0.

Read the blog here.

08/19/2020

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Resolve Requests and Major Incidents Faster

Resolve Requests and Major Incidents Faster

ServiceNow is used broadly across organizations, with use cases ranging from mission critical incident management for trading systems outages to everyday employee IT support.

ServiceNow is used broadly across organizations, with use cases ranging from mission critical incident management for trading systems outages to everyday employee IT support.

By integrating ServiceNow with Symphony you can manage and collaborate on incidents and requests from one place, in real-time.

Get the right people involved and interacting instantly

  • When an incident or request is logged in ServiceNow, a Symphony chat room is automatically created and pre-populated with the right people, so the issue can be discussed and resolved faster.

Catch up on the background and reduce email traffic

  • See the chat history to get immediate context and visibility into the issue and current state of play. Seamlessly interact between Symphony and ServiceNow in chat to resolve issues more quickly and reduce email traffic.

Enjoy the ease of a consolidated audit trail

  • All of the chat history, documents and case history is consolidated in one chat room, providing a crucial post-resolution single source of truth.

Learn more Contact your Symphony account manager or request more information here >

06/30/2020

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Save Time & Increase Efficiency with Jira

Save Time & Increase Efficiency with Jira

Stop Jira alerts filling your inbox and work smarter

Stop Jira alerts filling your inbox and work smarter

Collaborate on multiple Jira projects seamlessly in chat

  • Update and discuss Jira projects from a Symphony chat room to track and resolve issues quickly and cross-functionally

Create and update Jira tickets from Symphony

  • Reduce system switching and duplication - see all ticket updates and comments in your chat room

Automate notifications and prioritize tasks with our Jira Bot

  • Get customized, real-time alerts and contextual intelligence, so you can action critical tasks without opening Jira or searching your emails

Watch our Jira integration in action >

Get Jira in Symphony today Reach out to your Symphony account manager or sales@symphony.com

06/10/2020

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Replay: Symphony Innovate Europe 2020 [Digital]

Replay: Symphony Innovate Europe 2020 [Digital]

Check out the session videos from Symphony Innovate Europe 2020, hosted online on 28 April.

Check out the session videos from Symphony Innovate Europe 2020, hosted online on 28 April.

Symphony Innovate Europe 2020 (Digital) hosted over 700 live attendees for an action-packed agenda where executives and technology experts discussed how to streamline secure collaboration, connect information systems, and automate workflow across global markets.

Watch all session videos and read more about the event in our blog.

For those planning your global calendars, save the date for Innovate New York 2020 on 7-8 October. More information to come in Spring.

By attending Symphony Innovate Europe 2020, you consent to (i) the recording of your questions and comments posted during the live sessions; (ii) be included in Symphony’s newsletter distribution list (which distribution will contain an unsubscribe option if you no longer desire to receive the newsletters); and (iii) the use and publication by Symphony Communication Services, LLC, its affiliates and any applicable media agency acting on Symphony’s behalf of (1) your name, statements & voice (if applicable), (2) a live stream of Symphony Innovate Europe 2020 and portions thereof, and (3) images, descriptions (whether verbal or written) and videos of any developments you create for purposes of participating in the event, in each case as such information or media is received or recorded by Symphony at Symphony Innovate Europe 2020, for any purpose in which Symphony engages, including any promotion, advertisement or other conduct of trade.

04/30/2020

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[On Demand] Webinar: The New Normal

[On Demand] Webinar: The New Normal

Join Craig Butterworth, Global Head of Account Management and Olivia Knocker, Head of EMEA Client Strategy as they take you through a virtual day using Symphony as their single workspace - from...

Join Craig Butterworth, Global Head of Account Management and Olivia Knocker, Head of EMEA Client Strategy as they take you through a virtual day using Symphony as their single workspace - from morning coffee to virtual happy hour.

As the financial services industry adjusts to the day-to-day reality of working remotely and the novelty of commute free days wears off, we want to show how Symphony can mitigate some of the issues and stresses that complicate working from home.

  • Using our in-chat voice and video calls and screen sharing for global team meetings
  • Moving from working on desktop to mobile flexibly
  • The integrated apps and automated bots we use to make our remote work lives easier

However the current environment plays out remote working will be a far larger part of our future. Use this opportunity to adapt.

Register to watch the webinar recording >

04/15/2020

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Start Fast, Virtual Meetings in Symphony

Start Fast, Virtual Meetings in Symphony

Did you know you can start instant voice and video meetings in Symphony chat?

Did you know you can start instant voice and video meetings in Symphony chat?

With Symphony Meetings, you can:

  • Speak Instantly - start an immediate 1-to-1 or group call right from your conversation
  • Meet Face-to-Face - start a live video meeting, no additional conferencing software needed
  • Stay Compliant & Secure - by keeping meetings in your companies’ private Symphony environment you maintain info barriers and stay protected by our protocols

Features:

  • 1-Click Launch: Go from chat to meeting with one click of the phone icon
  • Share Your Screen: Share your screen and applications with other meeting participants
  • Meet on Mobile: Take meetings on the Symphony mobile app to meet wherever you are
04/06/2020

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[Webinar] Optimize Incident Response with PagerDuty & Symphony

[Webinar] Optimize Incident Response with PagerDuty & Symphony

Join us next Thursday, March 19 to learn how Symphony’s deep integration with PagerDuty provides real-time, interactive collaboration across the incident management lifecycle. From the moment an...

Join us next Thursday, March 19 to learn how Symphony’s deep integration with PagerDuty provides real-time, interactive collaboration across the incident management lifecycle.

From the moment an incident is identified - through on-call notifications, to resolution - team members stay connected and informed, without having to break the natural flow of work when switching to other apps for communication. They can speed time-to-remediation and minimize the impact of technical issues on the business.

Mario Orphanou, Head of Integration Solutions at Symphony and Adam Del Gobbo, Solutions Consultant at PagerDuty will show how Symphony users can separate important signals from the “noise” of billions of events, while orchestrating the right actions in real-time.

We will cover:

  • Incident response and consumer expectation trends
  • Best practices in use by digitally mature organizations
  • How you can leverage real-time workflows to achieve positive business outcomes

REGISTER NOW

03/09/2020

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[Webinar] Symphony for Operations

[Webinar] Symphony for Operations

Join our webinar with Chris Rodriguez, Global Head of Workflow, and Olivia Knocker, Regional Head of Client Strategy of EMEA, as they discuss how operations teams within sell side and buy side firms...

Join our webinar with Chris Rodriguez, Global Head of Workflow, and Olivia Knocker, Regional Head of Client Strategy of EMEA, as they discuss how operations teams within sell side and buy side firms use Symphony to streamline operational processes including trade exception management.

This webinar will cover:

  1. How Symphony can be used in all stages of the operations lifecycle such as onboarding, trade and settlement status, portfolio reconciliation, and more
  2. How to leverage tags, signals, and notifications to manage workstreams
  3. Examples of how other financial firms such as Deutsche Bank, IHS Market, BlackRock, and others use automations and bots along with Symphony to streamline workflows

REGISTER NOW

12/10/2019

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[Webinar] Symphony for WeChat

[Webinar] Symphony for WeChat

Symphony and Tencent recently announced their partnership, where Symphony connects two disjointed network communities together in a fully governed and compliant manner, thereby integrating the...

Symphony and Tencent recently announced their partnership, where Symphony connects two disjointed network communities together in a fully governed and compliant manner, thereby integrating the Symphony collaboration community with WeChat.

Join our webinar with Queenie Chan, Symphony General Manager of APAC, and Carl Burton, Regional Head of Workflow of APAC to hear how Symphony users can work with their clients who are connected via WeChat in real-time while leveraging and maintaining existing governance, compliance and surveillance tools and policies.

This webinar will cover:

  • The vision for Symphony federated services and why we are embarking on this journey
  • Summary of the benefits of our solution to our customers
  • Background and market needs
  • How Symphony users can collaborate with WeChat users directly via the Symphony for WeChat mini-program
  • A demo of the Symphony for WeChat mini-program
  • Current limitations and possibilities
  • The future, what is next, expected timelines
12/05/2019

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Recap: Symphony Innovate 2019 Hackathon

Recap: Symphony Innovate 2019 Hackathon

Thanks to those of you who joined us in London, Paris, and New York to compete in the Symphony Innovate 2019 Hackathons. Take a look at the winning developments!

Thanks to those of you who joined us in London, Paris, and New York to compete in the Symphony Innovate 2019 Hackathons. Take a look at the winning developments!

Thanks to those of you who joined us in London, Paris, and New York to compete in the Symphony Innovate 2019 Hackathons. It was great to see so many teams build on their secure collaboration platforms to extend critical workflows beyond their company walls. Developers built scalable, innovative solutions in just 12 hours at our Symphony Hackathon to bring progress and efficiency to their firms. These developments broke down silos across firms, as well as internally across front, middle, and back offices.

Take a look at the winning developments today and keep an eye out for future hackathons!

10/17/2019

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[Webinar] The New Digital Workplace with Symphony

[Webinar] The New Digital Workplace with Symphony

Learn about secure team collaboration and workflow automation in the new digital workplace. Join our webinar to hear about highlights from our customer conference, Symphony Innovate Asia 2019, and...

Learn about secure team collaboration and workflow automation in the new digital workplace. Join our webinar to hear about highlights from our customer conference, Symphony Innovate Asia 2019, and the exciting innovations that were presented by customers.

This 30 minute webinar will cover:

  1. An overview of how customers use technologies that enable workflows demonstrated by J.P. Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, DCA and other companies at Symphony Innovate Asia 2019.
  2. Symphony’s purpose-built solutions for elevating client experiences and improving employee productivity through digital transformation and workflow automation.
  3. Why the world's most security-conscious companies trust Symphony as their collaboration platform.
07/24/2019

Pro Tip

Communicate in context with replies

Communicate in context with replies

Add context to replies by including the original message in your response.

Add context to replies by including the original message in your response.

replies

Respond directly to a specific message to keep conversations in context, even in busy chat rooms. To send a direct reply, click on the … in the upper right-hand corner, then select Message Actions. Type your response and send.

The message you reply to will appear in italics above your response.

05/09/2019

Pro Tip

Find messages faster with in-room search

Find messages faster with in-room search

Use keyword search in chat rooms and review results in context.

Use keyword search in chat rooms and review results in context.

in-room search

Click the Search icon at the top right of a chat room and type any keyword to search and view a list of all relevant hits. You can also add filters to narrow your search. Once you find the message, click Go here to view the original.

05/07/2019

Pro Tip

Save important messages with Bookmarks

Save important messages with Bookmarks

Organize your follow-up actions, messages, and wall posts.

Organize your follow-up actions, messages, and wall posts.

Bookmarks

Bookmark a message by clicking on the menu in the upper right corner, select Message Actions and Bookmark. Symphony will store it under the Bookmarks tab at the lower left of the platform.

Bookmarks are perfect for reminders, research or to-do lists. You can add notes, sort bookmarks, or search for content by keyword or tag. Remove any bookmark by clicking Unbookmark in the same menu.

05/01/2019

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[On- Demand Webinar] Symphony for Asset Managers

[On- Demand Webinar] Symphony for Asset Managers

Technology is evolving and transforming the way enterprises work. Symphony is taking advantage of this transformation with our cloud-based messaging and collaboration platform that connects markets,...

Technology is evolving and transforming the way enterprises work. Symphony is taking advantage of this transformation with our cloud-based messaging and collaboration platform that connects markets, organizations, and individuals, securely.

Watch the webinar on demand with Sashi Dias Valtz, Global Head of Client Strategy from Symphony, and Michael Campbell, CEO of Cosmos Technology LLC., as they discuss how asset management firms use Symphony to streamline workflows and communicate faster.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

  1. How to leverage tags and signals to share information with your investment colleagues, counterparties, and clients
  2. How to reduce time associated with trade structuring and investment life cycle processes down to seconds
  3. Examples of how other asset management firms are using Symphony

Watch On-Demand Now!

04/02/2019

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[Webinar On Demand] Symphony's ServiceNow® Integration Improves Enterprise Efficiency

[Webinar On Demand] Symphony's ServiceNow® Integration Improves Enterprise Efficiency

Get an exclusive look at Symphony’s new plug-and-play solution which will enable your teams to save time and reduce email traffic.

Get an exclusive look at Symphony’s new plug-and-play solution which will enable your teams to save time and reduce email traffic.

Seamlessly integrate any ServiceNow® application with Symphony for unprecedented efficiency and functionality. In this webinar, Chris Rodriguez, Global Head of Workflow Specialists, and Gordon Cabaniss, Partner Product Manager, will provide a live demonstration of the ServiceNow® integration and showcase how you can:

  1. Dynamically create Symphony chat rooms within ServiceNow® applications
  2. Update ServiceNow® records from Symphony using user-defined configurable commands
  3. Receive notifications from the Bot directly to your Symphony client for ServiceNow® records

View On Demand

03/06/2019

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[Training Video] Symphony for Mobile (iOS)

[Training Video] Symphony for Mobile (iOS)

Take a look at this video to see how you can use Symphony on iOS for your secure team collaboration.

Take a look at this video to see how you can use Symphony on iOS for your secure team collaboration.

Watch the full video and be sure to check out our other training videos in the News App!

11/20/2018

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The New Digital Workplace: A Day in the Life

The New Digital Workplace: A Day in the Life

Guests from AllianceBernstein, BlackRock, BNP Paribas, IHS Markit and RBC joined us on stage at Symphony Innovate 2018 to showcase live workflow demos of bots & apps their firms use today.

Guests from AllianceBernstein, BlackRock, BNP Paribas, IHS Markit and RBC joined us on stage at Symphony Innovate 2018 to showcase live workflow demos of bots & apps their firms use today.

This demonstration walked us through a streamlined day in the life of a Symphony user. The following bots have reduced the amount of manual work, error-prone processes, and has improved client experiences.

  1. IHS Markit's Izzy bot was first demonstrated to rapidly pull trade information from multiple databases
  2. AllianceBernstein's Abbie bot then assembled trade ideas and sent them to RBC's Arthur bot
  3. RBC's Arthur bot accepted the trade ideas as an IOI and sent these to execution faster
  4. Finally, BlackRock and BNP Paribas' Whitesand bot was used to identify trade bakes and work back-end book processes to resolve faster, reducing errors and revenue loss

"With workflows on Symphony, borders come down, and the opportunities become endless." - Leah Cohen-Shohet, EVP of Growth & Adoption

Watch the full demo or check out our replay page to catch anything you may have missed.

11/20/2018

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Highlights from Symphony Innovate 2018

Highlights from Symphony Innovate 2018

Over 500 leading executives, engineers, and thought-leaders from across the global community came together to discuss the evolving digital workplace at Symphony Innovate 2018.

Over 500 leading executives, engineers, and thought-leaders from across the global community came together to discuss the evolving digital workplace at Symphony Innovate 2018.

Take a look at the highlights for inspiration and new ideas on how your teams can leverage Symphony for secure team collaboration.

  1. Live Workflow Demos from the Community. Guests from AllianceBernstein, BNP Paribas, BlackRock, IHS Markit, and RBC joined Leah Cohen-Shohet, Symphony's EVP of Growth & Adoption and Chris Rodriguez, Symphony's Global Head of Workflow Specialists to demonstrate the bots they use to streamline their workflows - from trade structuring to reconciliation! Watch the full keynote to see all of the innovations and get ideas on how your teams can create similar workflows.
  2. Announcing New Symphony Features. Ken Yagen, Symphony's EVP of Global Product Management, showed the latest platform updates including the new Symphony Desktop Application, Data Loss Prevention, Symphony for Microsoft Office, and more. Read our press release to learn about these new product capabilities that your firm will have access to.
  3. Security in Action. Symphony's CSO & CTO raised eyebrows through a live demo of how a "secure" chat platform can be easily hacked in just a matter of minutes. This demonstration proved that you can be confident in Symphony's unique architecture to protect your data.
  4. Customer and Partner Hosted Breakout Sessions. The afternoon consisted of three different tracks focused on Connecting the Community, Managing Risk, and Contextual Intelligence where customers and partners shared live demonstrations of how they are using Symphony.

Be sure to check out our blog and visit our conference replay page to catch anything you may have missed!

11/20/2018

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Three Steps to Accelerate Consulting Business with Symphony

Three Steps to Accelerate Consulting Business with Symphony

Watch this webinar to hear how consulting firms can use secure team collaboration to empower their workforce and engage clients more effectively.

Watch this webinar to hear how consulting firms can use secure team collaboration to empower their workforce and engage clients more effectively.

Symphony is helping organizations around the world accelerate their businesses with secure team collaboration. On November 7, Ben O’Dwyer, Business Development Manager, and Christopher Gizzi, Workflow Specialist will host a webinar and Q&A on how consulting firms can use secure team collaboration to empower their workforce and engage clients more effectively.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Gain new insights and grow revenues by aggregating all the critical people and information needed to engage a prospect—industry and client news, research and analysis, pitch decks and conversations—in one place.
  • Collaborate with clients more securely and productively by launching secure multi-company meeting rooms, audio/video conferences, screen- and file-sharing, and more with one click.
  • Manage engagements more successfully by automating complex workflows and accessing all critical tools—enterprise applications, project tracking, real-time alerts—through a single, simple interface.

Christopher Gizzi will also share real-world example of a consulting firm using Symphony for team collaboration. Symphony product managers will also be answering questions live during the webinar.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how modern, secure collaboration can empower your team and deliver superior experiences to your clients.

Register Here

11/15/2018