Nasdaq and AWS Unlock New Era of Growth for Global Capital Markets with Next Generation Infrastructure Solutions

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    Nasdaq & AWS: Modernizing Global Capital Markets with Cloud

    A Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Markets

    Capital markets face unprecedented challenges from emerging technologies and fragmented infrastructure that fail to meet demands for speed, connectivity, and computational power. Nasdaq and its preferred cloud provider AWS have created a Modernization Blueprint combining tailored infrastructure, software, and data management solutions to help operators modernize without compromising resilience. 

    Why is Now the Time To Modernize Your Ecosystem?

    Infrastructure & modernization

    Market Dynamics & Structural Changes

    Continuous regulation and reform agenda, further complicated by an evolving threat landscape and new operational models.

    Continuous regulation and reform agenda, further complicated by an evolving threat landscape and new operational models.

    Markets migrated to cloud

    Emerging Technology Acceleration

    Rise in computational complexity complemented by acceptance and advance of cloud and AI.

    Rise in computational complexity complemented by acceptance and advance of cloud and AI.

    modernization of markets - role of exchanges

    Competitive Paradigm Shift

    Emergence of next-gen investors driving growth of complex, cross-asset global trading strategies. 

    Emergence of next-gen investors driving growth of complex, cross-asset global trading strategies. 

    A Modernization Blueprint For Market Operators

    To meet the evolving needs of market infrastructure operators, Nasdaq and AWS are leveraging their combined expertise to deliver a modernization blueprint. 

    The blueprint offers a flexible and integrated approach to modernization that helps Exchanges, CCPs and CSDs balance resiliency, sovereignty and optionality to meet evolving use cases and business needs while maintaining control of their operating environments and reducing transformation risk. 

    • Modernize & Simplify
    • Digitize & Optimize
    • Expand & Transform

    Modernize & Simplify

    Transition from legacy systems and market-specific protocols to modern, globally aligned solutions with choices to scale across hybrid, cloud, and collocated models to meet market needs 

    Transition from legacy systems and market-specific protocols to modern, globally aligned solutions with choices to scale across hybrid, cloud, and collocated models to meet market needs 

    Modernizing Global Markets

    A Blueprint for the Next Generation of Markets with Resilience and Optionality

    The blueprint empowers market operators to execute their modernization strategies, optimizing their resource investments while focusing on operational excellence, enhancing competitive differentiation, satisfying their regulatory obligations, and driving innovation within their markets. 

    Unlock the Full Potential of Your Market Operations

    Accelerate Modernization

    Leverage standardized technology infrastructure that enables your teams to focus on core business growth, while reducing modernization risk. 

    Leverage standardized technology infrastructure that enables your teams to focus on core business growth, while reducing modernization risk. 

    Enhance Flexibility and Innovation

    Harness emerging technologies to strengthen market position through enhanced platform capabilities and differentiated client services.

    Harness emerging technologies to strengthen market position through enhanced platform capabilities and differentiated client services.

    Strengthen Your Ecosystem

    Streamline trading, clearing, settlement, and data workflows to enhance transparency, strengthen market integrity, and broaden global investor access.

    Streamline trading, clearing, settlement, and data workflows to enhance transparency, strengthen market integrity, and broaden global investor access.

    Key Components

    AWS and Nasdaq Services Accross the Technology Stack

    A Deployment Model Designed Specifically for Capital Markets

    Tech Stack ComponentNasdaq & AWS Managed
    Infrastructure Management
    • Installation of Infrastructure

    • Network Management

    • Upgrades & Optimization

    Platform Management
    • System Orchestration

    • Performance Optimization

    • Messaging Systems

    • Platform Data Management

    • Reference Data Maintenance

    • Database Administration

    Application Management
    • Application Deployment

    • Application Upgrades and Enhancements

    • Application Integration 

    Get started with Nasdaq

    Are you ready to start your modernization journey? Contact us today.

    Client Testimonials

    A New Blueprint Featuring JSE: Transforming Capital Markets Through Market Modernization
    The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has joined Nasdaq and AWS in a groundbreaking industry modernization blueprint. Our collaboration aims to transform market operations globally, enhancing both local environments and the global economy.
    Apr 25, 2025

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    Nasdaq and AWS Unlock New Era of Growth for Global Capital Markets

    Nasdaq and AWS announce modernization blueprint to drive the benefits of cloud into local market infrastructures through flexible deployment while maintaining data sovereignty and resilience.

    Nasdaq and AWS announce modernization blueprint to drive the benefits of cloud into local market infrastructures through flexible deployment while maintaining data sovereignty and resilience.

    A Blueprint for the Next Generation of Markets with Resilience and Optionality

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    A Blueprint for the Next Generation of Markets with Resilience and Optionality

    The blueprint empowers market operators to execute their modernization strategies, optimizing their resource investments while focusing on operational excellence, enhancing competitive differentiation, satisfying their regulatory obligations, and driving innovation within their markets. 

    The blueprint empowers market operators to execute their modernization strategies, optimizing their resource investments while focusing on operational excellence, enhancing competitive differentiation, satisfying their regulatory obligations, and driving innovation within their markets. 

    Nasdaq FinTech Modernization Blueprint for Market Operators

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    Modernization Blueprint for Market Operators

    The Modernization Blueprint, developed by Nasdaq and AWS, offers financial market infrastructures a comprehensive, service-based solution that balances resiliency, sovereignty, and optionality to transform operations. 

    The Modernization Blueprint, developed by Nasdaq and AWS, offers financial market infrastructures a comprehensive, service-based solution that balances resiliency, sovereignty, and optionality to transform operations. 

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    Nasdaq and AWS Launch Modernization Blueprint for Global Market Operators

    The modernization blueprint is built on three foundational pillars: AWS infrastructure, Nasdaq Eqlipse, Nasdaq’s new generation marketplace technology platforms, and a new service deployment model designed to empower market operators to execute their modernization strategies while satisfying their regulatory obligations.

    The modernization blueprint is built on three foundational pillars: AWS infrastructure, Nasdaq Eqlipse, Nasdaq’s new generation marketplace technology platforms, and a new service deployment model designed to empower market operators to execute their modernization strategies while satisfying their regulatory obligations.