Calypso Technology

Calypso (Calypso Technology, Inc.) is a software application provider specializing in Capital Markets, Investment Management, Central Banking, Risk Management, Clearing, Collateral and Treasury & Liquidity. Their integrated suite of trading and risk applications is used by banks and other financial companies.

Calypso Technology Inc.
TypePrivate
Industry
Founded1997
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
Number of locations
22 offices (2019)
ProductsSoftware

Headquartered in San Francisco, Calypso was founded in 1997 by Charles Marston and Kishore Bopardikar and acquired by PE firms Bridgepoint and Summit Partners in June 2016.[1] The company has over 20 offices in 18 countries.[2]

Calypso's software is written entirely in Java and serves front office, middle office, and back office functions, allowing financial institutions to consolidate their infrastructure on a single platform. Their flagship product, Bank-in-a-Box, bundles the software with a Target Operating Model for the processing of all asset classes, as well as pre-configured business workflows and market best practices. In July 2017, Calypso completed acquisition of minority stake in Sernova Financial.[3]

Awards and achievements

Calypso has won several awards, including:

  • Asia Risk's 2016 Technology Provider of the Year Award[4]
  • FOW Awards for Asia's 2016 Best New Technology Product: Risk[5]
  • FOW Awards for Asia's 2015 Best Product: Clearing[6]
  • Financial Technology Forum's 2015 Best Clearing and Settlement Solution[7]
  • Risk Technology Ranking's 2014 #1 for Clearing[8]
  • Asia Risk's 2013 Technology Development of the Year Award[9]
  • Markets Media's Best Derivatives Risk Management System[10]

Additionally, Calypso has been ranked #1 in several categories by both the Asia Risk Technology Rankings (2011-2016)[11] and the Risk Technology Rankings (2012-2014).[12]

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