To meet stringent MiFID II compliance requirements, a leading global investment bank engaged Caspian One to re-engineer their Cash Equities Technology framework. With a total project funding of £17.3 million, Caspian One deployed a team of 35 specialised consultants to work alongside a 420-person internal department. =

A leading fixed income trading platform approached Caspian One for help scaling its technology infrastructure to support rapid client onboarding. By augmenting their team with top-tier engineering talent, Caspian One ensured that their internal systems remained scalable and reliable, enabling the platform to continue its exponential growth in the competitive trading space.

A major global service provider needed a Solutions Architect in Paris to enhance their network contribution capabilities, particularly for large-scale events like the Olympics. Caspian One, through a collaborative effort between sales and delivery teams, conducted a targeted search, leveraging referrals and industry connections. This resulted in the successful acquisition of a top Solutions Architect who quickly enabled the client to deploy innovative solutions and expand their European operations.

We helped an Australian telecom company expand into Europe by migrating their NOC and backend systems to a new London operations centre. Despite pandemic-related challenges and supply chain issues, we completed the project on time and within budget, saving the client over £1 million and supporting their global expansion plans. 

In early 2018, a leading investment bank needed a VP-level Global Storage Lead for their London office. Caspian One acquired for the bank, an exceptional expert who brought extensive experience in data migration and storage solutions. Their exceptional performance earned them a promotion to Director within two years. Our continued support has ensured resource growth and success, enabling them to drive the bank's storage strategy, manage a global team, and execute significant projects, enhancing operational efficiency and technological advancement.

We helped a global hedge fund migrate to AWS Cloud by empowering their development team with new tools, building a scalable platform, and overcoming security concerns and project challenges, ensuring a smooth and efficient transition.

We helped a global content connectivity provider address failing infrastructure by conducting a technical review and implementing modernisation efforts. This ensured operational excellence, resolved critical issues, and futureproofed their services, enabling them to support major broadcast clients effectively. 

In 2018, we modernised a 20+ year old derivatives trading platform for one of Canada's top financial institutions. This involved decommissioning the current platform, modernizing the bank's XVA systems, and redeveloping the new platform from design to development, delivered under tight budget constraints.

A leading broadcast service provider needed to onboard major broadcasters to their new Managed Playout service under tight deadlines. Caspian One provided specialised resources and project management expertise, leveraging previous migration experience to ensure timely delivery and mitigate financial risks, ultimately supporting the provider in meeting their high-stakes goals.

Caspian One was engaged by a leading media services provider to upgrade their in-house scheduling software to Linux Red Hat 8 and migrate Puppet code within a two-month deadline. By assembling a team of specialist Linux and DevOps engineers, we delivered the project at a fixed price, ensuring the solution was fully upgraded on time, with regular updates and transparent communication throughout the process.

A nationwide OB service provider needed to expand their remote production facility by attaining Junior Project Engineers. Caspian One tapped into their market knowledge and network, approaching universities for referrals and identifying resources from recently liquidated companies. The client successfully acquired two Junior Project Engineers, who have since increased both the capacity and quality of the provider’s productions. 

Caspian One supported a Hong Kong-based digital asset management firm in scaling a DevOps team in London to build their core platform, implement monitoring and logging, and enhance automation. Starting with the appointment of a new Managing Director of DevOps, we rapidly sourced and built a team of eight skilled professionals.

Caspian One partnered with a leading global reinsurance firm to deliver managed services across Azure DevOps and Cloud Engineering. Faced with IR35 concerns and internal restructuring, Caspian One adapted the existing team to maintain compliance while continuing to deliver on key infrastructure projects. Their expert management ensured consistent progress and valuable outcomes, despite the firm’s shifting priorities.

In early 2024, we revamped the outdated IT security systems of a major Canadian bank. Our expert team upgraded data transfers from FTP to SFTP and resolved critical security vulnerabilities. By January 2025, the project will have eliminated all critical security risks and threats for the bank.

Gibraltar’s public broadcaster needed a new Chief Engineering Technology Officer but faced local skills shortages and COVID-19 challenges. Caspian One leveraged its global network and thorough vetting process to find the right expertise, ensuring a successful hire despite the complexities.

A leading German investment bank turned to Caspian One to save a high-stakes, £66 million global transaction monitoring platform that had been failing for over two years. Within three months, Caspian One's team was able to deliver initial ROI by capturing and reporting on 80% of GTB risk data.

Caspian One collaborated to build a new system for a bank's Global Prime Brokerage business. This 5-year initiative focused on development, automation, and database optimisation while integrating multiple vendor systems and migrating the current Canadian platform, ensuring seamless integration and improved efficiency.

A prominent financial institution in Canada proactively tackled the Libor transition through a multi-year program led by an expert Program Manager. This initiative developed strategic plans, updated and digitized 50,000+ systems, and remediated documentation, ensuring a smooth transition. 

In 2020, we assisted a European Investment Bank in decommissioning its legacy eFX platform and transitioning to a microservices architecture. The project involved developing a low latency pricing, hedging, and trading stack, and enhancing the Single Dealer Platform, improving planning and governance processes.

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