Devexperts CEO Identifies Infrastructure Integration as Critical to Realizing AI’s Potential for Capital Markets

Dublin, November 6, 2026 – Financial institutions risk undermining the value of their technology investments unless they address the fragmentation of systems across the investment and trade lifecycle. That’s according to Rainer Fuchsluger, Global Group CEO of Devexperts.

In a new analysis published by TabbFORUM, Fuchsluger argues that while capital markets have made considerable advances in trading technology, market data, risk management, and client engagement, the industry has been less successful at integrating these capabilities. The result is an increasingly complex technology environment that can constrain growth, increase costs, and limit the effectiveness of future investment.

The commercial implications are becoming more pronounced. Bank Director’s 2026 Technology Survey, for example, found that 69% of respondents identified integrating new technology with existing systems as a leading concern, an increase of 18 percentage points on the previous year.

Financial institutions should not evaluate technologies individually, but holistically. Successful technology providers in the past were walled gardens; the standouts in the future will be experts in interoperability. However, the effectiveness of AI depends on data quality and how well integrated internal systems are. An AI application cannot reliably interpret unnormalized market data or reconcile inconsistent client information across disparate systems without sufficient context.

— Rainer Fuchsluger, Global Group CEO of Devexperts

The accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence adds a further dimension. While AI offers significant opportunities to improve investment research, risk management, market surveillance, and operational efficiency, its effectiveness ultimately depends on the quality of underlying data and the ability of different systems to exchange information reliably. Without these foundations, greater automation risks introducing additional complexity rather than delivering the anticipated efficiencies.

Fuchsluger argues that the industry’s approach to technology investment must consequently evolve. Rather than assessing individual platforms and applications primarily on their technical capabilities, financial institutions should place greater emphasis on interoperability, long-term cost of ownership, and the ability to accommodate changing commercial and regulatory requirements.

The analysis also reflects the strategic direction outlined by Fuchsluger following his appointment as Global Group CEO of Devexperts last month. His priorities include extending the company’s capabilities across the full investment and trade lifecycle, bringing together its expertise in financial software, market data, and exchange technology, and accelerating the application of cloud computing and AI to deliver greater value to clients.

Drawing on 25 years of international leadership experience across financial technology and critical market infrastructure, Fuchsluger concludes that the next phase of competition will depend increasingly on how effectively financial institutions and their technology partners connect existing and future investments.

Read the full analysis, The Integration Imperative in Global Capital Markets, on TabbFORUM.

For more information, please contact: pr@devexperts.com.