Markit and FinTech Sandbox partner to provide boost to FinTech startups

Markit (Nasdaq:MRKT), a leading global provider of financial information services, today announced a new data agreement with FinTech Sandbox, a nonprofit that helps FinTech startups access data and build great products.

Markit will provide startups participating in FinTech Sandbox’s program with access to certain of its industry leading fixed income pricing and reference data, as well as its index, securities finance, equity volatility and exchange-traded products (ETP) data. Click here to see our Data Partner page on the FinTech Sandbox web site.

"We strongly believe that our support of entrepreneurs in the vibrant global FinTech community will benefit the industry overall,” said Ed Chidsey, global head of Pricing and Reference Data at Markit. “Innovation is at the core of our business and we look forward to collaborating with Sandbox and engaging with their early stage companies as they define and refine their business models.”

"Access to the breadth and depth of Markit’s data will give startups in our program a significant boost in creating and developing products to meet the rigorous standards of large financial institutions," said Jean Donnelly, executive director of FinTech Sandbox.

FinTech Sandbox facilitates free access to financial data and infrastructure for highly qualified FinTech startups. The Sandbox doesn’t charge fees or elicit equity from residents who are selected into the program. Instead, residents are expected to collaborate with each other in order to share learning and promote advances that benefit the entire FinTech ecosystem. The six-month program includes:

• A robust set of data feeds and APIs from a wide array of data partners
• Cloud hosting from industry-leading infrastructure partners
• Learning, networking, and collaboration opportunities in a dynamic FinTech community.

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About Markit

Markit is a leading global provider of financial information services. We provide products that enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Our customers include banks, hedge funds, asset managers, central banks, regulators, auditors, fund administrators and insurance companies. Founded in 2003, we employ over 4,200 people in 13 countries. Markit shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol MRKT. For more information, please see www.markit.com.

About FinTech Sandbox

FinTech Sandbox is a Boston-based nonprofit founded to promote financial technology innovation globally by providing free access to critical data and resources to FinTech entrepreneurs and startups. Sponsors include Fidelity Investments, F-Prime Capital, Thomson Reuters, Silicon Valley Bank, Amazon Web Services, Intel, SIX Financial Information, Goodwin Procter, and .406 Ventures. For more information, please visit http://www.FinTechsandbox.org and https://twitter.com/FinTechsandbox.

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