QuIC Financial Technologies

QuIC Financial Technologies Inc. operated as a specialized developer of risk analytics, simulation, and pricing solutions for the financial services industry.

The company was originally founded as Quadrus Financial Technologies in 1998 and rebranded in October 2005 to align the company name with its flagship QuIC (Quantitative Interactive Configuration) product suite. Based in Vancouver, Canada, with offices in Calgary, London, and New York, the firm catered to large financial institutions, including several tier 1 banks like HSBC, Credit Suisse, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. QuIC's business model centered on providing sophisticated software that enabled clients to conduct complex market and credit risk tolerance tests on financial portfolios and simulate enterprise-level risk. The core of its offering was the QuIC Engine, a high-speed computational framework that delivered supercomputer-level performance on desktop computers, allowing for the rapid calculation of prices and risk analytics regardless of volume or complexity. This was particularly valuable for regulatory requirements where more timely and precise calculations could reduce the amount of capital banks needed to hold, leading to significant savings.

The company's technology was designed to be flexible, reducing time-to-market for new financial products and running on multiple operating systems. In January 2011, QuIC Financial Technologies was acquired by Markit, a global financial information services provider. The acquisition was a strategic move by Markit to integrate its extensive financial data with QuIC's powerful analytics engine, aiming to meet the growing demand for comprehensive enterprise risk management solutions. At the time of the acquisition, QuIC had 105 employees and had raised a total of $22 million in funding from investors including JMI Equity, Ventures West, and GrowthWorks Capital. Following the acquisition, the QuIC team and its product suite were integrated into Markit's valuations and analytics services unit. Nigel Cairns served as the President and CEO of QuIC.

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