Irina Aggelidakis

HSBC Bank Plc provides commercial banking and financial services. It operates in four businesses: Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Private Banking. The Retail Banking and Wealth Management business offers personal banking, mortgages, loans, credit cards, savings and investments and insurance services. The Commercial Banking business offers financial products and services to enable them to operate efficiently and meet their business aspirations. The Global Banking and Markets business offers capital financing, transaction and advisory banking services, trade, research, securities services and global liquidity and cash management. The Global Private Banking business offers investment management, incorporating advisory, discretionary and brokerage, private wealth solutions, comprising trusts and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (MSCI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSCI provides a range of brokerage services to corporations, governments and financial institutions.

London Stock Exchange Plc, operates as a stock exchange. It offers capital market, trading, information, derivatives, studio, regulatory, enhanced, connectivity, telephone network, reference and historical data, historic price, corporate action, trade data, valuation data, broker ranking, matching and reconciliation. The company was founded in 1571 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, Quantile Technologies Ltd. is a company that specializes in portfolio compression and optimization services. The company is based in London, UK. In 2022, Quantile Technologies was acquired by London Stock Exchange Group plc for $362.23 million. Quantile delivers market-leading compression and optimization services to reduce risk, notional and capital requirements. Quantile has created the infrastructure, processes, and vision to reduce the size, risk, and complexity of the derivatives market. The British company was founded in 2015 by Andrew Williams and Stephen O'Connor, with Andrew Williams serving as the CEO since then.

Part of GE Aerospace, GE Capital International Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Altrincham, UK. Founded in 2015, GE Capital International Holdings functions as an investment holding company.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission engages in protecting market users and the public from fraud, manipulation related to the sale of commodity and financial futures, and options market. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of OTCderiv Ltd., OTCderivnet Ltd. provides investment funding and advisory services. The company is based in London, UK. OTCderivnet was founded in 2000.

International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc. is a global organization with over 1,000 member institutions from 79 countries. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, and United Kingdom. The members include a diverse range of derivatives market participants, such as corporations, investment managers, government and supranational entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks. The organization also includes key components of the derivatives market infrastructure, such as exchanges, intermediaries, clearing houses, and repositories, as well as law firms, accounting firms, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1985 by Patrick de Saint-Aignan, Thomas W. Jasper. Scott D. O'Malia has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Quinzel Acquisition Co. operates as a blank check company. Its objective is for effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, and reorganization. The company was founded on January 4, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

Part of Global Payments, Inc., Global Payments UK Ltd. is a company that provides financial technology services. The company is based in Leicester, UK and was founded in 2008.

First Direct Ltd. is a British financial services company that offers a range of products and services to its customers. These include a Cash ISA for tax-free savings, a Fixed Rate Savings Account with a guaranteed rate, personal loans and credit cards, savings accounts, and a Sharedealing service for buying and selling shares. Customers can also sign up for Paym to send and receive money using their mobile number. The private company has a transaction history policy and does not pressure customers to stay if they choose to leave.

The Association of Banks in Singapore operates as a non-profit organization. It has interests on commercial and investment banking communities. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Bank (Singapore) Ltd. is a Singaporean banking company that provides banking services. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, Charterhouse Management Services Ltd. is a British company that provides financial services. The company is based in London, UK.

GSM Association functions as a association representing interest of mobile operators. It offers programs and advocacy initiatives including future networks, identity, and internet of things, industry purpose, mobile for development, spectrum and the mobile economy. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Buyin SA is a Belgian procurement company that specializes in telecommunications industry. Buyin is based in Brussels, BE. The private company provides technical consultancy with commercial cost insights and leverage scale and innovation across all the strategic telco product categories. The company creates solutions to increase competitiveness on the basis of a demand plan and in constant interaction with their customers. The company has a proven track of building strong long-term relationships with suppliers and partners. Béatrice Felder has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

IRISnet SCRL is an interchain service hub that supports the next generation of distributed applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Brussels, Belgium. The company's consortium blockchain product is called IRITA and is ultimately controlled by the Brussels Regional Informatics Centre. IRISnet's iris hub enables cross-chain interoperability through a unified service model, which supports not only token interchain transfer but also trustworthy data consumption and computation invocation across heterogeneous systems. The iris hub is the first self-evolutionary blockchain launched in the cosmos ecosystem. IRISnet dev teams include Bianjie, a national award-winning blockchain technology team, and Tendermint, the team that created the Tendermint consensus engine and the Cosmos project.

TDF Group provides broadcasting services. It offers television, radio, telecom and media solutions. The firm assists its clients television networks, radio stations, telecommunications operators, ISPs and local municipalities across the entire value chain of audiovisual and telecoms networks. The company is headquartered in Montrouge, France.

Nordnet SA provides internet hosting services. The firm also provides information technology support and firewall solutions. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France.

HSBC SFH (France) SA operates as a covered bond issuer. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Part of SAS Rue la Boétie, CA Indosuez Wealth (Europe) SA is an international bank. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

HSBC Bank (China) Co. Ltd. provides banking and financial services. It offers retail banking and wealth management, commercial banking, global banking and markets, and global private banking. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Pudong, China.

The UK Cards Association Ltd. provides a dedicated representative voice for the card payments industry. Its priorities are promoting good outcomes for consumers through choice and transparency, ensuring consumer protection, with extra support for vulnerable customers, facilitating payments innovation, and providing leadership in fraud management. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Global Blue SA provides financial services to travelers and merchants. It offers products in menswear, womenswear, watches and jewelry, footwear, health and beauty, accessories, electronics and gadgets, food and drink, bridal, children wear, lingerie, sports and leisure, arts and entertainment, homeware and furniture categories. The company was founded by Alf Naslund in 1980 and is headquartered in Eysins, Switzerland.

Part of BCG Holding Group SCS, Boston Consulting Group Service GmbH is a German company that provides management consulting services. The company is based in Munich, Germany.