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Xceptor

Data automation purpose-built for capital markets workflows.

Hybrid
125+Clients
01 — Overview

What Xceptor does

Financial operations teams at banks, custodians, and asset managers spend significant time managing data that arrives in inconsistent formats, from incompatible systems, and at volumes that manual processes cannot absorb reliably. Xceptor is a data automation platform built specifically for capital markets workflows, addressing this problem by automating data ingestion, normalisation, validation, and transformation across the full trade and client lifecycle. Founded in 2003 and now serving approximately 125 clients and 11,500 users across 60 countries, the platform is used by 14 of the top 50 global banks and 7 of the top 10 global custodians, including HSBC, BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank, and Northern Trust.

For operations teams evaluating whether Xceptor fits their environment, the key differentiator is configurability without requiring dedicated engineering. Business users can build and modify automated processes directly, with the platform handling audit trails, exception routing, and governance as byproducts of execution rather than retrospective tasks. Specific use cases where the platform is actively deployed include:

  • Automated reconciliations across simple and complex multi-asset positions
  • Tax documentation management, withholding tax reclaims, and regulatory submissions
  • Post-trade confirmations and loan notice processing using AI-powered document extraction
  • Client onboarding workflows with regulatory compliance tracking
  • End-user computing (EUC) remediation, replacing spreadsheet-based processes at scale

The platform integrates with a broad range of capital markets systems including Murex, Aladdin, SimCorp, SS&C Advent, Bloomberg, and cloud infrastructure such as Snowflake, AWS S3, and Azure. Xceptor is available in both on-premises and SaaS configurations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the platform is positioned for institutional-scale deployments rather than smaller family office operations. Buyers operating at enterprise scale with complex data environments across multiple systems will find the most value here.

Xceptor's automation capabilities have drastically reduced the time required for our fund accountants to process data, transforming tasks that previously took hours into seconds.

On Xceptor, from a family-office user
02 — Product & capabilities

What it covers

Core tasks
  • Automated data ingestion, normalisation, and validation from multiple sources
  • Reconciliations across simple and complex multi-asset positions
  • Tax documentation management and withholding tax reclaim processing
  • Post-trade confirmations and loan notice processing
  • Client onboarding workflow automation with regulatory compliance tracking
  • End-user computing (EUC) remediation replacing spreadsheet-based processes
Notable features
  • AI-powered intelligent document processing using NLP, OCR, and generative AI
  • Pre-built connector marketplace integrating with trading, risk, accounting, and cloud systems
  • Structured exception lifecycle management with ownership, escalation, and audit trail
  • Loan notice management with AI-powered data extraction and workflow routing
  • SaaS and on-premises deployment options
  • ai-exceptions-bot for autonomous detection of software regressions in SaaS deployments
  • Automated upgrade toolkit performing pre-upgrade checks across configuration files
  • Power BI, Tableau, and Snowflake connectors for reporting and analytics integration
  • SWIFT (MT15022 and MT20022) messaging support
  • Reusable process patterns and rule frameworks for scalable workflow deployment
Assets supported
Multi-asset (general)Loans / Syndicated LoansListed / Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Platform & technology
Artificial IntelligenceData IngestionCustom ReportingCustom Development
03 — Company

The firm behind it

Software type
Hybrid
Headquarters / markets
Global
Offices
London, New York, Singapore, Cape Town
Key people
DDan ReidCo-founder and CTO
GGrant CoombeChief Revenue Officer
AAlexander GentHead of Buyside Solution Sales
NNikki FeareChief HR Officer
04 — Clients & fit

Who it’s for

Built for Investment Teams, Finance / Accounting Teams, Fund Managers.