Securities processing with a wow effect

Use SDS GEOS to benefit from a powerful software for automated transaction processing for securities and other asset classes.
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+25 years
of success
at our customers in productive operation. Reliable and efficient.
+300 million
transactions
annually thanks to market-leading technology and considerable functional depth.
More than 250
experts
are continuously developing our solutions regarding technical, functional and regulatory aspects.
+99%
STP rate
for the automated processing of standardised use cases in securities processing.

Functions. Next level.

Order and Settlement
Seamless end-to-end securities business on a single platform
Position keeping and custody business
Online position keeping and automated processing of corporate actions
Platform-independent
for different deployments on premise and in the cloud
For highest volumes as well
100% scalable, available 24/7
Worldwide, standardised connectivity
with excellent SWIFT coverage in ISO 15022 and 20022
Master data management
optimised for the providing numerous client institutions and instances with data
SDS GEOS offers powerful and innovative functions which give you the decisive head start. Discover all features in detail now.
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Real-time position keeping and valuation
Available 24/7
Order management, settlement and asset servicing
for securities and derivatives
Calculation of cash turnover
taking into account prices, fees, conditions and taxes
Automatic processing
of income and corporate actions
Custody services
including proxy voting
Repo, lending and collateral management
Master data management
for financial instruments, markets, prices and corporate events
Compatibility with EU regulations
EMIR, MiFID II, CSDR, SFTR, GDPR
New products, markets and processes
through flexible configuration
Multiple legal entities in a single instance
with strict data separation
Mapping of group structures, service centres and outsourcing facilities
High degree of platform independence
suitable for mainframe and Linux environments
Business process outsourcing (BPO) services
for high transaction volumes
Customer benefits

Full of benefits

SDS GEOS is a technically and functionally highly developed software for your securities transactions, which constantly focuses on customer benefits. Which benefits does SDS GEOS offer your company?
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Fast, efficient and fully automated

SDS GEOS processes securities transactions according to the design principle “Straight Through Processing” (STP). Consequently, processes are performed fully automatically and without avoidable manual intervention. Even exceptional situations are reliably resolved due to integrated exception handling.

Investment protection

The software solution was developed in a way that it can always be adjusted to the functional and technological standards. SDS GEOS therefore grows with your requirements and is known to remain in use over long periods of time, which reduces running costs and the risk of migration projects immensely.

Minimisation of costs and risks

Automation and scalability reduce the “unit costs” (transaction costs) and process standardisation and/or Exception Handling provide extensive control and complete transparency.

One for all

Our products can represent several client institutions centrally in one system, even with different business models and processes, as well as complete group structures. Different legislations and balance sheet currencies are also supported in one instance.

Market-proven and reliable

SDS GEOS has been successfully used by leading financial institutions for more than 20 years. Our numerous experts will also continue to ensure this with their many years of expertise and responsible work in the further development and maintenance of our products.

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Tech stack

Modern technology for core banking: secure, scalable and future-proof

System environment
Security and compliance
Operating models
Operations
  • Linux RHEL
  • z/OS
  • Oracle
  • IBM Db2 LUW
  • Kubernetes
Messaging
  • IBM Websphere
  • Tomcat
  • Kafka
Industry Standards
  • REST
  • SOAP
  • SWIFT ISO 15022 and 20222
  • WM
Data security and traceability
  • Identity Provider
  • Role-based authorisation system
  • Journal and history
Robustness and investment protection
  • Scalability
  • Maintainability
  • Portability
  • Usability
  • Efficiency
Banking expertise and regulatory compliance
  • Compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Enormous technical depth
  • Straight-through processing and automation
  • Exception handling
Single-client and multi-client operation
  • One or more clients on one instance
  • Clean data separation
  • Independent parameterisation
Service models
  • Service client for central processing across multiple clients
  • Sample client for managing numerous similar clients
  • Cross-client and cross-country operation
  • Central generic master data for multiple clients and instances
Group structures
  • Counterparty and depository relationships between clients
  • Asset services providers
  • Multi-level group structures
Market segmentation

These financial industry segments
profit from our software

Numerous customers rely on our stable and future-proof platform in order to achieve high operational efficiency and fulfil regulatory requirements.
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Service providers for securities services

Institutions which offer back-office services for multiple client institutions. SDS GEOS supports this using a sophisticated multi-client institution capability with which economies of scale can be realised.

Custodians and custodian banks

Institutions which act as intermediary custodians for institutional customers with a complex business and substantial assets. SDS GEOS supports this by covering even complex business areas and transactions, which are common in this sector.

Retail and universal banks

Institutions that offer a multitude of services to a large number of private and business customers in a highly regulated environment. SDS GEOS supports this through functions for automated processing in compliance with the often complex regulatory provisions.

Private banks

Institutions that offer customised services to a select group of customers and thus require a solution that can also process rare and complex use cases cleanly and in an automated manner.

Online and neobrokers

Institutions with innovative business models, speed and low transaction prices in the private customer business. SDS GEOS supports this with a short time-to-market for financial innovations, enormous STP rates and lowest unit costs.

We will also support your company on the path to digitisation. Let’s find out together how to do this!

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Insights

Discover SDS GEOS
in daily business

Here you can find the latest information and publications regarding our solutions and services. Gain in-depth insights to stay up to date at any time.
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SDS WHITEPAPER: DLT in Securities Settlement
Whitepapers
24. February 2022

SDS WHITEPAPER: DLT in Securities Settlement: Status and Outlook. Opportunity or Threat?

Distributed ledger technology is over ten years old by now and has been one of the most extensively discussed topics…
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2. November 2020

SDS Achieves Oracle Exadata Optimized Status. Oracle recognizes SDS GEOS for processing securities 8X faster on Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

Only a few companies manage to set new digital standards with the disruptive change happening in the financial industry and…
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20. October 2020

Raiffeisen Banking Group and banking technology partner SDS announce further joint future plans.

The Raiffeisen Banking Group and SDS will continue their long-standing successful cooperation in the years to come. New investments in…
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25. September 2020

Implementing Service Level Agreements in custody operations and software systems.

The current SDS article in the renowned Journal of Security Operations & Custody discusses a software design concept that allows…
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16. July 2020

SDS REPORT: Shareholder Rights Directive (SHRD): The impact on securities processing.

The new EU Shareholder Rights Directive, internationally also referred to as Shareholder Rights Directive II (SHRD), will come into effect…
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Factsheets
23. May 2019

SDS GEOS Factsheet

It just works. And always will. Introducing SDS GEOS.
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27. March 2019

20th anniversary of SDS GEOS

Celebration of SDS GEOS, one of Europe's leading solutions for international securities and derivatives processing. Find out more!
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Extensions

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out of SDS GEOS

SDS MCOST
ensures complete cost transparency in accordance with MiFID II
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SDS NOSTRO
optimizes the accounting of principal holdings
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SDS SBIS
provides in-depth analyses for informed decisions
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Frequently asked questions

  • The software for global securities and other asset classes is aimed at financial institutions that require efficient and automated processes.

  • High degree of automation, reduced costs, scalable architecture and comprehensive coverage of even complex use cases as well as excellent integration capability into existing system environments and a high level of customisability through parameterisation.

  • SDS GEOS complies with EU standards and international standards such as EMIR, MiFID II, CSDR and SFTR and provides comprehensive reporting and compliance functions. Moreover, national legal provisions of several countries are covered.

  • Yes, it supports continer-based deployment and flexible cloud architectures.

  • From own in-house deployment and business process outsourcing up to the representation of group structures – individually adaptable.

  • High encryption standards, secure integration and comprehensive access controls. SDS GEOS integrates seamlessly into the recognised operating and security standards of the financial industry, including their encryption procedures, transaction and failure safety requirements as well as authentication and authorisation procedures.

  • For the integration into surrounding systems, SDS GEOS provides interfaces in industrial standards such as SOAP/XML and REST. The communication with third parties is supported through standardised interfaces and messages via SWIFT in ISO15022 and 20022 format.

Any questions? Please feel free to contact our sales team.