Born to be Scaled – Tom McKee
Fixed Income eTrading Infrastructure – TransFICC
London remains the global heartbeat of fintech. From payments and digital banking to capital markets infrastructure, the capital hosts bold innovators reshaping financial services. In the Born to be Scaled series, we explore the behind-the-scenes scaling journeys of startup founders and engineering leaders. Each session unpacks their stories, the challenges they’ve faced, and the bold bets they’re making.
TransFICC – Engineering for Fixed Income
TransFICC provides trading technology for Fixed Income.
TransFICC builds high performance and robust technology to address the issues of fragmentation, complex workflows, data throughput and regulation. Services include ‘One API for eTrading’, Data Centre Infrastructure, ‘IRS and Credits eTrading’, which all deliver workflow efficiency, low latency, scalable and secure connectivity for banks and the buy-side.
About Tom McKee
Tom McKee is a co-founder of TransFICC, where he plays a key role in scaling the company’s electronic trading platform across global fixed income markets. Tom has deep experience in market structure, trading workflows, and capital markets technology.
He has experience with advanced automated testing pipelines and is an advocate of extreme programming. At TransFICC he manages the technology teams, helping to deliver solutions for our customers.
What to Expect
Hosts:
Sam Moorhouse (Turntabl) & Jon Freedman (QuantFin)
Guest:
Tom McKee (TransFICC)
Format:
We’ll explore TransFICC’s scaling journey, the realities of building low-latency trading infrastructure in fragmented fixed income markets, and the trade-offs involved in standardising connectivity while supporting diverse asset classes and venues. Expect an informal conversation with space for audience questions throughout.
About Born to be Scaled
Born to be Scaled is a virtual event series, led by Turntabl, featuring live, interactive sessions with founders, CTOs, and engineering leaders across fintech and financial services. Each event focuses on a different niche, blending storytelling and technical insight — part live podcast, part open conversation — grounded in real-world experience.