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ION Group

ION Group

5,001-10,000 employees

Automation technology for financial sector clients

Compensation Overview

$80k - $120k/yr

Junior, Mid

Chicago, IL, USA + 2 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA | Charlottesville, VA, USA

Category
Journalism
News Reporting
Requirements
  • 1-3 years business journalism experience
  • Interest in exploring, understanding and telling the story of company’s growth plans and current obstacles
  • Strong interviewing skills, with a demonstrated aptitude for breaking news and uncovering closely guarded information and maintaining strong source relationships
  • Ability to write clear, concise and actionable copy
  • Proficiency in understanding capital allocation and investment strategies
Responsibilities
  • Contribute three articles per week to the Mergermarket platform
  • Write forward-looking stories highlighting company growth strategies
  • Develop and maintain market contacts to break news on sector and company M&A plans
  • Break news on company and industry mergers and acquisitions
  • Engage with a sophisticated M&A and industry community through event and conference attendance and source building
  • Collaborate with Mergermarket journalists in the Americas and across the globe to break news
  • Travel to industry and Mergermarket conferences as necessary

ION Group focuses on automation technology for the financial sector, serving institutional clients like investment banks and asset managers. The company offers software platforms and APIs that facilitate seamless trading and processing, ensuring efficient transactions across various trading venues. ION stands out by continuously enhancing its technology and acquiring entrepreneurial firms, which allows it to adapt quickly to market changes. The goal is to help clients navigate modern financial markets with greater efficiency and reduced operational risks.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$438.5M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

1998

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • ION Treasury's Enterprise Payment Hub centralizes and automates payment processing.
  • ION supports MIAX Futures' Onyx platform, enhancing trading capabilities.
  • ION's Agtech relaunch addresses modern challenges in grain and oilseed merchandising.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging fintech startups may erode ION Group's market share.
  • Geopolitical tensions could disrupt ION Group's business activities.
  • Rapid technological advancements may outpace ION Group's integration capabilities.

What makes ION Group unique

  • ION Group specializes in automation technology for the financial sector.
  • The company offers sophisticated software platforms and APIs for seamless trading.
  • ION's innovative approach enhances efficiency and reduces operational risks for clients.

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Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

AD&D and disability insurance

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

Life insurance

Mental health care

401K plan

Performance bonus

Supplemental workers' compensation

Family medical leave & parental leave

PTO, paid holidays, sick days, bereavement leave, and volunteer time off

Commuter checks

Company social events

Employee assistance program

Free lunch

mobile phone discount

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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PR Newswire
May 16th, 2025
Creditflux Announces 2025 Clo Manager Awards Winners

The Creditflux awards are the only credit fund and CLO industry awards solely determined by data and metrics, showcasing the market's best performers. LONDON, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Creditflux, a Debtwire service and part of ION Analytics, and the leading source for CLO and credit trading news, data, and analysis globally, hosted its 17th annual CLO Manager Awards at the Nobu Hotel in London on 15 May 2025. The global collateralized loan obligation (CLO) community came together to recognize the best-performing CLOs, managers, and funds across the USD 1.4tn global CLO market. This year, over 90 CLO managers and CLO fund managers submitted performance data for the awards. The category winners were announced live during the Creditflux Manager Awards Dinner, attended by 350 guests

PR Newswire
Apr 3rd, 2025
Ion Treasury Announces Launch Of Its Enterprise Payment Hub To Centralize Payment Processing

LONDON, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ION Treasury, a global provider of treasury and risk management solutions for corporations, financial institutions, and central banks, announces the launch of its Enterprise Payment Hub, a new solution, to centralize, automate, and secure payment processing.The Enterprise Payment Hub is ideal for businesses with multiple payment source systems and numerous points of connection to their banks. Many companies lack end-to-end visibility of their payments and require consistent processes that comply with their control frameworks. The Enterprise Payment Hub consolidates the end-to-end payment process into a single platform, ensuring system-controlled security, consistency of payment workflows, file encryption, reliable connectivity, cut-off time management, and payment monitoring. The solution's connectivity facilitates transfers of payment files between upstream systems and banks through various channels.Real-time visibility and automationThe Enterprise Payment Hub ensures that companies never lose track of any payments as they move through the payment lifecycle. With API integration and support for SWIFT GPI, users gain real-time visibility of global payments through on-screen monitors. It is designed to maximize productivity through automation and sends alerts for any items that require timely actions.Demonstrating ION Treasury's commitment to supporting CFOs through their digital transformation, the Enterprise Payment Hub brings finance teams closer to their objectives

FF News
Apr 2nd, 2025
Ion Treasury Announces Launch Of Its Enterprise Payment Hub To Centralize Payment Processing

ION Treasury, a global provider of treasury and risk management solutions for corporations, financial institutions, and central banks, announces the launch of its Enterprise Payment Hub, a new solution, to centralize, automate, and secure payment processing.The Enterprise Payment Hub is ideal for businesses with multiple payment source systems and numerous points of connection to their banks. Many companies lack end-to-end visibility of their payments and require consistent processes that comply with their control frameworks. The Enterprise Payment Hub consolidates the end-to-end payment process into a single platform, ensuring system-controlled security, consistency of payment workflows, file encryption, reliable connectivity, cut-off time management, and payment monitoring. The solution’s connectivity facilitates transfers of payment files between upstream systems and banks through various channels.Real-time visibility and automationThe Enterprise Payment Hub ensures that companies never lose track of any payments as they move through the payment lifecycle. With API integration and support for SWIFT GPI, users gain real-time visibility of global payments through on-screen monitors. It is designed to maximize productivity through automation and sends alerts for any items that require timely actions.Demonstrating ION Treasury’s commitment to supporting CFOs through their digital transformation, the Enterprise Payment Hub brings finance teams closer to their objectives

PR Newswire
Apr 1st, 2025
Ion To Offer Seamless Connectivity To New Miax Futures Onyx Trading Platform

LONDON, April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ION, a global leader in trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics and insights, and strategic consulting to financial institutions, central banks, governments, and corporate organizations, will support connectivity to the new MIAX Futures™ matching engine, MIAX Futures Onyx (Onyx).ION will provide seamless, day-one connectivity to access MIAX Futures' flagship product, Minneapolis Hard Red Spring Wheat (Minneapolis HRSW) Futures. MIAX Futures (formerly Minneapolis Grain Exchange, or MGEX) will migrate Minneapolis HRSW Futures from CME Globex® onto Onyx in the second quarter of 2025.ION will also support trading of the new Bloomberg 500 (B500) Index futures that MIAX Futures intends to launch in the second half of 2025, pending certain filings with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).Onyx is built on proprietary MIAX® technology and will power multiple platforms to provide for trading agricultural and financial futures and options on futures, in diverse locations.ION will support Onyx across its cleared derivatives front-office trading platform. Banks and brokers using ION's technology stack will be able to access seamless execution and clearing services on the new exchange with minimal effort.Troy Kane, President of MIAX Futures, says "MIAX Futures is committed to providing our clients with efficient and reliable access to our markets. Through this collaboration with ION, we're ensuring traders can seamlessly trade the flagship Minneapolis HRSW Futures when it migrates to MIAX Futures in 2Q25 and also have access to new B500 products, which we anticipate launching later this year."Francesco Margini, Chief Product Officer for Cleared Derivatives, ION Markets, says, "MIAX Futures' collaboration with ION demonstrates our central role in delivering mission-critical solutions to the cleared derivatives industry. MIAX Futures members will be able to leverage from launch date the extensive advanced trading capabilities of our global EOMS platform, including our flagship algo suite."About IONION provides mission-critical trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics and insights, and strategic consulting to financial institutions, central banks, governments, and corporate organizations. Our solutions and services simplify complex processes, boost efficiency, and enable better decision-making

Dawn Digest
Mar 24th, 2025
ION Group to Build €2bn Tech Campus in Anavyssos, Greece

ION Group to build €2bn tech campus in Anavyssos, Greece.