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Analysis of core trading platform costs reveals a startling reality: direct maintenance expenses often represent only 30% of the actual cost. The remaining 70% comes from a complex web of hidden impacts.

Today's financial technology decisions require thinking beyond simple cost comparisons. Recent analysis of modernization projects shows that organizations are taking a comprehensive approach to these decisions.

Rushing into implementation without proper groundwork can cost organizations months of wasted effort and millions in rework. This highlights a critical reality in financial technology modernization.

Rishi Nangalia and Nilesh Nanavati, founding partners of advisory firm OPCO, say that while consortium projects are popular in the capital markets, most fail to get off the ground. Can that be prevented?