Scila Newsletter, December 2025

“It has been a year of strategic maturation, significant technological validation, and preparation for a new scale of growth.”

In an annual review, Scila CEO Mikko Andersson reflects on a transformative 2025. From the breakthrough of Scila Risk and Position Limits on the global stage to climbing 18 spots in the RiskTech100, the momentum is clear.

In a longer blog post, Mikko discusses:

• The breakthrough: Why KGI Singapore and recent awards validate our speedboat approach and culture of listening.
• The growth: Serving 90+ clients in 40+ countries and the strategic leadership appointments made to support further expansion.
• The innovation: Our 15-year partnership with Deutsche Börse Group and new strides in AI.
• The future: Why we maintain an engineering-first mindset as we chart a course for a blue ocean of opportunities.

Deutsche Börse integrates AI-driven social media monitoring

Deutsche Börse Group has taken a significant step in proactive market oversight by integrating advanced social media monitoring into its existing Scila Surveillance solution. This strategic enhancement, enabled through a partnership with German data analytics specialist Stockpulse, allows the exchange to detect potential market manipulation originating outside traditional trading venues.

The solution leverages Stockpulse’s AI to process millions of data points from social media and news sources in near real-time. By correlating trading patterns with sentiment analysis and “buzz” metrics across over 70,000 equities and cryptocurrencies, the German surveillance team gains a critical contextual layer for their investigations.

“The ability to correlate trading patterns with social media activity provides our team with crucial context for investigating potential market abuse,” said Andreas Mitschke, Head of Trading Surveillance at Deutsche Börse. This integration marks a natural evolution for the installation, which has been operative for over a decade, ensuring comprehensive coverage in today’s interconnected information landscape.

The second half of 2025 has confirmed Scila’s growing impact on the global risk landscape. We are proud to announce that Scila has climbed 18 places in the prestigious Chartis RiskTech100 2026 ranking, securing the #58 spot among the world’s most influential risk technology providers.

This significant upward trajectory is further validated by two recent major industry wins:

• Best Market Risk Provider at the American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs).
• Enterprise Risk Software of the Year at the Energy Risk Asia Awards.

Why this momentum now? These accolades are a direct recognition of our architectural ability to handle massive data volumes and deliver true real-time calculations across multiple asset classes in a single system. As demonstrated by our client KGI Securities Singapore, moving from fragmented legacy silos to Scila’s unified platform unlocks superior collateral efficiency and immediate trading capacity.

Björn Thornquist, CTO, comments on the recent success: “Climbing 18 spots in the RiskTech100 while securing wins in both the US and Asia confirms one thing: the industry is ready for a shift. Our technology proves that you don’t need separate heavy silos for different assets. The market is recognizing that a ‘nimble speedboat’ architecture—capable of handling equities, derivatives, and commodities in one real-time flow—offers a distinct competitive advantage over the old ‘tanker’ models.”

Explore the success story behind the awards:

2025 has been a year of decisive organizational evolution for Scila. While we remain proudly engineering-centric—with nearly 90% of our staff dedicated to R&D and delivery—we have actively fortified our leadership structure to support our accelerating global expansion.

The second half of the year saw crucial strategic appointments. We are pleased to welcome Björn Westberg as our new CFO. Bringing deep experience from listed growth companies, Björn will be instrumental in building the business-driven financial structures needed for our next chapter.

Simultaneously, we formalized our commitment to innovation with the appointment of Oliver Fleetwood to the newly established role of Head of Data Science & AI, positioning us to embed advanced intelligence across our entire portfolio.

These external additions complement a robust internal leadership transition. In September, co-founder Björn Thornquist assumed the role of CTO, while Gustaf Gräns stepped up as CPO. To further strengthen our operational backbone, Mikael Ohlsson and Gustav Tano assumed the formally defined new positions of Head of Product and Head of Operations, respectively, ensuring our technical vision remains seamless and scalable.

Lars-Ivar Sellberg, Executive Chairman and Co-founder, comments: “Scila has always been defined by world-class technology. The strategic steps we’ve taken in 2025—formalizing key operational roles and attracting senior expertise like Björn and Oliver—mark a maturation of our company. We have now built an organization that is as robust and scalable as the systems we deliver.”

Season’s Greetings from the Scila team

As we conclude a transformative 2025, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our clients, partners, and friends for your continued trust and collaboration. We wish you all a peaceful holiday season and look forward to navigating new opportunities together in the year ahead.