DIGITEC, the Hamburg-based FX Swaps and NDF pricing technology company, has appointed Jessica Roberts as Head of Revenue Operations and Enablement, the firm announced today (Tuesday), adding a veteran of CME Group and EBS BrokerTec to its expanding London presence.

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Roberts joins from CME, where she spent more than seven years across two senior roles, most recently as Senior Director of Sales Operations and Enablement.

In her new position, she will oversee revenue strategy and execution Execution Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a co Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a co Read this Term, with responsibility for aligning sales, marketing, and customer success functions across the business, the company said.

Fifteen Years Across Institutional FX Markets

Roberts' career cuts across some of the most established names in institutional FX infrastructure. She started at EBS BrokerTec in 2011 in emerging markets sales before rising to lead the platform's off-SEF NDF desk and its CNH currency business.

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She later served as business manager for the COO at NEX Optimisation, the post-trade services division of NEX Group, before transitioning into CME Group as part of that company's absorption of NEX in 2018.

Trading Technologies later integrated EBS Market into its platform in 2025, extending retail and professional access to spot FX, precious metals, and NDFs through the same infrastructure Roberts once helped run.

Roberts Steps into an Expanding London Operation

DIGITEC opened its London office in 2021, when the firm brought in Stephan von Massenbach as Chief Revenue Officer to lead commercial efforts from what the company described as the world's primary FX hub. That hire was followed by Peer Joost's elevation to CEO in January 2022, as the firm pushed to deepen its commercial footprint beyond its core German banking clients.

Joost said Roberts "brings extensive experience in revenue operations, combined with knowledge of Emerging Markets FX and NDFs, and many senior industry relationships."

Von Massenbach framed the hire around the firm's expansion ambitions, saying, "As the market evolves to a more electronic structure the demand for FX Swaps Swaps Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of Swaps Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of Swaps Read this Term and NDF trading technology solutions is increasing. Jessica will play a key role in creating the structure required to support this market demand and our ambitious growth plans."

Electronification of Swaps Accelerates Across the Industry

The push toward automated FX Swaps infrastructure has picked up pace across multiple venues and providers. BGC Group launched a fully electronic platform for U.S. dollar swaps in late 2025, which the brokerage said would improve speed and transparency for institutional participants.

On the NDF side, LMAX Group launched NDF trading in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, citing data showing global NDF volumes had roughly doubled between 2016 and 2022. The broader shift away from voice-brokered execution in both product classes sits at the heart of DIGITEC's commercial case.

Roberts echoed that framing in her statement, describing the company as recognized as "the leader in FX Swaps and NDF technology, adding new bank clients and growing revenues as these markets evolve," and saying she was "excited to be joining the firm during a period of growth and innovation as new services are launched to capture opportunities from the increasingly automated FX Swaps workflows."

A Client Base Weighted Toward Major Dealers

DIGITEC claims that more than half of the world's 50 largest FX trading firms rely on its technology. Its core products include the D3 Pricing engine, D3 Order Management System, and the Swaps Data Feed, co-developed with 360T, the FX subsidiary of Deutsche Börse.

A Precious Metals Data Feed rounds out the data offering. 24 Exchange introduced FX Non-Deliverable Swaps for institutional clients in 2025, an example of the widening competitive field for NDF-related flow, which firms like DIGITEC say they are positioned to support through pricing and workflow infrastructure rather than execution itself.