By Alice Chambers |
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a new Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform that enables financial institutions to securely host, distribute and analyse financial models through a governed marketplace.
Built on Microsoft technology, MaaS provides portfolio managers, risk teams and other market participants with access to datasets, analytics and models from multiple providers in a single environment. The platform is designed to simplify model discovery and deployment while maintaining strong governance and control.
Through Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors, models can be delivered directly into partner AI ecosystems. This includes integration with Microsoft Copilot Studio, where LSEG’s MCP connector enables users to embed financial models into AI-driven workflows and applications.
“LSEG’s MaaS offering is an important step forward in helping financial institutions harness the power of advanced analytics and AI,” said Bill Borden, corporate vice president for worldwide financial services at Microsoft.
As part of the launch, seven datasets and analytics solutions from French bank Societe Generale will be available via the marketplace. These span fixed income, foreign exchange and equities, giving institutions immediate access to high-value content from a global banking partner.
“We are excited to onboard Societe Generale as one of our partners and provide them a trusted route to market that enables their data and analytics to be distributed, discovered and adopted across institutions,” said Aysegul Erdem, head of modelling solutions at London Stock Exchange Group. “By combining partner models with LSEG’s trusted data and global infrastructure, we are accelerating innovation and supporting the transformation of the financial model ecosystem.”
The launch positions LSEG as a central marketplace for institutional-grade models, aiming to reduce fragmentation in model sourcing while embedding analytics more deeply into enterprise AI environments.