ETS Connect UK strengthens fintech innovation with enhanced access to UK bond Consolidated Tape data

ETS Connect UK reaffirms its commitment to innovation and to strengthening the UK’s global fintech competitiveness, confirming key elements of its approach as the official UK bond Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP).

As part of this commitment, ETS Connect UK has released its user fee schedule for year one, which confirms that market hours support will be at no additional cost. This lowers the barrier to entry, encourages market participation, and fosters a more dynamic and competitive fintech ecosystem across the UK.

In addition, ETS Connect UK confirms that its licence terms support innovation by allowing unrestricted use of CT data within firms’ own artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. This approach ensures that firms can fully leverage data-driven technologies without unnecessary limitations.

Key Milestone Achieved: Final Documents Published

ETS Connect UK has published the final documents for the UK bond CT. These materials provide market participants with visibility of the technical, legal and commercial framework governing access to UK bond CT data.

The published materials include:

• Final Contracts
• Final User Fee Schedule
• UAT Onboarding Form
• Final FIX API Specification
• Final Connectivity Guide
• Final Rules of Engagement (RoE)

Looking ahead, the next phase of delivery will begin with the opening of ETS Connect UK’s User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environment on 13 April 2026. This will provide Enterprise users and Redistributors with the opportunity to begin using the UAT environment.

The UAT Onboarding Form is now available on ETS Connect UK.

The level of expectation and excitement within the industry grows week on week as we move closer to the launch of the UK bond CT on the 22 June. The recent publication of these documents is an important step in both achieving this goal and giving the market confidence that the CT will very much be a reality sooner rather than later. Given the amount of interest in the CT, we urge market participants interested in consuming the feed to contact us as soon as possible to ensure they have access to the data from day one.Karl Wyborn, Chief Revenue Officer at ETS Connect UK

The publication of the final documents represents a further step in progressing delivery of the UK bond CT and, importantly, supports firms in planning their internal readiness before the planned go-live on 22 June 2026.