Case Study: Credit Suisse achieves 20%+ cost savings and greater clearing efficiency with FIS Derivatives Utility

Pioneering a New Operating Model in Derivatives Clearing

Credit Suisse, a global Tier 1 futures commission merchant, needed to rationalize and automate common, non‑differentiating post‑trade derivatives clearing processes to improve efficiency, consistency, mitigate operational risk and reduce total cost of ownership. To address this, Credit Suisse selected FIS and its FIS Derivatives Utility to provide a multi‑tenant operating model and standardized clearing technology.

FIS implemented the FIS Derivatives Utility, delivering automated processes, follow‑the‑sun support and access to domain experts across a 500+ operations footprint, supporting cleared OTC and listed derivatives globally. As a result, Credit Suisse gained faster, more consistent clearing, offloaded operational burden to FIS specialists and realized material cost benefits—firms moving to the FIS Derivatives Utility are estimated to save 20% or more.

Credit Suisse

John Dabbs

Global Head