Citi has made a strategic minority investment in Cicada Technologies Inc. which operates an all-to-all electronic alternative trading system for Mexican government bonds.
Citi will also act as a liquidity-provider for the trading platform, joining existing investors Kaszek Ventures, Dila Capital, and BCP Securities.
Cicada aims to enable technology adoption among market participants and migrate volumes to e-trading in the Mexican fixed income market, which is currently lagging in electronification.
Since launching last year, Cicada's trading volume has grown 15 times and currently has 15 active institutions on the platform.