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Warsaw, Poland [Sept. 15, 2026]: The Warsaw Stock Exchange (Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie, GPW) engaged Exactpro as an independent software testing specialist to support the launch of its new proprietary Warsaw Automated Trading System (GPW WATS). GPW WATS is set to replace the Universal Trading Platform from NYSE Technologies (UTP) which has powered GPW's markets for more than ten years. The final stage of the migration is expected to take place in October 2026.
The transition marks a significant milestone for GPW that reflects a strategic investment in developing and owning its core trading infrastructure as well as reinforcing the technological foundations of the national capital market.
Exactpro specialises in providing deep, objective technical intelligence about the behaviour of complex systems across capital markets, where the firm has facilitated technology transformation initiatives for over 16 years.
Ahead of the launch, GPW engaged Exactpro to carry out independent testing of the platform, including comprehensive functional testing across trading workflows and a select set of performance benchmarking scenarios. The testing has been conducted from a production-like environment over a secure connection. The engagement underscores the Exchange’s strong focus on informed, data-based decision making and its goal to ensure highest levels of stability and operational resilience of the new mission-critical infrastructure.
The Functional Testing programme has been successfully completed, and Exactpro has confirmed the platform's functional readiness for GPW's planned production launch in October 2026.
“ “GPW WATS represents years of dedicated work by our in-house engineering teams. The migration is a vital step towards modernising the Exchange infrastructure, so that local and international participants can benefit from even more efficiency and flexibility. Working with Exactpro throughout the independent testing process has been a source of valuable insights as we prepare for the production launch planned in October.
“ “We are honoured to have been selected as an independent software testing services provider by the Warsaw Stock Exchange. On this engagement, we continued to apply our expertise in production-aligned testing tailored to client infrastructures to contribute to further improving the integrity of the end-to-end trading workflow and business rules implemented in the system. GPW has a highly competent engineering team, it’s been a pleasure to work alongside them at this pivotal moment in the venue’s life.
About GPW
The Warsaw Stock Exchange is the largest financial instruments exchange in Central and Eastern Europe. Founded in 1817 and re-established in its current form in 1991, GPW lists nearly 400 companies with a combined market capitalisation of around PLN 2.5 trillion. The exchange offers trading, listing, and post-trade services across equities, derivatives, bonds, and commodities.
To learn more, please visit https://www.gpw.pl/en-home or connect on LinkedIn.
About Exactpro
Exactpro is an independent provider of AI-enabled software testing as well as development, consulting and training services for financial organisations. Exactpro’s client network spans exchanges and exchange groups, post-trade platform operators, banks and technology vendors across 25 countries. Using deep domain and technology expertise, the Exactpro team helps some of the leading financial infrastructures globally to decrease time to market, maintain regulatory compliance, improve scalability, latency and operational resiliency.
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