ORIENTOM and Fondazione LINKS Form Research Partnership for Financial Quantum Computing

Seoul-based quantum software developer ORIENTOM and Italian research institution Fondazione LINKS (Links Foundation) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance quantum computing, quantum-inspired algorithms, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) integration across the finance, banking, and insurance sectors. The strategic collaboration will verify technical feasibility and develop Proof of Concept (PoC) frameworks and operational prototypes tailored for commercial financial institutions.

The joint initiative combines ORIENTOM’s hardware-agnostic Quantum Middleware platform with Fondazione LINKS' HPC infrastructure and quantum research environment (supported by local research partners including Politecnico di Torino and the Italian National Institute for Metrology - INRiM).

[ ORIENTOM & Fondazione LINKS Research Framework ] │ ┌───────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┐ ▼ ▼ ▼ Derivatives & Options Pricing Portfolio & Risk Management Banking & Insurance QML • Quantum Amplitude Estimation. • Constrained Combinatorial Opt. • Fraud & Anomaly Detection. • Quantum Monte Carlo Speedup. • Optimal Liquidation & Execution. • Quantum Machine Learning (QML). • High-Dimensional Valuation. • Tail Risk & Stress Analysis. • Personalisation & Recommendation.

The collaboration focuses on three primary domain use cases:

• Derivatives and Options Pricing: Accelerating high-dimensional stochastic pricing models by coupling classical Monte Carlo methods with Quantum Amplitude Estimation (QAE).

• Portfolio Optimization and Risk Management: Applying quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms to complex, constrained combinatorial optimization problems—including portfolio liquidation, order execution, and real-time risk analysis.

• Banking and Insurance Machine Learning: Exploring Quantum Machine Learning (QML) and Quantum-Inspired Machine Learning (QIML) models for credit default prediction, real-time transaction fraud detection, and personalized customer product recommendations.

Led by ORIENTOM CEO Alfred Bang, the partnership establishes a benchmark methodology to evaluate performance gains across hybrid classical-quantum workflows. Additionally, the organizations plan to jointly pursue research grants—including bilateral Korea-Europe Joint Research Initiatives—and explore extending their quantum optimization algorithms to adjacent industrial domains such as smart grid management and energy systems.

Review the announcement on AVING News here, read company coverage on Quantum Times here, and examine our previous coverage of ORIENTOM's Middleware Strategy here.

August 12, 2026