Friday, August 08, 2025

OTP Bank Joins CLSSettlement to Boost FX Risk Mitigation

OTP Bank is one of Hungary’s largest commercial banks and part of OTP Group, a leading banking group in Central and Eastern Europe undergoing significant growth. Its decision to join CLSSettlem...

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January 08, 2024

Storms and strikes not flooding the positive outlook on the UK economy

As traders recently turned bullish on the sterling for the first time in three months, analysts believe the UK economy, which spent most of 2023 on the rim of recession, is on the rise. Bloomberg r...

November 21, 2023

UK borrowing reaches record levels, topped only by stats from 1993 & 2020

The ONS’s figures also compared the same period from 2022, where net borrowing registered lower than this October’s figures. Not only this, but it also sits as the second highest borrowing figu...

July 27, 2023

Is the Fed done hiking? Markets think so, Powell doesn’t

Market Expects No Further Hikes in 2023 According to the CME’s FedWatch tool, market participants now overwhelmingly expect that the Fed’s hikes for 2023 are over. There is currently a 78% prob...

July 25, 2023

Weekly data: traders concentrate on the Fed and ECB

The focus for the Fed’s press conference on Wednesday night is on whether there’s any hint about a hike in the fourth quarter. Traders mostly expect this to be the last hike of this cycle for t...

Forex News

August 08, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

OTP Bank Joins CLSSettlement to Boost FX Risk Mitigation

OTP Bank is one of Hungary’s largest commercial banks and part of OTP Group, a leading banking group in Central and Eastern Europe undergoing significant growth. Its decision to join CLSSettlem...

August 08, 2025

Genesis Global Appoints James Harrison as CEO

The London- and New York-based software provider serves financial markets with AI-native application development tool...

August 08, 2025

eToro Unveils AI-Powered Marketplace and Companion to Transform Social Investing

The company said its new offerings, including a public API, AI-powered dashboards, and algorithmic trading tools, wil...

August 07, 2025

Euroclear Appoints Szandra Nagyné Komócsi as Chief Internal Auditor

Szandra succeeds John Bendermacher, who is retiring after a tenure leading the group’s internal audit function. H...

August 07, 2025

oneZero Hires Adam Collins as Head of Institutional Sales in Americas and EMEA

Based in Somerville, Massachusetts, oneZero is a global provider of multi-asset enterprise trading technology. In h...

August 07, 2025

Fiinu to Acquire Everfex in £12 Million Deal

The acquisition, subject to shareholder approval, will constitute a reverse takeover under AIM rules, prompting a tem...

August 06, 2025

StoneX Completes The Benchmark Company Acquisition, Expands Investment Banking Capabilities

The deal, first announced in March, sees Benchmark’s team and operations integrated into StoneX’s Institutional d...

August 06, 2025

FxPro Adds Figma Stock Following Record-Breaking Market Debut

The move follows Figma’s U.S. market debut on 31 July, which saw shares surge 250% on the first day of trading. Pri...

August 05, 2025

Noah Liot Promoted to Chief Technology Officer at Aquis Exchange

Liot originally joined Aquis as Head of Technology Development and is said to have played a pivotal role in deliverin...

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July 11, 2023

INTERVIEW

Interview: Brokeree’s Julia Ilichyova talks about expansion in EMEA and APAC+ and growing the team

LR: Two years ago, we talked about how the team behind Brokeree has developed since the company’s inception. Can you tell me how the team has grown and evolved in the past two years? Julia: Over ...

June 15, 2023

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Exclusive Interview: Eduardo Alves talks about driving strategic excellence at 4XC

LR: What motivated you to join 4XC as the Chief Strategic Officer? Eduardo: Choosing to join 4XC came from a deep personal connection with Joao Monteiro, the company's founder, and our shared visio...

March 08, 2023

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Exclusive: Focus on women in tech on International Women's Day

Daphne Munuera, Client Services Officer, iSAM Securities LR: Can you tell me a little bit about your career? – "For the majority of my career, I've worked in the finance sector. My first job was ...

March 07, 2023

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Exclusive: Hantec Markets' Hayel Abu-Hamdan talks about LATAM expansion, market expectations for 2023 and more

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Cryptocurrency

August 08, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

Animoca Brands Forms JV With Standard Chartered and HKT to Seek Hong Kong Stablecoin Issuer Licence

Anchorpoint is said to have lodged an expression of interest with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on 1 August, the day the Stablecoins Ordinance came into effect, signalling its intent to apply for a stablecoin issuer licence. The venture aims to develop a business model for issuing and advancing regulated stablecoins in the city.…

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August 08, 2025

Ripple to Acquire Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Platform Rail

The San Francisco-based blockchain company said Rail’s technology will enhance Ripple Payments’ network, which already offers broad payout capabilities, liquidity in digital assets, and more th...

July 23, 2025

21Shares and Societe Generale Partner to Expand Institutional Access to Crypto ETPs in Europe

Under the agreement, Societe Generale will act as market maker for 21Shares’ Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs, traded under the tickers ABTC, CBTC, AETH, and CETH, on key fund platforms used by institut...

July 18, 2025

Webull to Consolidate Crypto Entities, Reintegrate Webull Pay

The move follows Webull’s crypto trading launch in Brazil last month and is part of a broader push to expand digital asset offerings globally. The company explained that the arrangement will se...

June 27, 2025

Coinbase to Launch US Perpetual-Style Futures

The cryptocurrency exchange explained in a press release that the products are designed to replicate the functionality of global perpetual futures while remaining fully compliant with the Commodity...

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January 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Standard Chartered Announces Launch of SC PrismFX

The firm said in a press release that the solutions suite is designed to cater to the diverse FX needs of Financial Institutions (FI), Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI), PayTech, and Corporate clients globally. SC PrismFX is said to integrate Standard Chartered’s digital Transaction Banking, Financial Markets, and Digital Platforms under one brand, providing FX payment…

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January 06, 2025

ACY Securities Expands Copy Trading to MT5 via Tradingcup

Beginning January 3, 2025, the company said the enhancement aims to provide broader trading opportunities for traders. The Tradingcup platform, launched in early 2024, has quickly gained traction, ...

November 11, 2024

Travelex to Revamp ATM Network with NCR Atleos

In partnership with NCR Atleos, the company revealed it is replacing its entire portfolio of over 600 ATMs across eight countries with new hardware and software. The move is designed to elevate the...

October 24, 2024

Worldline Partners with Visa to Enhance Fraud Management Solution

The global payment services provider explained in its press release announcing the deal that the collaboration combines Worldline's extensive transactional data with Visa's Cybersource Decision Man...

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October 16, 2024

Danske Bank Adopts Broadridge's Proxy Voting Solution

The company explained in a press release that the strategic partnership aims to enhance the accuracy and speed of the proxy voting process, empowering Danske Bank's clients to make more informed in...

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