Sunday, September 08, 2024

Finalto Appoints Pablo Quiroga Gomez as Chief Operating Officer for the UK

Quiroga Gomez has been with Finalto for over three years, previously serving as the Global Head of Client Services at the company’s London office. Quiroga Gomez has extensive experience in the fi...

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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

September 06, 2024 — BY Sam Boughedda

Deutsche Bank Settles Long-Running Litigation with Effecten-Spiegel AG Over Postbank Takeover

The settlement brings to an end one of two cases before the Cologne Higher Regional Court. The settlement will see an additional payment of EUR 36.50 per share, including interest, on the original ...

September 06, 2024

eToro Expands German Stock Offerings with Deutsche Börse Partnership

The company explained that the collaboration will enable eToro users to trade over 290 additional German-liste...

September 05, 2024

PortX to Launch Fintech Hub on AppMarket from Fiserv

Fintech Hub is a marketplace that provides Fiserv clients "rapid access to top fintech solutions, helping them attrac...

September 05, 2024

Robinhood Agrees $3.9 Million Settlement with California Over Crypto Withdrawals

The settlement, announced by Attorney General Rob Bonta, is the first public action by the California Department of J...

September 04, 2024

Alpha Group Revenue, Profits Rise in H1 Despite Challenging Market

The company revealed that revenue surged by 16% to over £64 million, driven by growth in both its corporate and inst...

September 04, 2024

FXOpen Loses Australian Licence Over Compliance Concerns

The cancellation follows an ASIC investigation that uncovered "serious concerns" about FXOpen AU's ability to properl...

September 03, 2024

Weekly data: Oil and Gold: Price review for the week ahead

The most important economic data for this week are: US manufacturing PMI, BoC interest rate decision, US services PMI...

September 03, 2024

Saxo Bank and Leonteq Partner for Structured Products Manufacturing and Distribution

As part of the collaboration, Leonteq explained that Saxo will adopt a white-labelling issuance model developed by Le...

September 03, 2024

dxFeed Announces PriceSquawk Integration

The collaboration with PriceSquawk, an audible trading tool, aims to enhance the trading experience for retail trader...

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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

INTERVIEW

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

LR: Hantec Markets expanded in LATAM with a new Chile office in October last year. What does that mean for the company? Hayel: Our expansion into LATAM is the latest example of our company’s cont...

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Cryptocurrency

September 02, 2024 — BY Sam Boughedda

Crypto Firm OKX Secures Singapore License, Appoints Gracie Lin as CEO of OKX SG

This approval allows OKX to offer digital payment token and cross-border money transfer services to customers in the country. This includes spot trading of cryptocurrencies for customers in Singapore. OKX has appointed Gracie Lin as CEO to spearhead its operations in Singapore. Lin brings a wealth of experience in the financial, public, and technology sectors, having…

April 19, 2024

Binance Licensed To Offer Crypto Services In Dubai

This was confirmed with the news that the company, which runs the world’s biggest crypto exchange, has received a licence to operate as a full virtual-asset services provider (VASP). The licence ...

April 15, 2024

Bitcoin Climbs Back After Crypto Market Fall Of Almost 10%

This is reportedly the largest sell-off of the world’s most prominent crypto asset experienced in over a year. Despite falling below $62,000 at one stage during Saturday’s trading, BTC gained b...

April 08, 2024

Coinbase Court Case Back on the Cards

They based this decision on the fact that the judge had used the December 2021 user agreement, but that didn't take into account the fact that earlier versions had used different language in some s...

February 28, 2024

Prominent Buyers Purchasing Cryptocurrencies

The world’s largest cryptocurrency, which currently has a market value of just over $1tn, ended Tuesday trading at $57,071. From the start of February, bitcoin gained 32%, putting it on track for...

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September 05, 2024 BY Sam Boughedda

PortX to Launch Fintech Hub on AppMarket from Fiserv

Fintech Hub is a marketplace that provides Fiserv clients "rapid access to top fintech solutions, helping them attract new customers, boost efficiency, and increase competitiveness." It is said the partnership will streamline fintech integrations for financial institutions, accelerating their time to market and enhancing their ability to offer innovative services. As a pre-integrated app on…

September 03, 2024

Saxo Bank and Leonteq Partner for Structured Products Manufacturing and Distribution

As part of the collaboration, Leonteq explained that Saxo will adopt a white-labelling issuance model developed by Leonteq, becoming a sponsor responsible for distributing Saxo-guaranteed structure...

September 03, 2024

dxFeed Announces PriceSquawk Integration

The collaboration with PriceSquawk, an audible trading tool, aims to enhance the trading experience for retail traders by delivering CME Group and Nasdaq Level 1 data through an "innovative audio t...

September 03, 2024

DXtrade Partners with Traders Connect for Copy Trading Integration

As part of the new partnership, brokers and traders utilising the DXtrade CFD platform will gain access to advanced copy trading capabilities. Traders Connect is known for its cross-platform trade ...

May 14, 2024

Big Tech Turning AI Spotlight On Neurotechnology

Elon Musk’s company Neuralink grabbed headlines in 2024 when it implanted the first-ever brain-computer interface (BCI) in a human, though the firm indicated on Thursday, 9 May 2024 that it had e...

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