Friday, June 20, 2025

CME Announces Launch of Futures on Mexico's IPC Index

The S&P BMV IPC Index is Mexico's main equity index. It tracks the most liquid stocks listed on Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV). CME says the new contracts will offer investors more efficient...

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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

June 19, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

Citi Elects Jonathan Moulds as a New Independent Director

Moulds, who also currently serves as a senior independent director and the risk committee chair at IG Group, brings more than 25 years of international financial services experience, having held se...

June 19, 2025

DTCC Central Securities Depository Subsidiary Exceeds $100 Trillion in Assets Under Custody

The new record comes as market capitalisations in the US continue to rise. As of 2025, DTC’s total assets under cus...

June 18, 2025

Dukascopy Adds 303 New Trading Instruments

The expansion includes a wide selection of cross-currency pairs, as well as crosses involving precious metals and cry...

June 18, 2025

Integral Announces Access to CME Group’s Primary FX Markets from Workflow Solutions

The collaboration is said to enable traders to execute FX spot, non-deliverable forward (NDF), and precious metals tr...

June 18, 2025

Wedbush Securities Working With Rival Systems on Multi-Asset Trading Solution

The move is designed to enhance trading flexibility and operational efficiency for its clients. The joint offering is...

June 18, 2025

Clearstream Launches a Digital Solution for Private Market Fund Processing

Built on the blockchain-based FundsDLT platform and integrated with Clearstream’s existing Vestima system, the comp...

June 17, 2025

INFINOX Appoints Ricardo Grados to Lead EFX Institutional Sales in LATAM

The move is part of the company’s strategy to expand its institutional footprint across key global markets. Grados ...

June 17, 2025

BTIG Launches Hedge Fund Solutions Group

The firm said in a release that the new division will offer advisory services focused on business strategy, infrastru...

June 16, 2025

Clearstream Plans ClearstreamXact Enhancements

Clearstream explained that the initiative follows successful efforts in standardising processes and reporting for Ass...

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Industry Interviews

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

June 13, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

Coinbase to Launch One Card on the American Express Network

Unveiled at Coinbase’s State of Crypto Conference, the card will be issued by First Electronic Bank and provided in partnership with fintech firm Cardless. Coinbase added that it will be available exclusively to U.S.-based members of Coinbase One. The full launch is expected this autumn. Will Stredwick, senior vice president of Global Network Services at…

June 04, 2025

IG Partners with Uphold to Launch Crypto Trading Offering in the UK

The new service, launched in partnership with crypto asset platform Uphold, is said to be fully integrated into IG’s existing infrastructure, allowing customers to trade cryptocurrencies alongsid...

June 03, 2025

Robinhood Completes Bitstamp Acquisition

The deal brings Bitstamp’s long-established crypto exchange into Robinhood’s portfolio, adding retail and institutional customers across the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United State...

May 30, 2025

CME and CF Benchmarks to Launch 4 New Cryptocurrency Reference Rates and Real-Time Indices

The move expands their suite of benchmarks to cover over 96% of the investible cryptocurrency market. The new indices, which are not tied to tradable futures products, aim to provide transparent, r...

May 27, 2025

Deutsche Bank and finaXai Partner on Tokenised Funds Servicing

The collaboration is said to form part of Project DAMA 2, a multi-chain asset servicing pilot aimed at streamlining how asset managers manage and support tokenised funds and investor interactions.�...

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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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