Steffy Bogdanova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced writer and journalist, working in the global online trading sector, Steffy is the Editor of LeapRate. She has previous experience as a copywriter and has been with the company since January 2020. Steffy has a British and American Studies degree from St. Kliment Ochridski University in Sofia.
Acquisition
March 27, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Equals Group acquires global payments services provider Oonex

Equals stated: Oonex’s ability to issue local IBANs within the Eurozone will significantly expand the addressable market for the Group’s platform and products and fits with Equals’ strategy to enable its customers to ‘Collect globally, deliver locally, control centrally.’ The latest acquisition complements the completion of Roqqett Limited’s acquisition, earlier in January. The terms of…

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March 24, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ESMA fines S&P €1.11 million for premature release of credit ratings

ESMA found S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited guilty of three contraventions, which included internal control and transparency breaches. The financial market supervisor fined S&P €825,000, €210,000, and €75,000 for each of the violations, respectively. The credit agency can challenge the decision before the Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities. S&P Global Ratings is…

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March 24, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Compagnie Financière Tradition’s profits jump 40% in 2022

The Group's activity grew during the year, with reported consolidated revenue of CHF 947.4 million compared with CHF 873.6 million in 2021, an increase of 10.5% at constant exchange rates or 8.4% at current exchange rates. Reported operating profit for the year was CHF 94.2 million against CHF 73.2 million in 2021, an increase of…

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March 23, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Natasha Kassar joins TrioMarkets as CEO MENA

Throughout her career, Kassar has worked with several big brands. According to her LinkedIn profile, she joins TrioMarkets from working as a freelancer as the Head of Business Development. Kassar has previously worked at Mauritius-regulated FX/CFDs broker EverestCM. The company seems to no longer be operating. She started at as head of business development in…

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FP Markets cTrader
March 23, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FP Markets adds cTrader to trading platforms suite

FP Markets Demo or Live Accounts holders can use cTrader and access the platform on both desktop and mobile devices. The FP Markets cTrader trading platform allows traders to hedge, scalp, and the use of automated or manual trading strategies. The solution offers fast execution speeds, customisable interface, advanced charting capabilities, and a broad selection…

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