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.
February 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

New Zealand FMA adds three new companies to its warning list

SL Markets appeared yesterday on the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) list of alerts and warnings. The company's website states that it uses National Cloud Service Co Limited’s financial service provider registration details. However, SL Markets is not associated with the New Zealand incorporated company National Cloud Service Co Limited.  SL Markets also claims its operations are…

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February 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Nuvei teams up with Max Group and agrees to sell CreditGuard

Nuvei, electronic payment processing company, announced yesterday its strategic partnership with the Max Group (MAX), Israel-based financial institution. The collaboration will allow MAX’s commercial customers who wish to set up business activities outside of Israel access to Nuvei’s payment acquiring network in Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Nuvei also agreed to sell…

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fca warning
February 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA adds more companies to its warning list

UK watchdog FCA has put out the details of several unregulated companies, as well as few clone firms this week. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are the companies Invest My ISA / InvestMyISA, Little Loans Lender Ltd / Little Loans, Advisory Broker Services / Advisory Broker Trading / AB…

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February 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Global Reach Group appoints Tim Rudman as COO

Global Reach Group, corporate and personal foreign exchange provider, announced earlier this week hiring Tim Rudman as Chief Operating Officer. Rudman will support the company’s strategy of product, payment, and technology innovation across Europe. He joins the firm after 12 years of experience in WorldFirst (part of Ant Financial), in executive roles such as Head…

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February 19, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Börse achieves net profit growth of 6% for 2019

Deutsche Börse AG published its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2019 on Monday. The company reported the following results for the full year 2019: Net revenue reached €2,936.0 million, marking a 6% increase since last year. Of those, 5% were attributed to secular factors and 1% to consolidation. Operating costs…

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Binance seeks to curb SEC’s hunt for “fraud”
February 19, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance launches cloud service

Binance Holdings Ltd., Maltese crypto trading platform, made its debut in business services by announcing its cloud operation which would allow business clients to set up their own crypto exchange. Binance’s clients will be able to use its technological infrastructure, including matching engines to risk controls and data security systems to start their own exchange.…

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February 19, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Israel Discount Bank teams up with Integral to implement eFX Workflow Automation & Trading Technology

Israel Discount Bank announced today its partnership with Integral for integrating eFX workflow automation and trading technology to stimulate business growth. The collaboration will provide an eFX solution that will improve flexibility and extend reach over different trading channels. Integral BankFX offers a customizable tool on their platform which allows Israel Discount Bank to deliver…

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February 18, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex trading company Pareto under investigation for investment scheme

Channel New Asia reported yesterday that Pareto SG Pte Ltd, Pareto International Holdings Limited and Veritas Global Exchange are under investigation by the Commercial Affairs Department of the Singapore Police for involvement in an investment scheme. The companies are investigated for possible breaches and offences under the Penal Code and the Securities and Futures Act,…

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February 18, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

RoboMarkets implements new instruments and expands R Trader

The European broker, RoboMarkets added more than 500 CFDs of European stock to its trading platform R Trader. The company expanded the arsenal of available instruments by adding stocks of companies from 11 countries which haven’t been introduced to the platform before. RoboMarkets also included tick charts into the terminal and updated Watchlists. The CFDs…

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