Trustly’s Philip Ternhem on how to inject the speed and automation into your trading platform LeapRate

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April 06, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Trustly's Philip Ternhem on how to inject the speed and automation into your trading platform

LR: Do you offer any online trading payment solutions? Philip: Indeed, many of the largest trading platforms today are already offering their traders the option to instantly deposit and withdraw funds using Trustly and if you read the report, you’ll see why. LR: How long does it take to register, is the solution user friendly? Philip: There…

March 31, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX interview: 2020 is the year of radical changes

LR: How could ATFX (Retail) and ATFX Connect (Institutional) influence the market in 2020? Wei: Both ATFX and ATFX Connect will continue to transform the forex trading industry by providing technology-led, innovative tools to our clients. We plan to launch several new products and education services that address gaps in the market. The Forex industry is…

March 30, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

GKG's Tunc Akyurt: We see a growing interest from financial players towards the retail industry

LR: Any new sponsorship deals from your side? I remember AC Milan from last year. Tunc: We have big news on that front. We have partnered with British Premier League Legend Arsenal FC as their global forex partner since September 2019. We have a dedicated hospitality box at the Emirates stadium where we host our…

March 27, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone’s Carsten Hils discusses the impact the current crisis has on FX markets

LR: Hi Carsten, can you let us know more about INTL FCStone’s Global Payments Network and why it is important to those in the FX sector? Carsten: The Global Payments Network (GPN) is a comprehensive intelligence portal that leverages INTL FCStone’s Global Payments Division’s relationships with global correspondent banks, regulators and other market participants around…

March 26, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Potential scams cryptoasset investors are facing and how they can protect themselves

It’s worth bearing in mind that no one is really using crypto-assets, so anyone collecting money for charity in Bitcoin or any other crypto-asset is firstly narrowing the market of people who could donate, and secondly putting its collections at risk of a dramatic drop in value such as mentioned above. And that’s treating it at…

March 16, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEED Group forms new strategic partnership with 8topuz in MENA region

With a core focus of 8topuz’s international and regional strategy beginning to establish a strong presence and service clients in the MENA region, a recent key strategic partnership with SEED Group, the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum in Dubai has given 8topuz access to key technology collaborations, regional knowledge and deep…

international women's day women in technology sector gender equality interview

March 06, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Spotlight on women in tech for International Women’s Day

Sunday March 8th will mark International Women’s Day — and despite progress, the fields of science and technology still experience gender inequality. Below is a commentary from a selection of female representatives from the technology sector, expressing their views on what can be done to advance their fields. These women play prominent roles in the…

Jeff Wilkins talks about risk management in the FX industry

March 06, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Risk Management: Close your eyes and hope for the best?

LeapRate Exclusive... Jeff Wilkins, Managing Director at IS Risk Analytics (ISRA), part of the ISAM Capital Markets Group talks to LeapRate about the risk management methodology of the “Revenue Share Shops” that exist in today’s FX industry. LR: Jeff – you feel very strongly about how detrimental these ‘Revenue Share Shops’ are. Can you explain…

March 02, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Key traders’ demands in 2019, retail trading industry: X Open Hub's Jan Kotowski speaks

Jan Kotowski, X Open Hub's International Business Developer, is a financial market enthusiast and individual trader with over 11 years of experience. His further career lead him through proprietary trading in OSTC and expert positions in various industry leading international financial firms. Before joining X Open Hub as international business developer, Jan was deputy branch…

March 02, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Polybird CEO: The next big trend in the private markets is going to be direct listings

LeapRate interview... Harish D. Gupta is CEO and Co-Founder of Polybird, a global exchange for tokenized securities. On the exchange, global issuers such as financial institutions, governments, and companies can raise capital (equity or debt) via issuing digital tokens or can list tokenized assets (currencies, commodities, commercial real estate). Prior to Polybird, Gupta was on…

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Trustly's Philip Ternhem on how to inject the speed and automation into your trading platform

ATFX interview: 2020 is the year of radical changes

GKG's Tunc Akyurt: We see a growing interest from financial players towards the retail industry

INTL FCStone’s Carsten Hils discusses the impact the current crisis has on FX markets

Potential scams cryptoasset investors are facing and how they can protect themselves

SEED Group forms new strategic partnership with 8topuz in MENA region

Spotlight on women in tech for International Women’s Day

Risk Management: Close your eyes and hope for the best?

Key traders’ demands in 2019, retail trading industry: X Open Hub's Jan Kotowski speaks

Polybird CEO: The next big trend in the private markets is going to be direct listings

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