Ambo has just announced that it has launched its cryptocurrency wallet on the Apple App Store, which acts as a fiat gateway to the Ethereum token economy. The company was founded by Jai Bhavnani, joined by CTO Richter Brzeski and CMO Jack Lipstone, and has been recently acquired by MyCrypto. None of the decentralized financial…
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Australia financial regulator ASIC has announced that in March 2017 it conducted a review of various mobile app stores, focusing on apps associated with binary options trading. The review highlighted over 330 apps which were offered to Australians by entities and individuals that appeared to be unlicensed. 63% of the apps were offered by binary…
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Before we get to our review of this past week's top Forex Industry News stories, we'd once again like to thank our readers for helping LeapRate extend our lead over our competitors, as the most-read Forex Industry news website. With May data now out at leading website visitor tracking services, we're once again pleased to…
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In an update of its App Store Review Guidelines, mobile giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) added in one line indicating: Apps that facilitate binary options trading are not permitted on the App Store. Consider a web app instead. The key question is, why did Apple do this? The company isn't responsible for any 'bad behaviour' which Binary Options…
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8 Securities, an Asia-Pacific robo-advisor with licensed offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo, launched its investing app 'Chloe' on Google Play and the Apple Store today. The service is free for accounts under HK $8,888 (USD $1,145). Back in May, LeapRate reported on the launch of 8 Securities, and their commission-free investment accounts. How does the app 'Chloe'…
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