Rapid Transfer launches for Skrill and NETELLER customers in the Netherlands and Belgium LeapRate

Rapid Transfer launches for Skill and NETELLER customers in the Netherlands and Belgium

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Rapid Transfer launches for Skrill and NETELLER customers in the Netherlands and Belgium

The global payments provider Paysafe has just announced the expansion of its payment by online bank transfer solution, Rapid Transfer, into new markets including the Netherlands and Belgium. The latest country additions bring its total availability to 15 countries. The Netherlands provides a retail environment which is particularly suited to payment by bank transfer, which…

Microsoft announces expansion of blockchain offering on Azure Cloud

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refinitiv launches quantitative analytics platform QA Direct in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure

The Cloud-based service means asset managers and hedge funds can get faster access to data for new quant initiatives and spend more time testing strategies, optimizing portfolios and managing risk. Building on its commitment towards consumption of its financial data in the Cloud, Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), has…

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PumaPay’s second version of its PullPayment Solution is on Mainnet

Decentralized Vision, the blockchain company that developed PumaPay PullPayment Protocol, has just announced that version 2.0 of the PullPayment Protocol solution is on Mainnet, enabling seamless cryptocurrency transactions between merchants and customers with advanced billing options. With version 2.0, PumaPay’s payments solution brings recurring payments on the Ethereum network, allowing merchants to implement ultimate blockchain-based…

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Zend Trade

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Zend Trade. Zend Trade Entity name: Zend Trade Associated entities/individuals: Russ Horn, Forex Equinox Trading name: Zend Trade Website: www.zendtrade.com Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: Zend Trade has the characteristics of a scam, including offering unrealistic returns and withholding client…

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cobalt hires Traiana executive Anoushka Rayner as Head of Sales

Cobalt, the foreign exchange (FX) post-trade processing network based on shared infrastructure and high performance technology, has just announced that it has appointed FX specialist Anoushka Rayner as global head of sales and business development. Anoushka Rayner brings over 20 years of experience in the FX industry to Cobalt. She has held a number of…

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hedge Fund Manager and cryptocurrency investor Arianna Simpson joins LXDX Advisory Board

Technology investor, entrepreneur, and cryptocurrency commentator Arianna Simpson has joined the Advisory Board of cryptocurrency exchange LXDX, the company announced Tuesday. Arianna Simpson is well known throughout the blockchain and investment space, frequently speaking on related topics and contributing to publications like The New York Times, Business Insider, and The Wall Street Journal. Simpson is…

Republic of Abkhazia cuts power to 15 miners – What is going on here?

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC to modernize property disclosures required for mining registrants

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has voted to adopt amendments to modernize the property disclosure requirements for mining registrants, and related guidance, under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The amendments will provide investors with a more comprehensive understanding of a registrant’s mining properties,…

Tokyo Financial Exchange TFX volumes TFX Click 365

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX-Click 365 volumes up 26% MoM in October

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has just released its trading volumes report for the month of October. The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 114,555 ( - 37.9% MoM / + 8.3% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 5,207. 項目 October 2018 Trading Volume Daily Average Change on Previous Month Year on…

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alpari offers a new deposit method via Zcash

Retail Forex broker Alpari has announced that a new deposit method is now available on its website: Zcash. Alpari will not be charging a commission for these deposits, although there may be commission fees charged by the Zcash network. To make a payment, clients need to complete the form in myAlpari, log in, and confirm…

November 01, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FastMatch FX volumes inch up 3% in October 2018 to $19.2B ADV

After a very slow September, data from Forex ECN FastMatch indicates that October 2018 saw a modest 3% increase in trading activity, with FX trading volumes coming in at $19.2 billion ADV, versus $18.6 billion ADV the previous month. We'd note that September was the slowest month of 2018 for FastMatch, and volumes remain well below the…