gain capital forex.com share buyback
November 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

GAIN Capital $50M share buyback to be done at $7.84 per share

Retail FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has announced the preliminary results of its "modified Dutch auction" tender offer, which expired at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on November 6, 2018. GAIN Capital, which operates the FOREX.com and City Index retail forex brokerage brands, announced its intention to buy back up to $50 million of its own…

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Persona releases beta version of its KYC verification system
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Persona and FintruX announce renewed control over personal data

Persona, the blockchain-based solution for identity management,has just announced its partnership with FintruX, the P2P lending ecosystem, to streamline the onboarding process for customers while ensuring they remain in full control over their personal details. Persona is the first identity management solution developing its own blockchain, as opposed to other projects being developed as ERC20…

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Coinduck joins SIRIN LABS to provide a crypto-payment option through the Finney smartphone
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Coinduck joins SIRIN LABS to provide a crypto-payment option through the Finney smartphone

SIRIN LABS, the creator of the blockchain smartphone, has announced its most recent partnership with Coinduck. Coinduck, an in-house venture created by Chain Partners, is the cryptocurrency payment service provider, enabling Ethereum coins for offline payments at 1,000 stores in Korea since its inception in 2018. For the first time, consumers can pay with ETH…

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moex moscow exchange
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX reports record high fee and commission income from the Money Market in Q3

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Q3 2018. Record high fee and commission income (F&C) from the Money Market and Depositary and Settlement Services were key highlights in the quarter, while all markets delivered positive YoY F&C growth. Unless stated otherwise, all figures below…

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ADSS Asia adds Jacob Wissum as CAO / CCO in Hong Kong
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ADSS Asia adds Jacob Wissum as CAO / CCO in Hong Kong

ADS Securities Hong Kong Limited (ADSS Asia) has announced the appointment of Jacob Wissum as its Chief Administrative and Compliance Officer. He will be a member of the ADSS Asia management team. He will be reporting directly to Francis Lee, CEO ADSS Asia, who commented: Jacob will provide the senior leadership and management experience to…

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Tradeview LTD launches on-exchange equities for Metatrader 5 platform
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradeview LTD launches on-exchange equities for Metatrader 5 platform

Tradeview LTD, a Cayman Islands regulated broker-dealer, has just announced the launch of US equity trading directly on the Metatrader 5 platform. Traders now have direct market access (DMA) to stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and the American Stock Exchange. Integrating real equities onto MT5 gives Tradeview a major competitive advantage…

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November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

aXpire selects Digital Asset Custody Company for custody services

Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC), a custody solution purpose-built for institutional investors and token issuers holding digital assets, has announced that it will provide custody solutions for aXpire, a blockchain fund provider and financial technology company. aXpire provides Token Generation Event (TGE) products, enterprise resource planning tools and blockchain funds to institutional investors, particularly family…

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Infinox website
November 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Infinox more than doubles Revenues in 2018 to £41.7M

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated retail FX and CFDs broker Infinox Capital saw tremendous growth for the second year in a row in Fiscal 2018 (the company has a March 31 fiscal year end). Revenues at Infinox, formerly known as GO Markets UK, more than doubled during 2018 to £41.7…

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Crypto Malware Alert: New widespread botnet attack empties crypto wallets
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

eToro rolls out crypto wallet

FX broker eToro has just confirmed the roll out of its crypto wallet. The eToro wallet is a mobile application available via Google Play and the Apple App Store. It provides an easy to use customer interface and enhanced security. Multi-signature security gives users the ability to see their on-blockchain transactions and balances without the…

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