Scoutchain announces strategic partnership with Block Crafters LeapRate

October 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Scoutchain announces strategic partnership with Block Crafters

ScoutChain, a blockchain-based recruitment platform, has just announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Block Crafter, an expert in blockchain acceleration, on October 4th. This partnership will promote collaboration between ScoutChain and Block Crafters with the goal of transforming the recruitment system and paradigm. ScoutChain is currently developing a recruitment system and culture…

October 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Knorr-Bremse just listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Manufacturer of brake systems listed in Prime Standard / initial price: €80.10 Knorr-Bremse AG (ISIN: DE000KBX1006) has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since today, Deutsche Börse informed earlier. The shares of the Munich-based manufacturer of braking systems were listed in the Prime Standard and were quoted at €80.10 at the start of trading.…

October 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Gerber and Partners firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Gerber and Partners. Gerber and Partners is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

New chapter in India crypto ban debate – Massive brain drain anticipated

October 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank relocates 500 employees to new office in Gurugram, India

Copenhagen based Retail FX broker Saxo Bank Group has announced that it is expanding its India presence and relocating more than 500 employees into a new and bigger office in Gurugram. The company stated that the move reflects its major investments in technology with the Gurugram office as a hub for fintech innovations. Saxo Group…

October 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alpari's turnover for the first 9 months of 2018 shows solid growth

Retail Forex broker Alpari's trading turnover across key international markets for the month of September came out to 116.6 billion USD. The broker pointed out that its clients continue to trade actively despite the declining turnover on the popular EURUSD currency pair. Volatility on the pair for September remained at one of the lowest levels…

October 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

LSEG's MTS Markets adds more tools to its BondVision platform

MTS Markets, part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), has announced that it has launched new automation tools for its enhanced MTS BondVision dealer-to-client electronic bond trading platform. Traders benefit from new automation tools including automated multi-asset RFQ trading Platform provides real-time data from 18 interdealer markets The redesign makes MTS BondVision’s valuable inter-dealer data…

October 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX explores important market linkages with China

TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) senior executives were in China this week to meet with Chinese government officials and business leaders to further relationships in the region and TMX Group's client-focused global growth strategy. During the visit, TMX Group signed a forward-looking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) which builds on almost two…

October 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge names Tom Carey President Of Global Technology & Operations Segment

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), an S&P 500 company, has just announced that Tom Carey has been appointed President of its Global Technology and Operations (GTO) segment. Previously President of Broadridge International, Carey reports directly to Tim Gokey, who will become CEO of Broadridge in January 2019. As President of GTO, Carey will oversee the…

October 11, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Hacked Facebook accounts worth $600 million of crypto in the Dark Web

Hackers are reportedly selling hacked Facebook accounts, and the sensitive data in them, through the dark web. Estimation shows that the stolen data is currently worth anywhere between $120 and $600 million. Individual Facebook accounts are now sold for anything between $3 and $12 per account, and people wishing to obtain those can pay in…

The world’s largest crypto IPO postponed

October 11, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Court order halts Blockvest ICO after fraudulent SEC approval claim

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained an emergency court order halting a planned initial coin offering (ICO), which backers falsely claimed was approved by the SEC. The order also halts ongoing pre-ICO sales by the company, Blockvest LLC and its founder, Reginald Buddy Ringgold, III. An SEC complaint…