FCA warning
September 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against www.forex.com.vn

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 www.forex.com.vn. The FCA believes this firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK without its authorisation. This firm is not authorised by the FCA and…

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Nuvei completes acquisition of SafeCharge for US $889m
September 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SafeCharge's intended new Chairman resigns, search on for replacement

After reporting record results for the first half of 2018 earlier today, payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has announced that there has been something of a hiccup in the company's planned succession on its Board of Directors. Back in May SafeCharge announced that the Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, Roger…

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CubeLogic establishes Scandinavian office
September 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CubeLogic establishes Scandinavian office in Copenhagen

CubeLogic, the business intelligence enabled risk management solutions firm, has announced the opening of a new office in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Scandinavian office will enable the firm to support its expanding European client base and capitalise on new opportunities. Headquartered in London, CubeLogic now has a physical presence in five key global business centres and…

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SEC uses data analysis to detect cherry-picking by broker
September 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC uses data analysis to detect cherry-picking by broker

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged a New Jersey-based broker with misusing his access to customers’ brokerage accounts to enrich himself and family members at the expense of his customers, many of whom had entrusted him with their retirement accounts. The SEC uncovered the alleged fraud with data analysis…

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September 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: IS Prime sees surge in business from Cyprus Forex brokers following CySEC negative balance ruling

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that London based FX liquidity and prime brokerage services provider IS Prime has become a prime (no pun intended) beneficiary of the new ESMA Negative Balance Protection rules, with the company experiencing a surge in business from Cyprus based clients following regulator CySEC's ruling on both 125k (i.e. matched principal) and 730k…

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SDL and Alibaba Cloud team up to help brands develop across Asia
September 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SDL and Alibaba Cloud team up to help brands develop across Asia

SDL (LSE: SDL), a global content management, translation and digital experience firm, has announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA), to launch a co-developed solution designed to help global brands launch and grow their digital business across the China and Asia markets. China, which represents the globe’s…

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fca warning clone firm
September 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Bestinvest clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Bestinvest. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam…

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EU launches €400M investment fund to enable AI and Blockchain projects
September 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dukascopy Bank wants to become an artificial intelligence hub

Geneva based Retail FX broker and bank Dukascopy has shared that its ChatBot allows full access to the Bank's services. In this manner the Bank has achieved its first stage of reconstitution around the Dukascopy Connect 911 messenger and is opening up for projects involving artificial intelligence. Dukascopy Bank's ChatBot is an ordinary chat between…

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Tickmill Group trading volumes top $100 billion monthly in 1H-2018
September 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tickmill Group trading volumes top $100 billion monthly in 1H-2018

UK FCA regulated global provider of FX and CFD brokerage services Tickmill continues its strong growth in key performance indicators with robust financial results for the first half of 2018. The Group’s consolidated net profit amounted to $14.97 million whereas the total trading volume came in at $624 billion, almost doubling last year’s first half…

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