Two thirds of UK consumers think fraud is ‘inevitable’ when shopping online LeapRate

SafeCharge teams up with online sports betting and iGaming bank payments source Mazooma

August 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Two thirds of UK consumers think fraud is ‘inevitable’ when shopping online

Research from payments services company Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS) outlines balance between convenience, data privacy and risk as online retail overtakes offline The majority of UK consumers now accept the risk of fraud when shopping online as eCommerce shows no signs of slowing down, according to findings from Paysafe. 70% now prefer shopping online rather…

August 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Invast Global CEO Gavin White named Global Head of Strategic Relationships at parent Invast Securities

Invast Securities Co. Ltd, a leading FX broker in Japan and a JASDAQ-listed entity, has announced that their Australian-based Board Director, Mr. Gavin White, has been promoted to Global Head of Strategic Relationships for Invast. This is another strong indication that the subsidiary run by Mr. White, Invast Global, is growing strongly and achieving successes…

August 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Institutional investors struggling to find value in crowded private debt market

It has become more challenging for institutional asset owners to find compelling opportunities in private debt, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson which examines the key principles that investors should follow in order to invest most effectively in the sector. According to the report, “Finding value in private debt”, adoption of private debt…

August 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Unauthorized virtual currencies are illegal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The standing committee has warned the public against trading in the digital currencies or what is known as virtual currency for their negative consequences and high risks on traders as they are out of government supervision. The committee assured that virtual currency including, for example but not limited to, the Bitcoins are illegal in the…

August 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tools For Brokers integrates two regulatory reports into BBI

Brokerage technology solutions provider Tools For Brokers has just announced that it has integrated capital adequacy and end of day reports into its flagship product, Brokers Business Intelligence (BBI). Released at the start of this year, BBI is a web-based platform for cross-functional risk management and a business analytic service integrated with both MT4 and…

August 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Ju Ying International New Zealand Limited

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Ju Ying International New Zealand Limited. Ju Ying International New Zealand Limited Website: www.pinyi109.com Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: It could be involved in a scam. The financial service provider registration number of FSP886487 displayed on www.pinyi109.com is invalid. It…

August 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ANZ names Jodi West CEO Vietnam

ANZ has announced the appointment of Jodi West as CEO Vietnam, reporting to Farhan Faruqui, ANZ Group Executive, International. Ms West joined ANZ in 2015 as Head of Institutional FX Sales, Australia. Prior to ANZ, she held roles in the FX & Commodity sales team at both Citigroup and Barclays, and was also Head of…

August 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 Q2-2018 Revenues down 43% QoQ to $168 million - but still strong

It is rare that a company reports a 43% quarterly drop in Revenues, but you could still call that quarter a successful and strong one. Well that seems to be the case with Plus500's Q2 results. After surprising the markets (and anyone else who follows the FX industry) with an absolutely astounding Q1 which saw…

August 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex market update: August 13, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. US CPL performance rose moderately in July, although the core CPl remained unchanged in July, but it means that the US economic growth in the second quarter will continue, which will help boost the economic growth forecast for the third quarter,…

August 12, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Intuit wins a patent for Bitcoin payment processing platform

Intuit Inc., one of the American's most innovative fintech - audit companies, has been awarded a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a new, bitcoin payment processing platform. Intuit is based in Mountain View, California and currently has a headcount of around 8,000 people. With subsidiaries that include Mint.com and PayCycle, Intuit…