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August 06, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

AxiCorp acquires Middle East focused Retail FX broker One Financial

Consolidation in the Retail FX space continues. Australian-owned Retail Forex and CFDs brokerage group AxiCorp, which primarily operates the AxiTrader brand, has announced that it will acquire FCA regulated C B Financial Services Ltd, which operates the One Financial Markets (OFM) brand. The deal is predominantly cash-based and will be subject to customary regulatory approvals.…

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August 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FSC Mauritius warns against Coinoptions trade

Mauritius financial regulator the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced that an entity in the name of Coinoptions trade is falsely claiming to hold an Investment Dealer (Discount Broker) License, bearing licence number C112010791, purportedly issued by the FSC Mauritius on 03 May 2012. The FSC Mauritius has informed that Coinoptions trade and/or any other…

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August 05, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Microsoft and Starbucks on the new Bitcoin - Frappuccino deal

It may be a little surprising to know that Microsoft and Starbucks have teamed up on a new beverage-cryptocurrency product. Shortly after McDonalds announced that they will be offering the MacCoin to honour the 50th anniversary of the Big Mac, Starbucks is the other large consumer company that has recently joined the cryptocurrency payment solutions.…

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August 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exchange Data International launches US Bankruptcy Data

Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, has now officially announced the launch of the US Bankruptcy Data developed in partnership with New Generation Research, Inc. (NGR). EDI, through this collaboration, now offers comprehensive data on US Bankruptcy Data for businesses over 50MM in Assets, with historical…

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August 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Admiral Markets provides more ETFs and ETF CFDs in MT5

Estonia based Retail FX brokerage group Admiral Markets has announced that its MetaTrader 5 offering just received another expansion. The company's clients now have access to: 306 new CFDs on ETFs on the Admiral.MT5 account; 177 new ETFs on the Admiral.Invest account. These new instruments allow clients to gain exposure to a variety of markets…

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August 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against FSM SMart

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called FSM SMart. FSM SMart Address: Hertensteinstrasse 51 Lucerne, Luzen 6004, Switzerland Website: www.fsmsmart.com Phone: +41 4350 84931 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: FSM is making false and misleading claims that they are a registered financial service provider in New Zealand…

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August 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Barclays teams up with fintech business MarketInvoice

Barclays Plc (NYSE: BCS) has today announced that it is partnering with  fintech business MarketInvoice, Europe’s largest online invoice financing platform, in a deal that is set to transform the way small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK manage cash flow and accelerate growth. The bank has committed to a significant minority stake in…

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