Calypso Technology and Topa & Asociados announce partnership LeapRate

August 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Calypso Technology and Topa & Asociados announce partnership

The companies team up to support the Colombian market Calypso Technology Inc., a provider of cross-asset front-to-back technology solutions for financial markets, has just announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Colombian consulting and implementation firm Topa & Asociados. The new collaboration provides a comprehensive Global Capital Markets trading solution, localized and adapted…

August 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Two new members join bitcoin nonprofit BitGive's team

BitGive, the first Bitcoin nonprofit, has announced the addition of two new members to its expanding team. Rumi Morales, a partner at Outlier Ventures and a former executive at both CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), has joined BitGive’s all-star Board of Directors, which also includes Matthew Roszak, Patrick Murck, Dawn Newton, Karsten…

August 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges U.S. Congressman with insider trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the filing of insider trading charges against Congressman Christopher Collins, the U.S. Representative for New York’s 27th Congressional District, his son, Cameron Collins, and a third individual, Stephen Zarsky. In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York today announced related…

August 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eze Software expands systematic trading support with Trade Informatics’ START

Eze Software, a global provider of investment technology, has announced that it has expanded its best execution offering with Trade Informatics’ (TI) Strategic & Tactical Analytic Research & Trading tool (START), a broker neutral automated intelligent trading engine. Backed by TI’s advanced pre-trade transaction cost analytics, START helps firms align investment and trading strategies and…

August 09, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Coinbase with new trading limit and instant trading feature

Coinbase is currently upgrading its platform and services to better suit users' demands. Given the rising competition from "startups" such as Robinhood and CoinEx, Coinbase seems to be working on its business strategy and enhance features. The first improvement that Coinbase has already implemented is increasing the daily cryptocurrency trading limit to $25,000 from a…

August 08, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Japan with new, stricter cryptocurrency regulations

Japan has been probably the greatest supporter of cryptocurrencies and their regulations. The country is known for its lean regulatory frameworks, as well as great tolerance about the use of Bitcoin. Not long ago, it was reported that many Japanese workers can choose how they want their salary: in the form of Bitcoin or fiat…

Torstone Technology expands its London headquarters

August 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Blackwell Global gets capital injection, upgrades FCA license to 730K

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that global Retail FX brokerage Blackwell Global successfully upgraded the FCA license of its UK arm Blackwell Global Investments (UK) Limited, to a full-scope "IFPRU €730k" license. The new license became effective as of August 1. Blackwell Global UK's previous license, received in early 2016 as was also exclusively reported…

August 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes Synagie Corporation Ltd. to Catalist

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has just announced that it has welcomed Synagie Corporation Ltd. to Catalist under the stock code “V2Y”. Synagie Corporation Ltd. is a homegrown technology company and leading e-commerce solutions provider in Southeast Asia in the Body, Beauty and Baby sector. It works with businesses ranging from small and medium enterprises to multi-national…

August 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone leverages Paxos Technology to automate precious metals trade confirmations

Paxos, a financial technology company and the first blockchain-powered trust announced that INTL FCStone Inc.'s (NASDAQ: INTL) London-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Ltd's Precious Metals Division, has just announced that it is now using Paxos Confirmation Service, a tool built specifically for the post-trade needs of the precious metals market. The new technology automates trade confirmations,…

August 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NZX to change trading and clearing pricing structure

New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) has confirmed it will implement changes to its trading and clearing pricing structure on 1 October 2018. Targeted policy changes and technology improvements will be introduced alongside pricing changes. Driving secondary market development, further improving liquidity levels and enhancing price transparency were some of the most important initiatives outlined in…