FintruX Network welcomes Bob Rinaldi to its Board of Directors LeapRate

July 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FintruX Network welcomes Bob Rinaldi to its Board of Directors

FintruX Network, the global P2P lending ecosystem, has just announced a new addition to its Board of Directors, Bob Rinaldi, a serial entrepreneur and business director. FintruX Network is an online ecosystem that facilitates the lending and borrowing of finances to small businesses in a peer-to-peer marketplace powered by blockchain and no-code development. FintruX Network…

July 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Smartkarma teams up with CorpXSasia, offering investors independent insight for Asian markets

Smartkarma, the global network for independent research on Asian markets, has announced its partnership with CorpXSasia, the Corporate Access provider in Asia that arranges unconflicted and regulatory-compliant meetings between global institutional investors and listed corporates in Asia. This partnership brings value to both companies’ clients by providing a more comprehensive, one-stop opportunity for both Corporate…

JPMorgan claims crypto turbulence is scaring off institutional investors

July 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters Eikon to use CryptoCompare for cryptocurrency data

CryptoCompare, the global cryptocurrency market data aggregator, has just announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI). Under the agreement, CryptoCompare will integrate order book and trade data for 50 coins, sourced from a wide variety of trusted exchanges, into Thomson Reuters financial desktop platform Eikon, providing institutional…

Financial pundits warning that 2020 will be “The Year of the Next Big One”

July 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC approves the Banking Code of Practice

Australian regulator ASIC has informed that it has approved the Australian Banking Association’s (ABA’s) new Banking Code of Practice (the Code). ASIC’s approval of the Code follows extensive engagement with the ABA, following a comprehensive independent review and extensive stakeholder consultation. The ABA made additional significant changes to the Code in order to satisfy ASIC…

July 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Host Games builds blockchain protocol for online casino gaming

Host Games has announced that it has reached its soft cap goal of $2 million in its private pre-sale for strategic investors to build the world’s first blockchain-based online casino gaming protocol for emerging markets. Leveraging blockchain technology, Host Games is building a more secure, scalable and robust peer-to-peer online gaming infrastructure that empowers developers…

Cryptocurrencies and real estate now added to Swissquote's Robo-Advisor

July 31, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote reports record results for 1H-2018 driven by crypto trading

Continuing the strong business momentum which it saw in the second half of 2017, Swiss online banking and brokerage leader Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has reported record results for 1H-2018, driven in part by large numbers of new account openings from a new generation of cryptocurrency traders. Operating revenues for the six month period rose…

July 30, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

These three things will stop the upcoming Bitcoin ETF

Bitcoin's price has been recently going up to steady levels of around $8,500, and now the currency is again trading below $8,000. Many have speculated that the primary reason for the renewed interest in Bitcoin is the upcoming Bitcoin ETF. A Bitcoin ETF will mean a lot to the market, especially to hodlers. Unlike Bitcoin…

July 30, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

McDonalds MacCoin - the new favourite

Millions of businesses and companies of all sorts have already launched their own coins. There are Youtube videos on how to start your own ICO. Initial coin offerings are said to surpass IPOs in the near future in terms of growth potential and "popularity". Now, one of the biggest fast food chains in the world,…

July 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Euronext hires SocGen's Chris Topple as CEO of Euronext London

Exchange operator Euronext NV (EPA:ENX) has announced that the Supervisory Board has approved unanimously the appointment of Chris Topple as CEO of Euronext London, Head of Global Sales and a member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V., subject to all relevant shareholder and regulatory approval. Chris Topple, who has worked extensively in brokerage and…

July 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Surging growth in Q2 keeps UK dividends on track for record year

UK dividends surged 7.1% to a record £30.7bn on an underlying basis, according to the latest Dividend Monitor from Link Asset Services. Soaring mining dividends, and a weaker-than-expected drag from exchange rates help explain the impressive figures, though growth was broadly spread across a wide range of sectors. Underlying dividends (excluding specials) surged 7.1% to…