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Generation Z, the next wave of banking customers, fearful of cyber fraud

July 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ontario millennials face significant obstacles to investing

A new study from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) offers insights on barriers to investing for Ontario millennials and how stakeholders can develop and refine products, programs and services that respond to millennials’ needs. Our research findings indicate many Ontario millennials are feeling overwhelmed by investing and don’t know where to start,” said Tyler Fleming,…

July 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ISDA publishes consultation on benchmark fallbacks

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has announced that it has launched a market-wide consultation on technical issues related to new benchmark fallbacks for derivatives contracts that reference certain interbank offered rates (IBORs). The consultation sets out options for adjustments that would apply to the fallback rate in the event an IBOR is…

July 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SafeCharge reports good momentum in revenues driven by new customer wins in 1H-2018

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has issued a brief trading update for the first half of 2018, indicating "good momentum in revenues" and transaction processing volumes in H1, driven by new customer wins. Following the first quarter of 2018, SafeCharge stated that the company generated record revenues and transaction processing volumes…

July 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belize regulator IFSC warns against Sigma market

Belize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called Sigma market, operating via website www.sigma-market.com. The entity is not licensed under the IFSC Act to provide, carry on, transact, or hold himself out as providing, carrying on, or transacting any of the international financial services as set out in the Schedule…

July 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Spot2Trade Ltd firm

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 the company Spot2Trade Ltd. Spot2Trade Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

July 12, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Ronaldinho Soccer Coin - "World Cup" trending

It's the World Cup season this summer. While multiple companies, individuals from all walks of life have launched their own cryptocurrencies for different purposes, it's now time for some of the world's most famous footballers to get in on the crypto game. One such example is Ronaldinho Gaucho, a former Brazilian professional footballer, is launching…

Marex Spectron launches Marex Financial Products structured note business

July 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Marex Spectron gets investment grade BBB credit rating from S&P

Global commodities broker Marex Spectron has announced that it has received a group credit profile rating from S&P Global of ‘bbb’. This credit assessment reflects S&P’s view of Marex Spectron’s strong market position in Metals, Agricultural and Energy with solid capitalization, robust liquidity and limited risk appetite, according to the company. The stable outlook follows…

July 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Libertex adds Yuan CNH and Lira TRY currency pairs

CySEC licensed online trading platform Libertex has issued a statement that it is pleased to announce that from 3rd July, new currency pairs are available on the Libertex trading terminal which will allow traders to use new opportunities on the financial markets. Traders will be able to work with the following currency pairs on Libertex: EUR/TRY…

July 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against London Option Exchange

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 the company London Option Exchange. London Option Exchange is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

Non-Zero lists its NZO token on the LATOKEN Exchange

July 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Non-Zero platform to break zero-sum bias in FX trading, plans ICO

Non-Zero (www.non-zero.io) has announced today the Ethereum main-net launch of its retail financial markets blockchain platform, which allows brokers and traders to break the zero-sum dynamic and create a win-win ‘Non-Zero’ ecosystem. With a first application for the Forex (FX) industry, the Non-Zero platform allows a broker-set portion of warehousing net revenues to be redistributed…