Copenhagen based Forex and multi asset broker Saxo Bank today announced that Vitali Butbaev will rejoin Saxo Bank in the role as CEO of Central and Eastern Europe. Vitali Butbaev has worked with Saxo Bank for 13 years in previous roles. Vitali Butbaev will report directly to Damian Bunce, CCO of Saxo Bank. In his…
Read moreCommcise, a provider of fully integrated end-to-end commission management, research evaluation and reporting solutions for investment management firms, has announced the on-going deployment of its CommciseBUY research valuation platform at Sloane Robinson, an International long/short equity manager with a particular focus on the Asian, Emerging and Frontier markets. The Commcise functionality used by Sloane Robinson…
Read moreUK 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 International Banking Investigation Group. International Banking Investigation Group is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…
Read morePayments technology company SafeCharge (LON:SCH) just announced that Gett, the global ride sharing app, has selected its smart payments technology to optimise payments flows in the United Kingdom. SafeCharge will ensure Gett UK reaches optimal transaction approval rates and maximum recovery for failed transactions when technical glitches have occurred or if there are insufficient funds on…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that New York based trading systems provider Broadway Technology has taken another step in building its European and international presence, hiring London-based Evelina Rosenstein as the company's new Head of Sales EMEA. Evelina Rosenstein joins Broadway after spending the past three years as Executive Director - Sales and New Business…
Read moreThinkCoin, the cryptocurrency that underpins TradeConnect, a blockchain-based financial and cryptocurrency trading exchange created by FCA and ASIC regulated FX broker ThinkMarkets, has announced a new partnership with 0chain.net to support high-frequency trading in a low latency environment for global investors. Through the collaboration, 0chain’s parallel blockchain infrastructure will allow the TradeConnect network to process a…
Read moreDerivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced that the WTI Light Sweet Crude Oil futures open interest reached a record 2,695,178 contracts on Friday, May 4, surpassing the previous record of 2,691,028 contracts set on November 10, 2017. Market participants are using WTI futures and options in record numbers to manage risk amid ongoing…
Read moreFCA regulated FX and CFDs broker ActivTrades has announced the introduction of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to its global client base. ETFs are marketable securities that can be used to track an index, commodity, bonds or a basket of assets like an index fund. As the underlying index increases in value the ETF increases too.…
Read moreUK 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 SafeInvest. SafeInvest is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…
Read morePumaPay‘s PullPayment Protocol was created to bring crypto payments in the daily life. Its innovative approach reverses the mechanisms of a transaction, enabling merchants to ‘pull’ crypto funds from their customers’ account, thus avoiding the drawbacks of the current banking systems, such as high transaction costs, the insecurity of chargebacks (reverse transactions) and associated fines,…
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