April 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters: 1 in 5 financial institutions considering cryptocurrency trading in 2018

Cryptocurrency trading by financial firms could increase in 2018 according to information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)'s survey, with approximately 20% of the participants indicating they are considering trading cryptocurrency over the next 3-12 months. The survey was conducted among 400+ clients across all of Thomson Reuters trading solutions including Eikon, REDI, and its FX platforms.…

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April 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Match-Trade hires Krzysztof Dankowski from XTB, expands Warsaw FX and crypto technology office

Irvine, California based Match-Trade Technologies LLC, which provides customizable technology solutions for Forex brokers, has announced the expansion of its Warsaw office, which will handle IT Development and Support operations. The Warsaw office has moved to a new location which is on the 30th floor of Warsaw Trade Tower building on Chlodna 51 street. Match-Trade’s Warsaw office…

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April 24, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ImpacTech hires Anthony Papaevagorou from MetaQuotes as Sales Director

FinTech solutions provider ImpacTech has announced that Anthony Papaevagorou has joined the company as Sales Director to help them deliver their range of Business Intelligence solutions. Anthony Papaevagorou joins from MetaQuotes  and brings more than 10 years of industry experience. For the last 3 years, he was Head of Sales at MetaQuotes overseeing the company's…

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April 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Reyker Securities clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Reyker Securities. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…

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April 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Capzone Invest Ltd t/a HQ Broker

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 Capzone Invest Ltd t/a HQ Broker. Capzone Invest Ltd t/a HQ Broker is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK…

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April 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belize regulator IFSC warns against GNT Group Limited

Belize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called GNT Group Limited. 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 of the IFSC…

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April 23, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Amazon and its new Bitcoin Patent

Amazon has been talking about cryptocurrencies for quite some time, and now the company has taken serious steps towards their goal of integrating cryptocurrencies and blockchain in their business. Amazon just won its first Bitcoin patent, which grants them the exclusive permission to run a streaming data marketplace. The marketplace will allow all users to…

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