Virtu Financial
June 10, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Virtu Financial and Limina Announce Strategic Collaboration Around TradeOPS Platform

This partnership aims to offer buyside firms a fully integrated, front-to-back workflow. Virtu's TradeOPS platform is designed to automate post-trade workflows, including allocation matching and settlements, with the goal of significantly reducing settlement delays and financial penalties for buyside firms.  The company said that by integrating with Limina’s cloud-native Order and Portfolio Management System (O/PMS),…

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June 09, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Marex Agrees Deal to Acquire Agrinvest Commodities

The move is said to be aimed at strengthening the company’s presence in the Americas and expanding its capabilities in physical commodity markets. Agrinvest, based in Brazil, operates as an intermediary in agricultural markets such as corn and soybeans, while also offering consultancy services to help clients manage hedging strategies and commercial risks.  The acquisition…

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June 09, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

FCA to Let Firms Experiment with AI Alongside NVIDIA

The initiative forms part of the FCA’s broader strategy to accelerate digital innovation and economic growth.  It is said to give firms access to NVIDIA’s accelerated computing and AI Enterprise Software, along with enhanced datasets, technical support and regulatory guidance. “This collaboration will help those that want to test AI ideas but who lack the…

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June 06, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

ATFX Opens New Office in South Africa

The office is located in Portside Tower, in the city’s central business district. The grand opening event, held on 29 May at Hotel Sky, is said to have brought together clients, partners and industry stakeholders to celebrate the company’s latest milestone.  ATFX Chairman Joe Li and Regional Head of Africa Linton White delivered keynote addresses,…

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June 06, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Fiserv to Buy AIB Merchant Services

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move will see Fiserv, a provider of payments and financial services technology, take full control of one of Ireland’s largest payment solution providers and one of Europe’s major e-commerce acquirers.  The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter. Katia Karpova, Head of the…

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June 06, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

HSBC Chairman to Step Down on September 30

The announcement follows an earlier statement in May indicating Sir Mark’s intention to retire before year-end. His departure comes as AIA Group announced Sir Mark’s appointment as its Independent Non-executive Chairman, effective 1 October.  HSBC noted that Sir Mark will continue to serve as a strategic adviser to the Group CEO and Board during the…

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Clearstream
June 05, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Clearstream and Azimut Partner to Develop a Digital Solution for Private Market Funds

The collaboration between Clearstream, Deutsche Börse Group’s post-trade services provider, and Azimut, a global asset and wealth manager, is said to be an extension to Clearstream’s automated fund processing platform, Vestima, with a new digital layer built on distributed ledger technology via FundsDLT. The firm explains that the pilot solution introduces an account model allowing…

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June 05, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Wise Sees 23% Increase in Cross-Border Volume

In its full-year results, the fintech firm announced that it served 15.6 million active customers over the year, representing a 21% increase from the prior period, with both personal and business segments growing by 22% and 11%, respectively.  Wise attributed the growth to infrastructure investments that delivered “lower fees and faster speeds,” with 65% of…

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June 05, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

CMC Markets Reports 2% Decline in Trading and Investing Revenue, Sees Good Momentum into FY26

Underlying EBITDA rose 12% to £103.4 million, while profit before tax climbed 33% to £84.5 million, driven by improved operating efficiency and lower non-recurring charges.  The company declared a full-year dividend of 11.4 pence, up 37% from the previous year. CMC said it has entered fiscal year 2026 with “good momentum,” supported by favourable market…

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