Weekly data: Oil and Gold price action before the NFP
May 03, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Gold prices remain under pressure

Gold Gold prices remain under pressure during early Tuesday trading, close to the multi-week minimums reached during the previous session. Despite the precious metal’s role as a hedge against inflation and haven during times of geopolitical instability - two factors that remain very much in the picture - gold prices remain subdued as the dollar…

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HotForex rebrands to HFM
May 03, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HotForex announces rebrand into HFM

The borker recently secured a regulatory license in Kenya in East Africa as part of its growth strategy. HotForex already rebranded its European business to as HF markets and now the company is bringing the same branding to its offshore entities in Seychelles, Kenya, South Africa and Dubai.

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Cboe Global Markets
May 03, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cboe Global Markets finalises acquisition of ErisX

Cboe announced that it plans to operate the company as a subsidiary. ErisX’s Chief Executive Officer Thomas Chippas will remain as head of the digital asset business. As part of Cboe, Chippas will report directly to Chris Isaacson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cboe. Thomas Chippas, Chief Executive Officer of ErisX, commented:…

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May 03, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

3 Reasons why KYC is important for businesses and consumers alike

Here are three concrete ways in which KYC can improve the user experience for customers and businesses alike. 1.   KYC prevents financial partnerships with money-launderers Without proper customer identity checks, this can unwittingly result in a company entering into a financial exchange with criminals that have obtained the money through illegitimate means. This exposes the…

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Robinhood
April 29, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Robinhood sees a 43% revenue drop in Q1 2022

Client numbers were also down Robinhood saw significant drops in client metrics, as well. Monthly active users on the platform decreased 10% to 15.9 million for March 2022, compared with 17.7 million for March the previous year. The numbers were also down 8% form the end of December 2021. The broker attributed the decline to…

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GCEX
April 28, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

GCEX sees strong results in its first year of trading

Additionally, GCEX strengthened its partnerships with Tier 1 Liquidity Providers, lending counterparties and digital custody asset solutions. Lars Holst, Founder and CEO, GCEX said: 20/21 was a transformative period for GCEX and we experienced rapid growth. Our strong financial results reflect both an increase in our market share and an increased market acceptance of digital…

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StoneX
April 28, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

StoneX increases size of credit facility to $475 Million

Sean O'Connor, CEO of StoneX, said: Through increased support from our existing bank group as well as through a number of key new relationships, we are excited to announce the renewal and expansion of this important credit facility. With the support of this expanded group of bank partners, we look forward to continuing to expand…

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April 28, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Equinix sees Q1 2022 revenue of $1.7 billion

Equinix saw strong increases in revenue amid a jump in demand of its services. In 2022, the digital infrastructure company expanded its global presence in Munich, Chile and Peru and acquired West African data center and connectivity solutions provider MainOne. Next quarter outlook The company stated that for the second quarter of 2022, it expects…

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