The Cyprus regulator CySEC has informed investors that the website smartoptionfx.com, does not belong to an entity which has been granted an authorization for the provision of investment services and/or the performance of investment activities, as provided for in Article 5 of Law 87 (I)/2017. In the above mentioned website, there is a reference on…
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Trading solutions provider oneZero Financial Systems has just released Liquidity Hub 8.0, which features an enhanced design to give clients additional tools and flexibility. LeapRate reminds that oneZero added new auto-hedging, quote filtering and automated session controls in its Liquidity Hub 7.0 version last year. Andrew Ralich, CEO of oneZero Financial Systems, commented: We are…
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Berkshire Bank of Massachusetts announced a few days ago that it has teamed up with payments solution company Finastra. The partnership aims to upgrade the Bank's payment technology to Finastra’s flagship payments solution, Fusion Global PAYplus. This way Berkshire Bank will be among the first regional banks in the Northeast to offer real-time payments capabilities. Berkshire…
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The Bitcoin train just keeps chugging along, refusing to pull back sharply, as some analysts of note have suggested, and setting a new high for the year in the process. There has been a great deal of “hype” in the press this week regarding Facebook’s published plans for its proprietary crypto “Project Libra”, which will…
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One of the Big 4s, PwC, is undoubtedly one of the most ardent supporters of blockchain and the magic the technology "can spread" on a corporate business, especially considering the harsh competition that audit and consulting companies currently face. Now, PwC is offering a new tool to audit crypto transactions. The information comes from a…
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The largest player in the insurance industry, MetLife is jumping on the blockchain bandwagon, it seems. The US giant, according to press release by Nasdaq, looks to utilize blockchain to completely disrupt its claims process. MetLife may choose to utilize the Ethereum blockchain to revamp its insurance claims process. What is known for now is…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for June 20, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Of course the stock market rose while Jerome Powell delivered his speech yesterday. A big part of his job…
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Busy week for the UK regulator - FCA has put out details of more clone firms today. 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…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for Leaprate their daily commentary on traditional markets for June 20, 2019. See details below: FOREX The US Dollar Index, currently just above the 96 mark, hit a 3-month low on Thursday, in the aftermath of the Fed’s previous day announcement. Most notably, the American central bank dropped the word…
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Connectivity and IT infrastructure solutions provider for the financial services industry, Avelacom, announced today that it has promoted Vincent Harrison to Managing Director, Global Sales, to drive business growth and further develop Avelacom’s low latency network across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Harrison will now be reporting directly to Aleksey Larichev, CEO of Avelacom, and…
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