Broadridge’s Chris Perry elected to the Financial Services Institute’s Board of Directors LeapRate

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge’s Chris Perry elected to the Financial Services Institute's Board of Directors

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has informed the public that the Financial Services Institute (FSI) has elected Chris Perry, Broadridge’s corporate senior vice president and president of Global Sales, Marketing and Client Solutions, to its Board of Directors. We are pleased to welcome Chris to our Board of Directors. He has a deep understanding of…

XEM token just listed on Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange

January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Stellar Lumens XLM just listed on Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has announced that it has added Stellar Lumens (XLM) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). XLM follows the addition of XRP, EOS, and TRON in recent weeks. GBX has been granted a full license as a provider of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) under Gibraltar’s Financial…

January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

R3 and SBI Holdings plan to accelerate Corda adoption in Japan

The enterprise software firm R3 has just announced its plans to to boost the adoption of Corda in Japan and the wider East Asian region. The blockchain consortium has teamed up with SBI Holdings, which joined R3 back in 2016 and is its largest shareholder. Firms in Japan will now have access to Corda’s ecosystem applications and…

January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against SMS Crypto Limited firm

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 SMS Crypto Limited. SMS Crypto Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Iain Rogers becomes GMI UK COO

As we reported previously, LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX and CFDs broker Global Market Index is adding yet another significant name to its team. Iain Rogers, leaves his role as CEO of Pepperstone UK to join GMI UK as COO. Rogers will report to John Taylor who will go on to take…

January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX Forex weekly market update: January 30, 2019

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: The British Parliament passed a partial revision of the draft Brexit new agreement, but the Irish border guarantee program has not yet been passed. The overall draft of the Brexit remains unresolved and the British pound fell. The next…

Report: Crypto trading ‘bots’ caught arbitraging investors by front running

January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto “bot” trading hurting market reputation and individual investors

Crypto press headlines typically focus on the dark side of exchange compromises and the billions in dollars of losses that must be absorbed by the firms and their customers. There is, however, a more sinister threat lurking in the shadows that is seldom discussed, but which could prevent the massive adoption that crypto zealots hope…

paysafecard teams up with Samsung, launches online cash payments in the Galaxy Store

January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Samsung Galaxy S10 could boost crypto awareness to next level

How could cryptocurrencies become as familiar in a household as the Internet? If rumors are correct, then the new Samsumg Galaxy S10 could do the trick. Cryptocurrencies have been around for a few years, but public awareness has primarily been reserved for high-tech geeks and savvy investors. What is needed for broader acceptance by the…

January 29, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Aber - UAE and Saudi Arabia's new cryptocurrency

A new major cryptocurrency is going to go live, after it was made public that the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and the United Arab Emirates Central Bank (UAECB) are partnering on the project "Aber". Aber is a cryptocurrency project launched by the two entities to facilitate financial transactions between the two countries through the technology…

January 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive: Bittrex and Bitsdaq launch new crypto exchange, interview with CEO and Chairman Ricky Ng

LeapRate Exclusive... Bitsdaq, the official Asia partner of US cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex, has just announced the launch of the Bitsdaq Exchange. Bitsdaq is the second official partner with an Asian focus selected by Bittrex, following Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit. We are very excited to be partnering with Bittrex on what we believe will be…