Steffy Bogdanova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced writer and journalist, working in the global online trading sector, Steffy is the Editor of LeapRate. She has previous experience as a copywriter and has been with the company since January 2020. Steffy has a British and American Studies degree from St. Kliment Ochridski University in Sofia.
Playtech finalto
May 26, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Playtech to sell its financial division Finalto for $210 million

In the official, announcement, Playtech shared its intentions to focus on its “technology-led offering as a pure play business in the B2B and B2C gambling markets” and unlock significant capital through the transaction. Weizer added: Looking forwards, Playtech will focus on its technology led offering in B2B and B2C gambling, driven by our online expertise…

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Forex24 to open research & development centre in Kyiv
May 26, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex24 to open research & development office in Kyiv

Georgios Ioannou, head of Research and Development at Forex24, said: We expect the coming years to bring thrilling innovations for forex trading, as the industry matures and more people are using to this type of trading. With our new R&D centre, we believe we can be at the forefront of innovation. We are looking to…

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Wells Fargo appoints Ulrike Guigui as Head of Payments Strategy
May 25, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Ulrike Guigui joins Wells Fargo as Head of Payments Strategy

Ather Williams III, Wells Fargo head of Strategy, Digital, and Innovation commented: Helping our consumer and business customers send and receive money seamlessly, securely, and conveniently is one of the most important financial services we provide, and we want to remain at the forefront of technology to enable payments. Ulrike’s deep experience in the payments…

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LCH
May 25, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

LCH appoints James Pearson as Head of ForexClear

Isabelle Girolami, the CEO of LCH Ltd, stated:  I am delighted to welcome James to LCH as Head of ForexClear. He brings extensive experience of trading FX and leading global teams. He will be instrumental in driving continued growth and innovation at ForexClear, with a focus on expanding the deliverable FX and client clearing franchises.…

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Tickmill partners with TradingView to strengthen its futures offering
May 25, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Tickmill partners with TradingView to strengthen its futures offering

The latest expansion in the futures space allows Tickmill’s clients to speculate on long-term action, invest in long-term direction and hedge their portfolio using instruments previously inaccessible to retail traders. The new exchange-traded Micro products gives retail clients the opportunity to trade in a fast-growing market, previously only available to those with large cash deposits.…

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IC Markets adds over new stock and crypto CFDs
May 25, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IC Markets adds new stock and crypto CFDs

Additionally, IC Markets have also added a wide range of long-established NASDAQ and NYSE listed companies such as Anheuser Busch Inbev SA, Ralph Lauren Corp and Coca-Cola European Partners. IC Markets have also added digital currency CFDs. The new offer includes Polkadot, Stellar and Chainlink and can be traded across the broker’s MT4 and MT5…

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May 24, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HSBC not planning to launch bitcoin trading

The HSBC is going on a different path than rivals such as Goldman Sachs whose digital investing branch, Saxo Markets, recently announced the launch of a new crypto trading service - Crypto FX. Bitcoin’s price has been on a rollercoaster during the last few days with a 50% fall, trading $36,387 on Monday, just 40…

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