Skilling appoints David Berg as global sales director and expands its presence in London LeapRate

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.

Skilling expands presence in London with appointment of David Berg as global sales director

July 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Skilling appoints David Berg as global sales director and expands its presence in London

Berg brings to Skilling over 13 years of industry experience. He previously served in various senior sales and commercial roles at companies including ActivTrades, ATFX, eToro, London Capital Group, among others. David Berg commented: I am thrilled to join Skilling at such an exciting stage in the company’s growth cycle and look forward to driving…

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CBA welcomes Square Peg and Zetta as strategic partners for new digital service

July 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CBA welcomes Square Peg and Zetta as strategic partners for new digital service

Comyn added: We’re also delighted to welcome Square Peg and Zetta as strategic partners and look forward to working with them to bring new solutions to our customers, harnessing the latest technologies, artificial intelligence, and machine learning models. Venture capital fund Square Peg has backed a range of successful Australian ventures and will partner with…

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FCA warning

July 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Pure-Bonds, SCK Securities and others added to FCA warning list

Pure-Bonds Address: 58 Stamford Street, South Bank, SE1 9PS Website: www.pure-bonds.com SCK Securities Addresses: 1 Union Wynd, Aberdeen, AB10 1SL The Silver Fin Building, 455 Union Street, Aberdeen, B11 6DB 7 Queens Gardens, Aberdeen, AB15 4YD Citi Group Tower, 33 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 5LB Nexxus Building, Level 15&16, 41 Connaught Road, Central Hong…

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Devexperts taps Ben Clark for VP of Business Development in London

July 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Devexperts taps Ben Clark for VP of Business Development in London

Ben Clark commented: I am thrilled to be a part of such an excellent team and eager to start working with Devexperts to build partnerships and provide companies with a powerful off-the-shelf platform and the unique ability to customize every part of it. Michael Babushkin, CEO of Devexperts added: We are glad that Ben decided…

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AMF alerts list

July 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

AMF issues warning on websites createcapitalinvest.com, sudfactoring.com and others

AMF added the following websites to its blacklist: www.createcapitalinvest.com www.sudfactoring.com/ sigmabunq.com/ cashflash.io/?lang=fr xoxa-ca.com faralloninvestments.com cabinetdominiquesans.com one-parking.co.uk www.inmaxxa-bv.com https://compagnie-europeenne-de-courtage-investissement.com https://lecoindubtc.com https://www.etris-consultant.com https://etris-patrimoine.com https://www.exception-capital.com https://octogroupe.com www.apera-management.com dma-finance.com 24primeoption.com www.ifpmarkets.com www.group-indigo-parking.com/client www.hydepark.fr www.gemicpl.com https://online-union.com www.vantagetrades.com Read More: AMF issues warning on websites fortiscapitalmanagers.com, wavetomarkets.com and others French AMF warns against several companies French AMF warns against the entity…

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Acquisition

July 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Moscow Exchange acquires 17% stake in e-FX trading platform BierbaumPro AG

NTProgress has grown since its launch from a startup to a platform solution provider on the Russian OTC FX electronic market with over 30 banks as clients. The platform offers liquidity aggregation solutions, matching and algo execution across a wide range of FX instruments. This partnership will expand the MOEX and NTProgress’ service offering, as well…

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Acquisition

July 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Paysafe acquires technology company Openbucks

Udo Mueller, CEO of Paysafe’s eCash division commented: Openbucks is a highly innovative alternative payment solution provider which has built deep distributor partnerships across the US. The cash alternative payment market is a thriving one and we are seeing increased demand from online merchants, who want to enable gift cards as a payments solution in…

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partnership

July 27, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HedgeTrade and Bluzelle team up for decentralized data framework

NoSQL databases provide this capacity for platforms such as HedgeTrade so that they can offer good trading experience. CEO and Co-Founder of HedgeTrade, David Waslen commented: HedgeTrade is the first social trading platform where the interests of both professional traders and novices are aligned. All users have a method of hedging risk, a way to…

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Visa and Mastercard support the use of cryptocurrencies in the financial services industry

July 27, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Visa and Mastercard support the use of cryptocurrencies in the financial services industry

Mastercard has also supported blockchain technology and cryptocurrency through its new programme aiming to increase its partner base for crypto payment cards. Visa and Mastercard were both initially partners of the cryptocurrency project of Facebook, Libra. They both pulled away from it but have not stopped supporting the use cryptocurrencies. In the end of May,…

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FCA regulation

July 27, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA improves Financial Services Register for consumer protection

Jonathan Davidson, Executive Director of Supervision, Retail and Authorisations, said: The Financial Services Register is an important tool for both the consumers and firms who use it. These changes will make it easier for users to navigate and understand the Register, and in doing so, help them avoid financial harm such as scams by unauthorised…

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