Dubai Financial Services Authority announces the appointment of F. Christopher Calabia as new Chief Executive LeapRate

August 12, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Dubai Financial Services Authority announces the appointment of F. Christopher Calabia as new Chief Executive

His previous position before taking the role at the DFSA was at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Here he worked to promote regulations that surround the inclusion of digital financial technology. This role took Mr. Calabia to several different places around the globe to carry out this work. The chairman of the DFSA, Fadel…

August 10, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Paysafe names Chirag Patel CEO of Digital Wallets division

Philip McHugh, Paysafe’s CEO, said: Chirag has an awesome track record as a high-performing payments’ executive and has successfully launched and grown multiple consumer-facing and B2B payments products and services around the world. I’m thrilled to have someone of his caliber and energy-level to take our Digital Wallets business to the next level of growth.…

August 05, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Singapore Exchange posts a FICC revenue rise of 24%

The increase in revenue hasn’t equated to a rise in profits, though. This is due to the SGX increasing its operating expenses. Expenses have increased by around 8%, taking them from $397 million in 2020 to $430.7 million in 2021. This has caused the EBITDA to fall by 5% and the operating profit to fall…

April 06, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Marcin Niewiadomski appointed Head of Europe for OANDA

OANDA’s Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Europe and the Middle East, David Hodge, said: An industry veteran with 25 years of experience in the financial services sector, Marcin was a clear choice for the Head of Europe. He brings with him an unrivalled expertise in the financial services industry and a deep-seated…

November 11, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Former Scotiabank executive Robert Strawbridge to head Options operations in Canada

Strawbridge’s appointment to Options’ management team is the latest in a series of key hires globally. Options also announced earlier this year a significant investment from Boston-based Abry Partners. Options’ President and CEO, Danny Moore, said: Options has experienced a period of exponential growth on our platform over the past year, including double-digit growth across…

November 10, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Edmund Reese joins Broadridge as chief financial officer

Broadridge’s Interim CFO, Matt Connor, will return to a previously planned, expanded executive role on the company’s Global Technology and Operations (GTO) leadership team and will work closely with Reese during the transition. Gokey added: I would also like to thank Matt for stepping in as Interim CFO. Matt played a critical role in delivering…

October 30, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SIX board of directors adds two new members

Both new members have an extensive experience in leading positions across various organizations and sectors, particularly in the international financial industry and the Spanish market. The appointment of the two new members to the Board of Directors represents another step for SIX in the integration of its new subsidiary BME. The exchange is deepening its…

JFD Bank launches JFD Trader platform in 2019: Interview with Head of Marketing Nikola Marinov

April 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

JFD Trader platform launches soon: Interview with JFD Bank's Head of Marketing Nikola Marinov

Last month, JFD Group Ltd announced that it has combined its retail and institutional services under the brand JFD Bank, making the website www.JFDBANK.com its new online hub for all current and future services offered by the FinTech group. Nikola Marinov, JFD Bank's Head of Marketing, joins LeapRate today to discuss the company move from…

March 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CEO Rustam Lam talks about TradeStation Global platform, bitcoin futures and more

TradeStation International, the international arm of TradeStation (a Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) company), is offering access to all the world's major stockmarkets across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Created in collaboration with Interactive Brokers, the TradeStation Global platform was launched in 2018 and enables direct market access and execution in FX, Equity, Futures…

March 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge appoints Manuel Baptista as Managing Director and Head of Sales

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) today announced the appointment of Manuel Baptista as Managing Director, Head of Investor Communication Solutions International (ICSI) Sales. Baptista will be in charge of the company's sales team and will support the growth of Broadridge’s ICSI portfolio of services. He will collaborate with custodians, issuers, institutional investors and intermediaries to help…

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