Category: Forex

September 01, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

The5ers Expands Trader Options with cTrader Integration

The London-based prop trading firm said the move followed a review of multiple platforms. “After conducting an extensive review of multiple platforms, we selected cTrader as an additional option to enhance our offering for experienced traders,” said Saul Lokier, Chief Executive of The5ers. “This opens the door to one of the industry’s most advanced trading…

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September 01, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Worldline Appoints Anika Grant as Chief People Officer

Grant, who succeeds Florence Gallois, brings more than three decades of experience in human resources leadership and strategic talent management.  She was most recently Chief People Officer at Ubisoft, where she oversaw a transformation of the HR function during a period of significant organisational change. Prior to that, Grant held senior HR roles at Dyson,…

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Binance seeks to curb SEC’s hunt for “fraud”
September 01, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Binance Appoints SB Seker as Asia-Pacific Head

Seker, who brings more than two decades of legal and regulatory experience, will oversee strategy, operations, and engagement with policymakers across the Asia-Pacific region. His appointment follows AUSTRAC’s order earlier this month for Binance’s Australian business to undergo an independent audit after raising “serious concerns” over its anti-money laundering controls. Seker previously served as Senior…

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State Street Corp offices
September 01, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

State Street Expands $431 Billion Investment Services Mandate with Columbia Threadneedle

The agreement is expected to see State Street deliver fund accounting, administration and custody services, deepening a relationship that dates back to the 1990s.  The firms have collaborated across multiple mandates, including support for Columbia Threadneedle’s acquisition of BMO Financial Group’s EMEA Asset Management business in 2021. As part of the expanded mandate, more than…

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Clearstream
August 29, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Clearstream Introduces Collateral Benchmarking Tool to Enhance Market Insights

The firm explained that the new feature is designed to provide clients with greater transparency and intelligence across collateral operations by leveraging anonymised peer data and key performance indicators. The tool is said to allow users to analyse transaction volumes, asset allocation, repo rates and other metrics in order to identify trends, uncover opportunities and…

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Barclays office building
August 29, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Swedbank Acquires Barclays' Entercard Stake

Entercard, which provides card products and consumer loans through partnerships in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, has been co-owned by Swedbank and Barclays since 2005. It employs around 450 staff and serves 1.5 million customers. “Today we are forming the largest card business in the Nordics and Baltics,” said Tomas Hedberg, Deputy Chief Executive of…

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IC Markets Trading View
August 28, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

IC Markets EU Renews AEL Limassol Sponsorship

In a release on Wednesday, IC Markets highlighted the Cypriot football club’s 2–0 victory in the opening match of the 2025–26 league season. The sponsorship agreement, extended earlier this year through 2027, reinforces IC Markets EU’s commitment to supporting both the club and the wider Limassol community.  The company described the renewal as part of…

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August 28, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Marex Offers Access to China Internationalised Futures Contracts

The firm said on Wednesday that the products span agricultural commodities, energy, metals and freight, and are listed on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, the Dalian Commodity Exchange and the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange.  The initiative follows Marex’s approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to act as an Overseas Intermediary. Marex said demand for these…

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August 28, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Deutsche Bank Optimises UPI Connectivity to Streamline Merchant Payments in India

The bank said its new direct payment rails provide “high transaction speed and a scalable platform,” designed to reduce the number of transaction hops compared with the common PSP-driven model.  The integration aims to boost success rates while simplifying reconciliation for merchants. Through a single connection to Deutsche Bank’s Merchant Solutions platform, clients gain access…

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