Category: Forex

FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
January 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

TransFICC appoints ECB Contact Group's Godfried De Vidts as Regulatory Affairs Advisor

TransFICC, a provider of low-latency connectivity for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has announced the appointment of Godfried De Vidts as Regulatory Affairs Advisor. Throughout his career De Vidts has been a member of various official working groups such as: the ECB Contact Group on Euro Securities Infrastructures (Cogesi); the ECB Macroprudential Policies and Financial…

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acquisition
January 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Marex Spectron acquires Energy Broking Ireland Limited

Just one day after completing the acquisition of commodity trading firm CSC Commodities UK Limited (CSC) from BGC European Holdings LP, London based global commodities broker Marex Spectron announced new acquisition plans. This time the target is the Irish energy broker Energy Broking Ireland Limited (EBI).  Marex Spectron has returned to FX markets with a new platform back in October 2018.…

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FinTech company TigerWit receives Hong Kong SFC licence
January 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

TigerWit's total revenue up 96% YoY in 2018

TigerWit Limited, the UK-headquartered global financial technology company, has just announced its volumes report for 2018, releasing a significant YoY growth figures. Highlights include: Client opening trade numbers rose by 68% YoY in 2018, and As at Year End clients’ balances were up 38%; TigerWit’s total revenue in 2018 was $19.6m - up 96% YoY…

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CFI Jordan opens four new offices across Jordan
January 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFI Jordan opens four new offices across Jordan

Global FX and investment group Credit Financial Invest for Financial Brokerage Ltd. (CFI Jordan), has just announced that it has obtained the approval of the Jordan Securities Commission to start providing its services in four new offices around the Kingdom together with its main branch in Amman. Last year, Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd has launched…

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Saxo Bank office
January 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Saxo Q1 outlook: Beware the global policy panic

The following article is courtesy of Retail FX broker Saxo Bank. Copenhagen based Retail FX broker Saxo Bank has today published its Q1 2019 Quarterly Outlook for global markets, including trading ideas covering equities, FX, currencies, commodities, and bonds, as well as a range of macro themes impacting client portfolios. Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist and CIO,…

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ING Bank signs 5-year deal with R3 Corda Enterprise
January 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ING Bank signs 5-year deal with R3 Corda Enterprise

ING Bank has just announced that it has signed a major 5-year deal with enterprise software firm R3, entitling the bank to an unlimited number of licenses for R3’s commercial blockchain platform, Corda Enterprise. The deal will allow ING to roll out access to Corda Enterprise throughout the bank globally and deploy production-ready CorDapps across…

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Exclusive: Cyprus registered Fintech startup Bridgerpay partners with FTT
January 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive: Cyprus registered Fintech startup Bridgerpay partners with FTT

LeapRate Exclusive... BridgerPay has just announced its integration partnership with technology and CRM firm Fair Trading Technology (FTT), one of the most reputable technology, product and service providers in the financial industry. BridgerPay will help FTT brokers to optimize their payments flow, together with a unified payment page. This partnership is another step forward in…

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