Category: Forex

ActivTrades office
August 14, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ActivTrades is awarded ISO 27001 certification

FCA regulated FX and CFDs broker ActivTrades has announced that it has received ISO 27001 certification, relating to its information security management systems (ISMS). ISO 27001 is an international industry standard governing how organisations establish, implement and monitor systems. A global symbol of reliability and trust, the certification recognises ActivTrades' ability to proactively manage its ISMS…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
August 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge hires Alastair McGill as General Manager MRC Solutions Business

The global fintech company Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has just announced that it has appointed Alastair McGill as General Manager of its Messaging, Reconciliation and Connectivity solutions business (MRC). McGill, who holds over 25 years of experience in the financial technology sector, will now hold responsibility for the strategy and execution of Broadridge’s MRC…

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August 14, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 hires Google veteran Ari Shotland as CTO

Leading Retail FX and CFDs broker Plus500 has announced that it has hired Google executive Ari Shotland as the company's new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Ari Shotland had been with Google Israel for the past 11 years, as Senior Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead Manager. He holds BSc and MSc degrees from Haifa's Technion. In…

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gkfx trading
August 14, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: GKFX adds Mazhar Manzoor as Compliance Director

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated retail FX and CFDs broker GKFX has continued to reshape is management team, adding noted compliance expert and consultant Mazhar Manzoor as the company's new Compliance Director and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO). Mazhar Manzoor has spent the past 15 years as a compliance consultant to financial institutions in…

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First stablecoin to launch on Bitcoin Cash
August 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Carats.io and IDEX-International Diamond Exchange to develop data analysis for diamond industry

In finalizing their MOU, the heads of the Carats.io and IDEX emphasized that together they are a uniquely positioned to energize and engage with the international diamond sector, creating solutions that previously were not available Fintech startup Carats.io and online diamond-trading platform IDEX – International Diamond Exchange, have just announced that they have signed a…

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Kuala Lumpur forex
August 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

BDSwiss Partners expands with new offices in Kuala Lumpur

Forex and CFDs broker BDSwiss has announced that the group is now venturing to Asia, with new Swiss Markets offices in Malaysia. Part of the BDSwiss Group, Swiss Markets was founded with the goal of creating an ideal environment within which its clients could enjoy secure, transparent and reliable STP trading. Swiss Markets Director of…

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August 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Will investment into SMEs remain after Brexit?

After Dr Pippa Malmgren, advisor to the Department of International Trade and former White House official under President George W Bush, spoke of Foreign Direct Investment into the UK rising despite scaremongering from Project Fear, Luke Davis, CEO, and Founder of Mayfair-based investment house IW Capital has responded with what this will mean for SMEs…

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