Category: News

October 02, 2025 BY Leaprate Staff

Building bridges: The role of local regulation in global financial services

Jordan’s evolving traders In recent years, Jordan’s trading community has evolved dramatically. Retail traders are no longer satisfied merely by market access. They are demanding protection, fairness, and the guarantee that their brokers answer to local authorities. This demand is part of a wider shift across MENA, moving away from chasing quick opportunities and focusing…

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September 19, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Google and PayPal Announce Multiyear Partnership to Transform Digital Commerce

The collaboration will focus on creating seamless digital transactions across platforms and devices, with both companies committing to develop innovations that set a new benchmark for the commerce ecosystem. “PayPal is a leader in digital commerce, and we're excited to expand our work together to make online transactions simpler and more secure,” said Sundar Pichai,…

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September 09, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

ASIC Cancels AIMS’ Australian Financial Services Licence

The cancellation, which took effect on August 11, 2025, ends more than a decade of the brokerage’s operations under its licence. AIMS, which provided forex and derivatives services, lost its authorisation after failing to submit financial statements, meet organisational competence requirements and comply with financial services law.  ASIC also said the firm had not paid…

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August 18, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Ebury Remains the Official Fintech Partner of Southampton Football Club for 2025/26 Season

The renewed agreement builds on the collaboration first established in October 2024 and will see Ebury continue to provide its payments and currency exchange expertise to support the club’s growth. Southampton FC, which was relegated last season, will also maintain access to Ebury’s online payments platform, money transfer services and FX solutions. As part of…

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July 25, 2025 BY Leaprate Staff

Microsoft hits record highs days before earnings day

Microsoft is still holding its higher market cap compared to its main competitor, Apple, with $3.75 trillion against $3.02 trillion. Recently, Microsoft’s web-based platform “SharePoint” was hijacked, with Microsoft quickly reacting with patches to resolve the issue. As of today, there was no significant effect on the share price, but as the story unfolds, we…

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Marex Spectron launches Marex Financial Products structured note business
July 25, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Close Brothers to Sell Winterflood Securities to Marex in £103.9m Deal

The transaction is expected to be completed in early 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Close Brothers CEO Mike Morgan said, “This transaction marks another important step in simplifying the group to focus on our core specialist lending business.”  The sale…

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July 02, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Santander to Acquire TSB from Sabadell in £2.65 Billion Deal

The deal will see TSB integrated into the Santander UK group, making it the third-largest bank in the UK by personal current account balances. It would also be the fourth largest when it comes to mortgages. Santander said the acquisition values TSB at 5x projected 2026 earnings after synergies and 1.45x tangible book value as…

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July 01, 2025 BY Leaprate Staff

Stocks are in play as tensions decrease

The rotation of capital to the US stocks was not fully reflected for other indices: DAX, FTSE100 and Hang Seng have shown limited momentum, whereas Japanese Nikkei was more active, but still far from achieving all-time-highs. Thus, we can conclude that the “Sell America” narrative is stepping back in the agenda after resolving the crisis…

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IC Markets Trading View
June 26, 2025 BY Leaprate Staff

IC Markets Continues AEL Partnership For 2 More Years

The recent news follows a period of significant activity for IC Markets, with the company actively expanding its global footprint with new licenses and strategic hires. The firm recently secured a license in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), enabling it to tap into the burgeoning Middle East market. This move aims to provide traders in…

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