Category: Forex

Robinhood
February 16, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Robinhood teams up with Amplify Latinx to expand footprint in Latino communities

Mary Elizabeth Taylor, the Vice President of External Affairs and Community at Robinhood Markets, stated: Our partnership with Amplify Latinx is an extension of our mission to democratize finance for all. Their work to uplift Latinx entrepreneurs, champion leadership opportunities for the Latinx community, and address systemic issues, such as the Latina pay gap, all…

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NAGA Group
February 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

NAGA to launch crypto exchange NAGAX

Following the launch, the German fintech online broker will also release its NFT and Staking platform under the label "NAGA Earn". Additionally, the firm also saw a dynamic beginning of the year. Brokerage revenues went as high as €8 million, nearly triple the amount it recorded during the same period last year. Bilski added: A…

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Plus500
February 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 revenue surges 75% in Q4 2021

David Zruia, the CEO at Plus500, said: Plus500 delivered another excellent operational and financial performance in 2021 and we made significant progress with our strategic roadmap to develop our position as a leading global multi-asset fintech group. With the Group having further strengthened its strategic position during 2021, and with a positive start to the…

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February 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Gold prices touch a seven-month maximum

Oil WTI crude oil prices eased down from the seven-year maximums reached during the previous session. Tension between Russia and the West over the potential invasion of Ukraine, has been one of the main factors behind the recent increases in the price of the barrel, with traders pricing-in the increasing likelihood of an armed conflict…

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February 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

DataBP hires Stephen Wolff as Strategy Advisor

Stephen Wolff background Wolff currently serves as a board member and/or advisor to a number of software and fintech organisations such as ClearCourse Group, as well as, TransFICC, OTCX Trading and Adoptech. He also previously led corporate strategy at IHSMarkit and was a member of the group executive committee. Before that, Wolff was head of…

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February 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Edgewater Markets teams up with OpenFin for enhanced FX trading desktop capabilities

Brian Andreyko, CFA, Chief Product Officer at Edgewater Markets, said: Our clients needed more robust windowing performance from our platform. Since partnering with OpenFin, users have been very happy with the enhanced user experience due to window management capabilities, and have seen an upgrade in performance of data delivery as a result. Our development team…

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February 14, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Unease spreads in the markets over the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine

GOLD Early Monday trading saw gold hedging down from the 2022 maximums reached on Friday, albeit not by much as geopolitical tension continues to build up. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is, according to several Western authorities, imminent, and the markets are reacting by seeking safe-haven assets, in a dynamic that strongly supports the precious metal.…

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Plus500
February 14, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 secures Estonian license from FSA

The FSA said: The company will have the right under the authorisation to accept securities orders and to send them, to execute securities orders in the name of clients or in its own name, and to trade with securities on its own account. The ancillary services to investment services give the company the right to…

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Skilling hires David Hodge as Chief Marketing Officer
February 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Skilling onboards former OANDA CMO David Hodge

The appointment of Hodge follows a year of significant growth for Skilling with record increase in accounts and the launch of new partnership portal its own Skilling Copy platform. Michael Kamerman, Group CEO of Skilling, commented: David’s appointment as CMO comes at an exciting time for Skilling as we continue to expand our operations and…

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